Sweet Street Desserts - Production Coordinator

 Responsibilities: 

• Assist Production Supervisor and/or Superintendent with daily staffing assignments according to the production schedule.  Monitor line employee performance throughout each shift and motivate employees to achieve optimal results and continuing improvement. 
• Review and analyze results for measurement against established objectives and deviation from plan in the areas of the production schedule, manning, product and process cost, quality, handling and utilization of left-over ingredients, effectiveness of changeovers and set-ups.
• Assure line layouts and staffing requirements are accurately portrayed in QAD for next day production schedule.
• Assure strict adherence to GMP, SOP, allergen control and HACCP requirements.
• Assist with new employee orientation and training.  Assess employee development and performance and make recommendations on corrective measures to Supervisor/Superintendent.
• For each production launch, educate line employees on the essential quality and efficiency keys to successful attainment of results and monitor performance.
• Assess production processes and recommend improvements.
• Maintain knowledge of equipment and troubleshooting and work with Maintenance to correct equipment downtime issues and follow-up on work order requests.
• Perform administrative and clerical duties in support of Production Superintendents, including preparation of internal communications and reports, creating and maintaining filing system.
• Collect and organize data from Production superintendents and supervisors, as well as other internal resources, for compilation into production reports.  Maintain existing reports.  Make recommendations to modify or establish new report formats to improve the reporting process.
• Requisition ingredients and packaging materials as required by the schedule.  Monitor receipt of requisitioned items to assure availability for uninterrupted production.  Identify and report leftover ingredients and packaging for return to inventory.
• Perform record keeping in connection with attendance and payroll information.  Maintain and distribute as necessary.  Assist with reviewing manning needs to meet the production schedule, including planning of temporary requirements.
• Attend meetings as required.