About Us:

T. Marzetti Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lancaster Colony Corporation (NASDAQ: LANC), is a manufacturer and marketer of specialty food products for the retail and foodservice markets. Our retail brands include Marzetti®, New York Bakery™ and Sister Schubert’s®, in addition to exclusive license agreements for Olive Garden® dressings, Chick-fil-A® sauces and Buffalo Wild Wings® sauces. Our foodservice business supplies many of the top restaurant chains in the United States. 

Overview:

Directs the product manufacturing and packaging activities on a designated shift in a safe and efficient manner to achieve the desired quality, quantity and timely packaging of product.

Responsibilities:

Essential Functions/Primary Responsibilities:

Coordinates the shift’s production and sanitation activities through supervision of employees to ensure the shift’s product production objectives are accomplished.

Maintains control over manpower and labor costs in the production area through cost-effective scheduling and utilization of personnel.

Achieves plant performance metrics for production, quality and safety standards.

Controls and minimizes overtime labor costs, maintenance/repair costs, downtime and product waste.

Ensures compliance to all federal, state and local laws and company policies.

Ensures all required production reporting is timely and accurate.

Provides training, direction, development, evaluation, coaching and leadership to employees.

Maintains good employee and corporate relations

Coordinates with other department managers and supervisors to ensure proper material handling, maintenance, quality assurance, accounting and inventory control activities and procedures.

Maintains company standards for cleanliness, productivity, and maintenance in the packaging and material handling areas.

Ensures compliance to quality, food safety and HAACP support programs; assures conformity to all company, customer and government standards.

Food Safety and Quality Responsibilities

Applies the food safety and quality principles as described in the Marzetti Corporate Food Safety and Quality Manual and internal Marzetti Frozen Pasta policies, training and procedures in all applicable aspects of departmental and job functions.

Qualifications:

Qualification Requirements:

2-3 years production/group leader experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably in a food-related industry.

High school graduate or equivalent.

Working knowledge of scheduling and production processes.

BS/BA degree in a related field desirable.

Supervisory Responsibility:

Directly supervises 10-40 employees in the production area.  Responsible for the direction, coordination and results of the production area during a designated shift.  Supervisory responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, training, scheduling, and appraising employees; planning, assigning and directing work; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints/grievances and resolving problems.

Competencies:

Dealing with Ambiguity

Command Skills

Timely Decision Making

Managing Diversity

Innovation Management

Integrity and Trust

Working Conditions/Environment:

Works in a manufacturing environment where the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend and occasionally lift while moving about the facility. The employee is regularly exposed to fumes, odors, dust, oil, slippery floors and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the plant is loud. Earplugs, safety glasses, hairnets, beardnets (if facial hair exists) and steel toed / slip-resistant shoes are required in the plant in accordance with company GMP and safety standards.

Cultivate Your Career:

Lancaster Colony Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiary T. Marzetti Company are committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all associates without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. It is our goal to provide opportunities that nourish the growth of each individual team member.