Position Description and Purpose:
Founded in 1923 and headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Roskam Foods is a leading contract manufacturer that partners with world-renowned food brands, retailers, and food service providers to produce a myriad of frozen, refrigerated and shelf-stable products. We’re a scaled, diversified operation with over 2 million square feet of manufacturing and 50 production lines across 8 facilities in the U.S. and Canada. We believe in the power of purpose-driven leadership to generate value for all. And we’re on a mission to optimize the potential of our people and brands. We are passionate about multiplying possibilities for our employees and our partners.
Roskam Foods produces and packages food products with the goal of consistently meeting and exceeding customer expectations for quality, safety, and wholesomeness.
Key Essential Functions/Duties:
- Set clear goals, developing plans and tactics to deliver key performance indicators and operational productivity
- Evaluate production line capacity to allow for accurate standards
- Evaluate processes and procedures and propose improvement ideas
- Strategically partners with the site maintenance department for ongoing production needs
- Champion employee safety and food safety programs drive a solid culture within the department
- Lead a culture that engages production employees at all levels towards performance, efficiency and cost improvement.
- Ensure accurate and reliable production performance reporting.
- Identify skills gaps across the team and implement training and coaching programs to develop employees, build expertise and close gaps.
- Manage and control labor cost to include direct labor, changeovers, overtime, optimized scheduling and crewing rotations for the production team
- Manage and control material cost to include waste, scrap, usages, cycles and product overweight
- Maintain a clean, organized, uncluttered and safe work environment, ready for safety, food safety and customer quality audits
- Selection of all new hires for the production department ensuring proper training
Roskam Foods offers a competitive compensation package that includes medical, dental, and vision benefits, tuition reimbursement, life and disability insurance, and a 401 (k) plan with company match.
AAP/EEO Statement: Roskam Foods is a recognized veteran-friendly and equal opportunity employer.
We are excited to introduce you to all that Roskam has to offer—from the many valuable benefits to programs that support your lifestyle needs and opportunities for professional development. Roskam is an equal opportunity employer.
Skills Required
- Set production goals and develop plans to achieve KPIs and productivity targets
- Evaluate production line capacity and establish accurate standards
- Identify and implement process and procedural improvements
- Partner with maintenance for production support and uptime
- Lead and champion employee safety and food safety programs
- Develop and deliver training and coaching to close skills gaps
- Manage and control labor costs including scheduling, overtime, and crewing
- Manage and control material costs including waste, scrap, and usage
- Ensure accurate and reliable production performance reporting
- Select and onboard production department hires and ensure proper training
What We Do
Founded in 1923 and headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Roskam Foods is a leading contract manufacturer specializing in frozen, refrigerated, and shelf-stable food products. They partner with world-renowned food brands, retailers, and food service providers to produce a diverse range of items, including breakfast staples, snacks, confectionery, and frozen meals, utilizing over two million square feet of manufacturing space across eight facilities in the U.S. and Canada.
