Onsite Manager, Blending – Salmon

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About the role

  • Manager overseeing blending and seasoning activities to ensure safe preparation of raw meat/poultry blends. Responsible for compliance with food safety and operational efficiency in a USDA-FSIS environment.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee all formulation and blending activities and performance to ensure safe and efficient operations
  • Communicate expected performance results and ensure pertinent production information is disseminated effectively to all shift personnel in a timely manner
  • Review shift metrics with the Partners to maintain awareness of performance to standard and schedule
  • Ensure ongoing compliance with all Salm Partners and USDA sanitation and food safety requirements
  • Oversee and monitor the set up and operation of the blending room equipment and processes to meet the blending schedule
  • Oversee and ensure regrind usage from Case Pack is consumed into Blending as scheduled and in compliance with defined requirements
  • Review the daily production reports, tracking and reporting down-time and blends completed; provide summary updates weekly
  • Review and update Standard Operating Procedures; ensure they accurately represent the process in place and are being followed
  • Monitor the production process flow and implement suggestions for throughput improvements; assign and assist with continuous improvement projects as required
  • Participate in test-product planning meetings prior to and after the test runs
  • Confer with Maintenance personnel, operators and helpers to resolve equipment problems
  • Communicate production issues and concerns to the Shift Manager; relay concerns with regard to equipment performance, product quality, safety and food safety to Maintenance and/or Q partners in a timely manner
  • Prepare performance evaluations and provide performance feedback through the review process
  • Address and resolve partner issues through effective coaching and the progressive disciplinary process
  • Identify Partner training needs and seek additional resources as needed to further develop partner skills
  • Monitor Partner work schedules and attendance; manage the time-off request process and report unplanned absences in a timely manner to the HR department
  • Review and approve request for temporary personnel weekly for the following week's staffing needs
  • Conduct utility knife checks on a monthly basis
  • Conduct periodic Safety Observation Audits and Lockout/Tagout audits to ensure compliance
  • Promote a positive and supportive work environment
  • Ensure sanitation duties (e.g. change-over sanitation) are completed as required
  • In absence, shift managers are to cover your role
  • Ensure partner compliance with SOP, SSOP, GMP, and SQF requirements
  • Follow and ensure compliance with all safety rules and regulations per established company policies
  • Perform all other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • A Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Meat Science or related field is strongly preferred
  • Completion of a sausage-processing short-courses is highly desirable
  • Prior leadership experience and a minimum of 3 years previous work experience in a USDA-FSIS regulated meat/poultry manufacturing environment is required
  • Experience with meat blending operations or ready-to-eat processed meats manufacturing is also required
  • Meat technology knowledge and ability to troubleshoot common blend-quality issues is strongly preferred
  • Experience in formulating sausage to defined fat and moisture levels is highly desirable
  • Experience in incorporating water/fat-binding ingredients (e.g. soy proteins, oat fiber) and inclusions (e.g. individual quick frozen vegetables, cheese) into sausage would be extremely advantageous.

Benefits

  • 401(k) with company match
  • Health, dental, and vision coverage
  • Optional Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • Company-paid short-term disability and life insurance
  • Paid time off (PTO)

Job title

Manager, Blending – Salmon

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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