Silver Bay Seafoods LLC is hiring: Production Manager in Seattle

As the Production Manager at one of our Alaska seafood processing facilities, you are responsible for overseeing all aspects of production, from raw material intake to finished product packaging. The Production Manager is responsible for optimizing production efficiency, ensuring product quality, and maintaining compliance with food safety regulations. Your key duties include managing production schedules, supervising production workers, and troubleshooting equipment malfunctions. Additionally, you will play a crucial role in implementing and maintaining quality control measures, ensuring that the final product meets stringent industry standards.

Essential Functions/Qualifications

The responsibilities of the position include the following:

• Participate in pre-season planning meetings, collaborating with leadership to establish production goals, resource allocation, and equipment maintenance schedules.
• Develop and implement production schedules that factor in seasonal variations, anticipated catch volumes, customer demand and optimize resource utilization.
• Lead a team of production line supervisors and personnel, ensuring adherence to established processing procedures, quality control measures, and HACCP principles.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives to optimize production flow, minimize waste, and maximize yield.
• Oversee quality control procedures to ensure product meets safety and quality standards.
• Ensure adherence to food safety regulations, such as HACCP, FDA, and USDA standards.
• Conduct regular audits and inspections to identify and address any potential quality deviations.
• Oversee the allocation of staff across processing lines, ensuring efficient staffing levels throughout the season.
• Work closely with the maintenance department to prioritize equipment repairs and ensure peak operational readiness.
• Regularly review the performance of your team members, providing constructive feedback, coaching, and mentorship to drive continuous improvement.
• Identify training needs and champion the development of your team's skills and knowledge.
• Analyze production data to identify trends, bottlenecks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Prepare and present production reports to leadership, clearly communicating key performance metrics and production outcomes.
• Other duties are to ensure the facility and organization is fully supported and successful.

Competencies

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following functional and interpersonal competencies:

Functional

• Seafood Industry Knowledge: Deep understanding of seafood processing techniques, quality standards, and industry regulations.
• Production Planning: Ability to plan and schedule production activities to meet deadlines and optimize efficiency.
• Equipment Knowledge: Familiarity with various seafood processing equipment and machinery.
• Quality Control: Proficient knowledge in HACCP and SSOP; OSHA standards and regulations; Fair labor standards; Workmen's comp principles and good manufacturing practices.
• Safety Management: Strong commitment to safety and ability to implement safety measures and procedures.
• Problem-Solving: Skill in identifying and resolving issues related to production, quality, or safety.
• Inventory Management: Ability to manage inventory levels effectively to ensure product availability and minimize waste.

Interpersonal

• Leadership: Ability to lead and motivate a team of production workers.
• Communication: Effective communication skills to interact with team members, management, and customers. Must be able to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Decision-Making: Ability to make informed decisions quickly and effectively.
• Conflict Resolution: Skill in resolving disputes and maintaining a positive work environment.
• Adaptability: Flexibility to adapt to changing work conditions and priorities.

Education and Experience

• BS/BA degree preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in seafood or food manufacturing management in positions of progressive responsibility.
• Extensive experience working in various roles such as production, quality control, or management, is crucial.
• 3-5 years of seafood industry leadership experience required. Proven experience in managing and leading teams.
• Prior production and food safety training and certifications are preferred.

Work Environment and Schedule

The Production Manager position requires onsite presence at our Alaska Processing Facility, and the ability to travel, spending a significant amount of time during the season at our various locations and processing facilities in Alaska. While performing the duties of this job, the Production Manager will be regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and moving mechanical parts, in addition to occasionally being exposed to outside weather conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is loud.

Physical Demands

In this role the Production Manager's role is primarily office-based, it can involve physical demands. This includes spending time on the production floor, which may require standing for extended periods, walking, occasional lifting, bending, and kneeling. Exposure to noise, especially in manufacturing environments, is also a factor.

Mental Activities

The Production Manager is frequently required to set an example by consistently modeling high standards of honesty and integrity. Is widely trusted and is a direct, truthful individual who presents information in an appropriate and helpful manner. Maintains a reputation for honesty, confidentiality, reliability and fairness. Is willing to admit mistakes and doesn't misrepresent him/herself for personal gain. Performs work with energy and drive; values planning, but will take quick, decisive action when an opportunity presents itself.

Silver Bay Benefits and Perks

Benefits and Perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Silver Bay and the state where you work.

• Health Insurance: Seasonal Employees, as well as their families, are eligible for health benefits that include medical, dental and vision benefits once the employee meets the required 1560 hours worked to become benefit eligible. Employees are also eligible to receive basic life insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program: Available for employees and their families.
• Retirement Plan: Employees are eligible for the Silver Bay Seafoods safe harbor retirement 401(k) plan.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays: Employees are eligible for Paid Time Off (PTO) plan benefits which start at 3 weeks a year, go up based on years of service, and receive 8 paid holidays each year.
• Other Compensation: Employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus.

Silver Bay Seafoods is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.

If you need assistance and/or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to humanresources@silverbayseafoods.com.