JOIN THE LEADER! Ralcorp Holdings, Inc Ralcorp, headquartered in St. Louis, MO, is the leading producer of a variety of value brand and store brand foods sold under the individual labels of various grocery, mass merchandise and drugstore retailers, and frozen bakery products sold to in-store bakeries, restaurants and other foodservice customers. Through a recent merger with Post Foods, Ralcorp is now also a leading producer of branded cereals. Ralcorp's diversified product mix includes: ready-to-eat and hot cereals; nutritional and cereal bars; snack mixes, corn-based chips and corn snack products; crackers and cookies; snack nuts; chocolate candy; salad dressings; mayonnaise; peanut butter; jams and jellies; syrups; sauces; frozen griddle products; frozen biscuits and other frozen pre-baked products. We have emerged as a solid and powerful organization focusing on newly energized and highly motivated teams. Today we also emerge with a heightened commitment to expand our presence through new product development and through the acquisition of allied store brand businesses. Through operations in over thirty plants within the United States and Canada we employ about 9,000 people with sales boasting of $4 billion. Every location offers an environment that values each of its employees! Job Description
- Manages and coordinates the operations of departments in relationship to meeting the production needs of the plant.
- Manages the production activities of the plant with direct relationships with Quality, Human Resources, Sales, Purchasing, Accounting, Engineering and Maintenance to ensure complete continuity of operations while providing a high level of customer service.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Responsible for directing the daily operation of the production departments to ensure the manufacture of products on a timely schedule; to ensure service levels while maintaining quality standards, cost controls, line efficiencies, plant sanitation, employee safety and regulatory compliance programs.
- To direct, control and manage production departments to maintain plant efficiencies and standards.
- To prepare standards and budget for direct labor, materials and supplies.
- To maintain the plant in strict compliance with all regulatory agency standards.
- To direct the activities of the departmental Managers to ensure maximum production efficiencies at minimum costs, at proper service levels and quality standards.
- To work with the Human Resources to ensure good employee relations, a safety program, training, discipline and proper manning levels.
- To conduct timely management meetings to assure communications at all levels of management.
- To make sure all necessary information is communicated to departments and employees.
- To see that yearly performance appraisals are completed for all salaried Production employees.
- To assist in the plant budget process and in the monitoring of the budget.
OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: - Complete and submit supervisory appraisals within the deadlines requested.
- Complete and submit all miscellaneous projects as requested within the time period specified
- Monitor production schedules to ensure that they meet the demands and requirements of our customers.
Food Safety Production Areas - Notify Supervision of any repairs or adjustments that are required.
- 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 American Institute of Baking (AIB), Company, and or Government requirements / standards as prioritized by the Company.
- Inform Management of ANY Food Safety or Quality issues or of any processes, which become noncompliant with specified requirements.
- 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.
- Controls further processing or delivery of nonconforming product in terms of Food Safety and Quality issues until the deficiency or unsatisfactory condition has been corrected.
- Inform Management of ANY Food Safety or Quality issues or of any processes, which become noncompliant with specified requirements.
- In the absence of immediate supervisor, will assume necessary operational and administrative duties.
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Job Qualifications
Education: B.S. in Industrial Engineering, Business, Engineering or other relevant discipline.
Experience: Minimum 5 plus years of experience in a continuous process manufacturing industry and preferably the food industry.
Skills:
1. Analytical skills
2. Excellent oral and written communication skills.
3. Computer skills.
4. Facilitation skills.
5. Teambuilding skills.
6. Ability to manage multiple tasks on an ongoing basis.
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