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The Judge Group is currently in search of a degreed Production Manager for a large food manufacturing facility located in Roanoke, VA area! The qualified individual MUST have high speed food or beverage manufacturing experience.Responsibilities:* Confers with management personnel to establish production and quality control standards, develop budget and cost controls, and obtains data regarding types, quantities, specifications, and delivery dates of products ordered* Leads Supervisors and Team Members in a high-speed food manufacturing and packaging environment* Utilizes assigned resources to maximize manufacturing output, minimize waste/downtime, improve capacity and efficiencies and maintain product quality and integrity* Consults with engineering personnel relative to modification of machines and equipment in order to improve production and quality of products* Confers with Purchasing and Receiving to ensure raw material testing and usage are done.* Raw material ordering for as many as sixty different raw materials is done in a way that minimizes extra truck loads at month end.* Assists with Quality Control programs to safeguard product quality* Conducts internal audits to ensure compliance with FDA USDA AIB and OSHA methods policies and procedures* Completes raw material month end inventory explaining any variance to budget* Plans and directs production activities and establishes production priorities for products in keeping with effective operations and cost factors* Coordinates production activities with procurement, maintenance, and quality control activities to obtain optimum production and utilization of human resources, machines, and equipment* Reviews and analyzes production, quality control, maintenance, and operational reports to determine causes of nonconformity with product formulations, and operating or production problemsRequirements:* BS/BA degree required* HPWS (High Performance Work Systems), HPWT (High Performance Work Team) or HPWO (High Performance Work Organization) experience preferred* 7+ years of food/beverage production management experience