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The Company

TCHO Ventures, Inc. is a startup premium chocolate manufacturing and sales company based in San Francisco. The company manufactures couverture for confectioners and food service customers, develops and sells its own retail branded and co-branded products through upscale hospitality and, later, wholesale channels, and sells through its own highly developed website. It will soon also sell through its factory store in a high tourist traffic area of San Francisco. To achieve this, the company is focused on building a seasoned team.

The Production Manager is responsible for the successful planning for and production of high end dark chocolate products to meet inventory needs and direct fulfillment of retail, wholesale, industrial and B to B customer orders. The production manager will be hired several months prior to the opening of the new chocolate factory to assist in system planning, process flow development, certification processes, and hiring.

Job Responsibilities

• Responsible for planning and maintaining weekly production schedules and implementing production schedules based on sales forecasts and inventory planning.
• Provide key input and assist in selection and implementation of MRP software to meet the needs of the product throughout it's lifecycle.
• Adapt corporate policies and programs (ISO, HACCP, GMP etc) into formal production plans and related schemes for factory.
• Function as the production lead in interdepartmental meetings between Product Development, Sales, Marketing, Product Development, Sourcing and/or Inventory Control.
• Focus on developing, planning, and implementing process improvements that result in quality, productivity, and safety improvements.
• Develop, maintain and report key metrics for production
• Continuous monitoring and improvement of plant production rate, efficiencies, yields, and costs.
• Involvement in specifying, procuring and integrating equipment into production lines.
• Responsible for development, planning, and implementation of preventative maintenance schedules
• Responsible for development and launch of IIPP.

Job Requirements

• Thorough "hand's-on" knowledge of food processing/manufacturing conducted within the guidelines established by Good Manufacturing Practices.
• 10+ years production and production planning experience / 7+ years of management/supervisory level experience.
• Chocolate manufacturing experience a strong plus
• USDA, HACCP, FDA, AIB, and OSHA experience is necessary
• Familiarity with Organic Certification process and operation strong plus
• A team player with good organizational, analytical, interpersonal, technical & training skills.
• Must be a results-driven self-starter, able to function independently, with the ability to work with and direct all employees on multiple shifts in a moderate to high-speed packaging facility.
• A working knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems associated with food processing and food packaging equipment.
• Experience managing projects from conceptualization to production with high follow-through record.
• Ability to implement plant productivity projects with the effective use of technology and processes, along with managing capital projects, with regards to plant expansion and upgrades.
• Experience administering or developing preventative safety programs.
• Strong communication skills.
• Flexibility to work during off shifts and during weekends as needed.
• Strong computer skills, significant experience with ERP/MRP software

To Apply
Please send your resume to jobs@tcho.com with subject line: "Position: Production Manager"

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