Job Summary
Growing food manufacturer in the Souderton, PA area is looking for a skilled Operations Manager to oversee daily manufacturing activities within their new deli slicing and meat packaging facility. This role is responsible for driving operational efficiency, optimizing throughput and yields, managing labor, and maintaining strict compliance with USDA, FDA, and food safety standards. The ideal candidate brings extensive leadership experience in food manufacturing, specifically with high-speed industrial slicers, automated packaging systems, and Ready-to-Eat (RTE) sanitary protocols.
Responsibilities
- Operational & Production Leadership: Direct daily plant operations across high-speed deli slicing, portioning, weighing, and primary/secondary packaging lines to meet production targets and OEE goals.
- Yield & Waste Management: Monitor raw material utilization, control product give-away/overweight margins, and minimize scrap across all slicing lines.
- Equipment & Process Optimization: Oversee the continuous operation and line balance of industrial slicing machines, interleavers, and thermoforming/flow-wrap packaging systems in partnership with the maintenance team.
- Regulatory & Quality Compliance: Enforce strict adherence to USDA, FDA, HACCP, and SQF/BRC regulations, ensuring rigorous environmental controls and sanitation standards in RTE cleanrooms.
- Team Leadership & Safety: Lead, mentor, and schedule production supervisors, line leads, and operators while maintaining a safe work environment and enforcing LOTO and OSHA standards.
- Continuous Improvement: Apply Lean Manufacturing principles (5S, Kaizen, SMED) to reduce downtime, shorten changeover times, and streamline workflows.
Qualifications
- Experience: 5+ years of operational leadership in food manufacturing, with direct experience in deli meat or cheese high-speed slicing and packaging environments.
- Technical Knowledge: Hands-on experience with industrial slicing equipment (e.g., Weber, Formax, Treif) and packaging machinery (e.g., Multivac, Ulma).
- Regulatory Expertise: Strong working knowledge of USDA guidelines, HACCP implementation, SQF/BRC standards, and RTE sanitation protocols.
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Business, Operations Management, Food Science, or Engineering-or equivalent practical manufacturing leadership experience.
- Skills & Environment: Proficiency in Lean/Six Sigma practices and ERP systems; ability to work regularly in a cold production environment (35•F-40•F). Preferred: Bilingual in English and Spanish.
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How to Apply
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