Position Title: Production Manager - Rice Lake 

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time ​

Position Location: Rice Lake 

Requisition ID: 26008 

About McCain:

McCain Foods is proud to be a family and values-driven company. Our values are integral to our culture, helping to shape how we operate, how we work together and the choices we make. They are a big part of what makes us unique. McCain Foods opened their first production facility in their hometown of Florenceville, New Brunswick, Canada. McCain Foods quickly established itself within the Canadian marketplace and then began a journey to become the world's largest manufacturer of frozen French fries and potato specialties.

McCain products can be found in thousands of restaurants and supermarket freezers around the world. In addition to fries, McCain also produces other foods, including appetizers, oven meals, vegetables and juice for both the retail and foodservice industries.

Why You Should Join Our Rice Lake Team:

McCain Food’s facility in Rice Lake, WI is a state-of-the-art food processing plant, employing approximately 275 employees. This site specializes in the production of onion rings. Fun Fact: The Red Robin tower of rings is made right here in Rice Lake, WI.

McCain offers full benefits including health, vision, and dental insurance

In addition, we offer other benefits including:

• 20 Paid time off days
• 401k – up to 6% matching
• Health Spending Account/ HRA & Flexible Spending Accounts
• Adoption & Infertility Assistance, Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Education Reimbursement Assistance
• Apprenticeship, Internship, & Coop support and opportunities

Sustainability and Planet Friendly Practices are at the heart of McCain:

We’ve embarked upon a journey to create planet-friendly food. We are committed to investing in resource-efficient operations in factories and farms.

• We are moving to 100% renewable energy by 2030.
• Donating 200 million meals to food banks and NGO worldwide by 2025.
• Implementing regenerative agricultural practices across 100% of our potato acreage by 2030.

The Role:

As the Production Manager, you will ensure that production operates at the highest possible efficiency at the lowest cost. Lead continuous improvement of the production processes and systems to reduce costs and meet current and future business needs. Manage the production supervisors and personnel; effectively delegate work assignments; and develop the knowledge, skills, and abilities of team members. Mentor and coach staff on safety, food safety, and environmental regulations and practices.

Key Responsibilities:

• Direct plant operations to manage and coordinate the manufacturing of products in a way that ensures products are produced safely, efficiently, and with the highest quality.
• Work closely with production planning to effectively coordinate and control inventory levels of finished goods.
• Ensure compliance with the plant's quality assurance programs and ensure all finished products meet all specifications and regulatory compliance.
• Support the safety teams to ensure the plant's employee safety programs provide a safe working environment and regulatory compliance.
• Perform annual goal setting with plant functions around safety, quality, cost, service, and employee development.
• Continually improve the overall effectiveness of the production department through improvements to production and administrative costs, product quality, plant sanitation, plant safety, and employee morale.
• Communicate with/visit the other plants and meet with the Production Managers to focus on best practices.
• Maintain a favorable labor relations climate by creating positive working relationships and involving others in working collectively toward achievement of department and plant goals.
• Through coaching, training, communicating, problem solving, leadership, and recognition, create a continuous improvement environment that includes proper interpretation and application of company policies as well as legal and regulatory compliance.
• Mentor and develop the Production Supervisors so they become effective leaders, and reinforce by motivating, encouraging and training.
• Assist finance with developing and reviewing all plans and budgets relating to production.
• Support efforts to develop and implement a human resource management plan that addresses manpower planning and training at all levels.
• Communicate with the production scheduler and purchasing department to review the production schedule and set priorities.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor Degree in food technology, or equivalent related experience.  A secondary field in business.
• 5 years in food processing or manufacturing setting
• 2 years of supervisory experience
• Thrives in the challenges that the manufacturing environment has to offer
• Passion for developing, mentoring, and coaching others
• Desire for leading and influencing others
• Project Management
• Problem solve day-to-day operational challenges
• Strong organizational, written, and oral communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills
• Champion of change

Previous experiences that might be an asset in this role include the following titles: production supervisor, production management trainee, operations supervisor, manufacturing supervisor, operations manager, manufacturing manager, supervisor in training

Physical Demand:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to fingers, handle, or feel; talk or hear; and taste or smell.  The employee frequently is required to stand and walk.  The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 30 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Want to learn more? Ask our recruiter on LinkedIn! #LI-SW1

McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. We see value in ensuring we have a diverse, antiracist, inclusive, merit-based, and equitable workplace.  As a global family-owned company we are proud to reflect the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that diversity drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. 
 
McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.
 
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Job Family: Manufacturing      
Division: NA Appetizer Manufacturing 
Department: ​Rice Lake Production ​
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Company: McCain Foods USA, Inc.