Night Production Manager

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• Develop key manufacturing plans and programs toward budgeted unit cost and output objectives. Develop strategies and specific programs to meet both long‑term growth and short‑term manufacturing costs and product quality goals.
• Coordinate activities of all manufacturing functional areas to assure continuity toward plant goals, communicating priorities as necessary. Develop SOP’s for all production processes.
• Sustain production capacity that is synchronized with sales volume requirements, developing contingency plans as needed. Undertake ongoing programs to minimize inventory levels.
• Develop and track annual operating budget for measurement toward objectives.
• Maintain and improve the quality of the plant assets, both current and fixed.
• Develop and improve technical and manufacturing management skills at the plant.
• Develop and implement performance standards for all supervisors maintaining current job descriptions and improvement plans.
• Establish appropriate scheduling and employee work schedules in line with customer orders and plant performance requirements.
• Work with Purchasing to establish quality specifications for incoming raw materials, monitoring these raw materials to ensure that specifications are met.
• With Quality/ R&D, develop new products/processes and improve current products/processes. Establish procedures and supervise all experimental and test runs, reporting all results.
• Manage inventory of off-spec materials, including the scheduling and reworking of products as needed.
• Responsible for maintaining formulation data system including entering all new product formulations.

• 5‑7 years previous management experience in a food‑grade operation.
• Background in dairy, evaporators, and/or drying technologies.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.
• Excellent knowledge of plant operation procedures and business system software applications.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Previous supervisory experience.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Bilingual in Spanish and English is preferred.

At Actus Nutrition
, our focus is to create high-quality ingredients designed to optimize health and nutrition. We are passionate and dedicated people. Each day, we collectively explore new, innovative ways to enhance product performance and value through our broad human and animal nutrition portfolios. The human nutrition division focuses on industry leading whey and milk protein isolates, concentrates, and hydrolysates. The animal nutrition division is a leading supplier of functional fats, proteins and carbohydrates.

Both divisions are backed by the speed, execution and passion it takes to exceed the expectation of our customers. We offer a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision and life insurance as well as a healthy 401(k) company match program.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing

Food and Beverage Manufacturing

Norfolk, NE $90,000.00‑$