Sr. Packaging Manager

Core Power®

responsibilities:

• Monitors and refines critical systems within the department, leveraging employee engagement, to continuously improve results in Safety, Quality Assurance, Productivity, and Cost.  Special emphasis will be placed on the effectiveness of fairlife operational work systems, as shift pass-offs, weekly focus team meetings, monthly playbook reviews, department alignment meetings, and quarterly business reviews among others to ensure broad understanding of business priorities at all levels of the organization.
• Partners with upstream suppliers and downstream customers, both internal and external, to ensure the proper support of production plans and coordinate all resources needed to execute the schedule.
• Responsible for people development in the areas of operational excellence, equipment ownership, lean manufacturing, continuous improvement methodologies, optimized package changeovers, and adherence to our human resources policies.
• Responsible for the care and maintenance of packaging equipment and facilities cleaning, inspecting, lubrication (CIL) as well as coordination and development of preventative maintenance programs.
• Reviews all nonconforming products and materials to determine and address root cause with internal and external stakeholders.
• Monitors packaging department throughout shift to ensure adherence to GFSI and Good Manufacturing Practices
• Track department expenses, ensure adherence to operating budget, provide input to budget development processes and capital project planning and execution.
• Maintain performance records for trending and analysis in the key areas of safety, quality, production, and cost. 
• Able to manage and delegate competing priorities, meet short term goals while balancing long term objectives
• Be an ambassador for the Coopersville site, representing the values, culture, and ethos of fairlife with internal and external stakeholders
• Lead the team in executing against competing priorities in a fast-paced environment balancing tactical and strategic initiatives to meet business objectives

skills/qualifications required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Packaging, or related discipline required
• A minimum of 5 years in plant leadership in CPG or equivalent experience that is directly related to the duties and responsibilities outlined
• Bottling or food packaging experience preferred; Aseptic filling experience a plus
• Proven ability to identify and mitigate food safety risks with a temperature sensitive pathogen risky raw material such as milk
• A proven track record of implementing LEAN principles creating short- and long-term value
• Coordinate training, skill assessments and documentation of individual performance trends
• Oversee adherence to company policies and procedures
• Oversee scheduling of employees and temporary labor as needed.
• Notify supervision of any repairs or adjustments that are required that may affect product quality or food safety.
• Understand, observe, and comply with the handling and usage of the color-coded container policy while in the Production Areas.
• Perform all duties necessary to meet Company, Customer and/or Government requirements/standards as prioritized by the Company.
• Ability to initiate action to prevent the occurrence of nonconformities relating to Food Safety and the Quality of the product, processes, quality system, or safety system.
• Identify and record any problems relating to Food Safety and the Quality of the ingredients, processes, quality system, or safety system.
• Control further processing or delivery of nonconforming product in terms of Food Safety and Quality issues until the deficiency or unsatisfactory condition has been corrected.
• In the event of absence, another employee with the same skill level will assume the duties and responsibilities as required.

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