The Chefs' Warehouse is hiring: Production Manager in Chicago

About The Chefs' Warehouse
The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (http://www.chefswarehouse.com) combines exceptional quality and brand building with broadline food service distribution for more than 35 years. With Protein, Specialty, Produce, and Broadline offerings, we service the most discerning chefs in a hybrid approach of convenience and superior quality. We introduce more than 2,000 artisan producers of the world’s finest ingredients from over 40 countries to the finest chefs in the world. We passionately consult, sell, and build relationships with more than 35,000 customers through the most experienced network of over 600 consultive sales associates, best-in-breed technology, rapid service, and support levels that solidify our long-standing ties to both established and up-and-coming premium restaurants.

Mission: The mission of The Chefs’ Warehouse is to provide the world’s greatest ingredients to the world’s best chefs.

Our C.H.E.F.S. Values:

Curious & Creative

Hungry For Food & Results

Entrepreneurial

Forward Thinking & Flexible

Supportive (Of Peers & Chefs)

Position Summary: We are currently seeking a talented Production Manager with previous supervisory experience who will work in our processing plant. Key responsibilities include leadership development, training, safety, budgeting, and facility and equipment operation. In addition, the Production Manager will work closely with the VP of Operations and will be responsible for tracking productivity, accuracy, and loss prevention programs to ensure that customer requirements are met.

What you’ll do:

• Manage a team of meat and poultry processors
• Work closely with management and human resources team to strive towards people and production improvement and development
• Able to assure accuracy of the finished product from our production cut list
• Able to meet daily production goals in a safe and timely manner
• Ensuring that product is of high quality standards
• Maintaining high sanitation standards
• Understanding and following USDA regulations and requirements
• Additional duties and responsibilities as assigned

About you:

• Ability to react well under pressure
• Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness
• Continuously looking for ways to improve and promote quality
• Observes safety and security procedures
• Uses equipment and materials properly; Reports potentially unsafe condition.

The above job description is not an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties as assigned by their supervisor.

Perks & Benefits:

• Paid Vacations, Paid Holidays
• Health, Dental and Medical Benefits
• Weekly pay
• Life Insurance
• 5% above cost for our high-quality food products
• Employee discounts for travel and events
• 401k

The Chefs' Warehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate based on actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment. We are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce.