Job Description

Who We Are

At Voyage Foods, our mission is to make delicious, sustainable, and accessible foods that are better for people and the planet. All of our products work together to support and sustain a food system designed for everyone, now and into the future. We're a team of food scientists, CPG experts, and professionals with a passion for making good food available for generations to come.

What do peanut butter, chocolate, and coffee have in common? They're some of our favorite foods but are often inaccessible and unsustainable. That's why we created our Nut-Free Spreads, Cocoa-Free Chocolate, and Bean-Free Coffee. From food allergies to climate change and unjust labor practices, the foods we love are in serious need of an upgrade. Our future-proofed foods are always top-9 allergen-free, vegan, gluten-free, non-GMO, affordable, and most importantly, utterly delicious.

How We Work

We're a rapidly growing team of people who value diversity in all its forms. We love adding new perspectives and appreciate those who ask questions that help us challenge assumptions, explore new directions, and improve what we've already built. We are a group of like-minded difference makers. Curiosity drives our development. We have tenacity and a risk-taking mentality at every level of our organization to keep challenging normalcy. We believe it's our responsibility to create an environment in which every person can bring their full, authentic selves to work. We push each other to be our best and do our products proud.

In this position, you will be responsible for:

Responsibilities:

• Effectively manages assigned personnel, ensuring optimal performance.
• Leads through effective goal setting, communication, and coaching.
• Assists with personnel decisions including hiring, corrective actions, disciplines, terminations, and promotions.
• Motivates, coaches, corrects, and challenges personnel with a positive approach.
• Expert knowledge for all positions on assigned production line(s).
• Maintains an open dialogue with assigned team members.
• Resolves problems in a direct and positive way when approached with feedback and concerns.
• Monitors and supervises all aspects of assigned production line(s).
• Supervises assigned personnel ensuring work standards are implemented and followed.
• Ensures lead associates properly use a personnel team and follow work standards to produce a defect-free product.
• Ensures work teams are fully staffed to maintain targeted workflow.
• Accountable for Maintenance of all production equipment, operation and maintenance of utility
• services and building facilities.
• Utilize proven Site Maintenance metrics and lean practices to minimize production downtime by ensuring the maintenance staff is scheduled, trained, equipped, and motivated while ensuring Team Member safety.
• Ensures preventative maintenance is performed on machines, that work teams are operating machines properly and safely, and that equipment is stored properly.
• Communicates to the maintenance team of any problems or concerns with equipment.
• Manage site preventative maintenance program (CMMS).
• Ensures the area of responsibility has been properly cleaned and sanitized.
• Assures compliance with all company safety rules and GMPs.
• Has expert knowledge of all safety rules and monitors personnel to ensure compliance.
• Ensures personal protective equipment (PPE) is being used correctly.
• Ensures areas are clear of safety hazards, floors are free of debris, and equipment is free of excess product.
• Analyzes mechanical and operational problems on assigned equipment and plans for and takes corrective action. Makes necessary corrections and running adjustments to maintain maximum production and quality.
• Makes preventive maintenance check and inspection of assigned equipment, reports findings to the management team and takes appropriate action.
• Assumes responsibility for production quality and continuous improvement.
• Ensures work teams follow standard work practices to promote improved production efficiency and achieve production targets
• Ensures employees are properly trained on standard work practices and perform job tasks as defined.
• Ensures trainers train on proper work standards, maintain all proper documentation, and are in their assigned areas monitoring processes and products for defects and opportunities.
• Ensures transfer of finished product from production floor to storage area is performed within standard operating procedure.
• Communicates issues or concerns with Quality Assurance Manager, Production Manager, Production Coordinator and Plant Management as needed.
• Takes a leading role in communicating among peer groups and subordinates.
• Ensures all administration tasks are completed timely and accurately.
• Completes and verifies all activity logs are completed.
• Ensures all documentation is routed correctly.
• Ensure all production hours are accounted for ensuring personnel hours are allocated to the appropriate department.
• Maintain and enforce GMP practices, safety and product quality standards.
• Follow safety guidelines as well as adhere to related listings in the Employee Handbook.
• Prepare information and assist in various certification/customer audits.
• Enforce safety regulations with all production employees.
• Ensure team members take scheduled breaks and lunches, start and finish shifts on time.
• Assumes other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• At least three (3) years experience in the manufacturing industry is required.
• Possesses sound knowledge of troubleshooting, adjusting, or repairing equipment. Including PLCs.
• Prefer experience in Light Industrial environment operating in a multi-production process environment.
• Understands Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Hazarded Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) programs. SQF, GMP, and HACCP certification preferred.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing and being able to develop improvements in existing processes.
• Computer and mathematics skills are required. Prior experience with systems tracking of materials is preferred.
• Able to make decisions in a fast-paced environment; with minimum guidance from management.
• Available to work a flexible schedule including evenings, weekends, and overtime as business requires. The hours worked each week will be determined by the manufacturing needs of the department.
• Ability to understand, speak, read, and write English
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Bilingual (Spanish) preferred but not required.

Compensation

United States-based roles only: The wage for this role is between $70,000 - $90,000 yearly salary, plus immediate participation in our benefits program (health, dental, 401k, and many others), utilization of our generous paid time off, and, where applicable, participation in our incentive programs. All employees are owners of Voyage Foods and receive an equity grant as part of their total package. At Voyage Foods, we approach each individual's compensation with a promise of fair market value and internal equity commensurate with experience and specific skill set.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision Plans
• STD/LTD, Life and AD&D policies
• FSA, HRA, and Mental Health Program Benefits
• 401K Program
• Commuter Benefits
• 15 Paid Days Off 
• Paid Family Leave Program

Voyage Foods is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Voyage Foods is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. Voyage Foods will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background check.

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