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Are you a hands-on production manager that wants to elevate your career with an iconic, 100+ year old manufacturer where you can make a huge impact? Experience a more rewarding opportunity where you can assess current processes and make adjustments to take their production to the next level. Earn up to $90,000/year in addition to unbeatable low-cost benefits with a smaller and nimble, family-centric organization where you will rub elbows with ownership and have room to advance Alpenrose a Smith Brother Farms brand, a leading producer and deliverer of milk to homes, schools, and business, is seeking a hands-on Production Manager to join our Alpenrose team in Clackamas, OR. This is a critical role that will have up to 15 direct reports and spend most of the time, about 80%, on the production floor. The typical hours will be 3pm-11pm. Address: 16940 SE 130th Ave, Clackamas, OR 97015 Why Production Managers Join the Alpenrose team: • Excellent Benefits: Low-cost health coverage for you and your family in addition to life insurance, 401(k) with company match (no vesting period) and more! • Competitive salary: $85,000-$90,000/year • Exceptional Culture: Get recognized and rewarded for your expertise in a smaller tight-knit team environment where people truly enjoy working with one another. • Great reputation & Iconic brand! You’ve probably enjoyed Alpensore and Smith Brothers Farms dairy products. Enjoy working for a company that prides themselves on their people and their product. • Opportunity to advance: Alpenrose is always looking for key players to move into higher level roles! Requirements: • Bachelor’s degree in business, Operations, Supply Chain Management, or related field of study • 3 + years of hands-on experience in manager/supervisor role in food manufacturing operations, preferably in a dairy plant and a union workforce. • Software proficiency as it relates to general business functions, management systems and supply chain activities preferred. Essential duties/responsibilities: • Responsible for ensuring Alpenrose Dairy/SBA produces safe, quality and legal food. • Plan, organize, direct and run optimum day-to-day operations to exceed our customers’ expectations • Onboarding of new hires and continuous training of all. Including performance reviews and ongoing coaching of people. • Provide day-to-day operational leadership for plant staff. Set daily/weekly objectives for the plant based on schedules, corporate goals and customer needs. • Increasing production, assets capacity and flexibility while minimizing unnecessary costs and maintaining current quality standards • Ensures the fulfillment of customer orders within the specifications of quality, quantity and cost. • Leads compliance with all Safe Quality Food and Food Safety requirements for the plant • Ensure production of a quality product in compliance with Federal and State guidelines. • Ensure regulatory compliance as appropriate (OSHA, EPA, FDA, USDA, HACCP, Etc.) • Develop, monitor and ensure timely completion of plant goals/action plans, both short and long term • Share a trusting relationship with the team and work with HR to recruit new staff as needed. • Develop and maintain Production work instructions, SOP’s and SSOP’s. • Operates the plant in accordance with corporate and plant policies, customer requirements, approved budgets • Communicate plant production related requirements and solutions to the relevant departments • Analysis of plant results, discussing areas of concern with the management team • Maintain/update training program for all Dairy Plant employees including new hire training SOP’s. • Identify process bottlenecks; recommend and implement solutions for process flow improvement to include capabilities for growth and lead reengineering efforts. • Manage key performance metrics, including labor productivity, out-of-stock rate, product waste rate. • Partner and collaborate internal and external managers and vendors, building strong business relationships. • Practice and support all Standard Operating Procedures, Safe Chemical Handling procedures and Good Manufacturing Practices • Safety is an essential function of every position. Wear appropriate safety gear always. Be aware of your surroundings. Report all near misses, on the job injuries and safety concerns. • Perform all other duties when requested or as assigned. About the Company: Smith Brothers Farms is a privately held family business located in Kent, WA. We have been committed to producing and delivering milk to homes, schools and businesses in the Puget Sound area for more than 100 years. We take great pride in our company—our products, our people, our customers and our heritage. We are committed to providing Washington families with the freshest milk and other fine products with an element of personalized service that’s hard to come by in our hurry-up, high-tech world. Smith Brothers Farms is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to the individual's race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, genetic information, status as a military veteran, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.