General Manager - Fresh Meats - Kayem Foods

SUMMARY:       

As a key member of the Kayem Leadership Team, the General Manager of the Fresh Meat Operation leads the Fresh Meat strategy, operations, people and food safety, business processes, manufacturing and distribution operations and the financial management of the fresh meat business.  Directly supervises a team of Managers and Supervisors. 

This high impact contributor will deliver profitability with a combination of commercial strategy, operational and supply chain efficiencies, customer service and financial oversight and will establish measurement metrics and set performance targets for all plant functions with Kayem’s strategic objectives and regulatory guidelines.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manufacturing Operations: Oversees the manufacture of food products, ensuring profitable on-time delivery of world class quality products
• Continuous Improvement: We seek someone who welcomes challenges in order to find success in a very fast-paced environment. You will analyze manufacturing processes and develop procedures to maximize productivity, minimize waste, errors and downtime and meet deliverables according to budget limitations and timetables.
• Sourcing and logistics strategy development, execution and oversight. Evaluates and negotiates with suppliers, works with QA to ensure quality being met, works with Logistics to optimize the supply chain and find efficiencies. 
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential for effective communication with the executive team, managers, employees, and external stakeholders.
• Team Management: Leads manufacturing, quality, logistics and distribution, Maintenance, safety, regulatory compliance, and manufacturing plant.  Has responsibility for the P&L and budgets
• Strategic Planning: Assists the COO, CFO, and CEO with long-range operating goals, expansion efforts, and implementation of new and advanced technology.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Ability to successfully problem solve in a growing, dynamic environment with changing priorities while maintaining discipline on key deliverables
• Strong analytical skills
• Cross functional project / program management and improvement experience
• Ability to understand and lead improvement of manufacturing processes, productivity, efficiencies and quality.
• Exceptional leadership and communication skills, with the ability to influence and engage diverse teams.
• Dedication to consistently demonstrate Kayem’s values including innovation, owning results, operational effectiveness, amplification of performance and demonstrating The Kayem Way in all you do.  
• Change management experience.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Manufacturing, Industrial engineering or related field.
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant manufacturing managerial experience.
• Strong knowledge of local, state, and Federal regulatory compliance requirements in Massachusetts. 

Company Overview

Kayem Foods is a family owned and operated craft meat business that has been making New England’s favorite franks, sausages, and prepared meats in Chelsea, Mass. since its founding by Kaz Monkiewicz back in 1909. Well over 100 years later, we are the largest meat processor in New England and still pushing our craft to the next level – tweaking recipes to have the perfect flavors and extending our expertise into delicious new areas and collaborations – such as Kayem’s Night Shift Brewing Small Batch Beer Brats. One thing will never change, it’s our “Old World” food philosophy: to only make food we would share with our own friends and family. We offer the opportunity for professional growth and to make a difference in a flexible and collaborative environment.

Kayem offers competitive wages and benefits to full time employees. Kayem benefits include:

• Healthcare Insurance, and Dental (pre-tax and effective first day of employment)
• Vision (pre-tax and effective the 1st day of the month after start of employment)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Plan (Health Care Reimbursement and Dependent Care (effective 1st day of employment)
  Reimbursement)
• Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment (effective 1st day of employment and no cost to employee)
• Safe Harbor 401(K) Retirement Plan (with employer matching contributions of up to 3% plus 50% of your contributions up to 5%)
• Vacation Pay, Paid Time Off (PTO) and Holidays
• Education Reimbursement (eligible after 6 months of continuous employment and up to $3,000 for career development)
• Opt-Out Medical Rebate, Doctor on Demand, and Wellness Initiatives for those who are eligible!