Aspire Bakeries is a North American baking company with a leadership position in specialty frozen baked goods. Formed from leading bakery companies, its innovative food portfolio includes breads, artisan breads, buns, cookies, donuts, muffins and pastries from beloved brands likeLa Brea Bakery,Otis Spunkmeyer, andOakrun Farm Bakery. With 13 bakeries in North America, we are committed to driving innovation, predicting upcoming consumer trends and flavors, and exceeding our customers' expectations. Aspire Bakeries champions the values of Integrity, Ownership, Customer Focus, Creativity and Care to help us deliver on People Safety, Food Safety, Quality and Collaboration.
Position Purpose
Manages overall production activities and processes of the production line. Determines goods and raw materials to order and ensures efficient production of sufficient product quantities to keep pace with product orders. Manages production processes workflow, assembly methods, and work force utilization. Ensures that employees adhere to Bakery and government regulations with emphasis on safety, sanitation and quality.
Key Accountabilities
Ensures that our products meet the company's standards and specifications
Complete, legible and accurate documentation
Must understand and follow all company Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP's)
Food Safety and Quality Standard Requirements are being maintained daily
Must understand and comply with the company Allergen, Food Defense and HACCP policies
Must communicate with Supervision of any Food Safety and Equipment concerns
Follows all Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) for the area worked
Establishes and maintains effective working relationships
Responsibilities
Oversees and manages day-to-day Bakery production:
Lead supervisors and staff to deliver and exceed performance metrics in areas of safety, quality, customer, service, costs, inventory management and production
Manage, analyze, create reports, and develop recommendations from the key metrics (KPIs) of process operations and ensure execution of associated actions
Coordinate, control and schedule production to meet sales and marketing demand levels
Develop policies and procedures targeted to eliminate downtime and improve bakery efficiencies
Responsible for upholding, following and maintaining the requirements of the SQF Food Safety Code for Manufacturing.
Ensure compliance with all safety, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and company policies:
Perform production area walkthroughs, investigate problem areas, determine cause, mitigate to ensure policy conformance
Ensure processing area is inspection ready at all times
Address and respond to new product review (PPR) questions and costing
To ensure adequate resources are available to achieve food safety and quality objectives and to support the development, implementation and maintenance and ongoing improvement of the SQF system.
Evaluates Bakery performance, monitors expenses and resolves internal and customer issues:
Ensure production department performs within budgeted operating standards
Hire, train, coach and manage Production Bakery team
Foster positive employee relations
Measure employee and team performance.
Set forth standards for safety.
Ensure incident/loss prevention and security policies are followed, including accurate and timely incident investigation and execution of corrective actions
Maintain Equipment, Assisting and Safety Practices:
Work with Supervision and maintenance to maintain equipment in good working condition
Ability to work in a fast paced environment
Correct weighing and recording of any waste to be disposed of
Follows all work instructions
Perform all other work assigned duties as required by Supervision
Keep work area and machinery clean
Use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as necessary for task at hand
Must comply with all safety policies and procedures at all times
Utilize all safety devices
Report any unsafe work practices or injuries to your supervisor
Required to maintain a safe and clean work environment
Ensure all production workers complete all safety and other training in a timely manner.
Perform other duties as assigned or required.
Skills, Experience & Qualifications
5 - 8 years manufacturing experience including supervisory experience
Production background in food manufacturing
Excellent leadership, communications and team building skills
Education, Technical Qualifications, Experience and Competencies Proficiency Level
Required
5 - 8 years manufacturing experience including supervisory experience
Production background in food manufacturing
Excellent leadership, communications and team building skills
General knowledge of process equipment and regulatory compliance
Good writing, mathematics, analytical and critical thinking skills
Basic accounting knowledge
Computer literate with proficiency in spreadsheet and word applications
Preferred
College degree strongly preferred
Physical Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Regularly required to stand, walk and climb for extended periods of time.
Use a computer keyboard and monitor more than 25% of total work time.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The employee works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to traffic hazards, wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, and extreme cold.
While performing the duties of this position, the employee is subject to a warehouse and walk-in freezer environment where temperatures can vary from extreme cold to refrigerated.
The noise level in the work environment is often moderate to loud.
Aspire Bakeries is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.
