Moji Corp is the Central Kitchen of Dough Zone Dumpling House, an award-winning chain restaurant. We are now looking to fill the role of Central Kitchen Production Manager to join our team and support the rapidly growing needs. This role will be based in our Bellevue Central Kitchen. This role will lead a production team and work directly closely with upper management, store managers, and procurement to ensure efficient and effective production to achieve business success.

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Job Type: Full-time

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Function and Responsibilities

• Be Responsible for the overall production of quality products that meet the Company’s operational goals.

• Provide leadership, support and guidance to team members to ensure that food quality, standard operating procedures, sanitation, inventory levels, food safety guidelines, productivity and customer service are met

• Establish and manages manufacturing KPIs (key performance index) such as plant productivity, safety, quality, cost and delivery. Take corrective actions to achieve KPI as needed.

• Ensure the schedules of the people, facility, equipment, materials, and documents are established and maintained to support the capacity/throughput of the facility.

• Act as a technical resource to address and resolve inquiries and problems regarding production and quality.

• Identify and mitigate risks in manufacturing operations that could negatively impact delivery of safe and quality product.

• Develop, implement, and maintain SOP of each production work station and HACCP System

• Perform routine and preventive maintenance and repair on equipment; ensures proper care in the use and maintenance of equipment and performs periodic safety checks.

• Recruit, train and manage new staff to meet operation targets.

• Mentor and develop exceptional individual contributors and front-line leaders

• Foster “Do the thing right at first time” culture and executes manufacturing unit by providing direct training, guidance, and problem solving.

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Required Skills and Abilities

• Bilingual speaker is required (English, Spanish, Mandarin)

• Knowledge of quality assurance and quality control for food manufacturing is required

• Microsoft Word, Excel, as well as basic math skills is required

• Extensive knowledge of SOPs, GMPs and HACCP are preferred

• Servsafe Food Protection Manager certified is preferred

• Intermediate speaking of Spanish is a plus

• Demonstrated success in developing/implementing continuous improvement initiatives and accountability programs is a plus

• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Total Quality Management and demonstrated by successful completion of a major improvement project are plus

• Must be detail-oriented and can multi-task effectively

• Ability to develop work standard manufacturing procedural documents

• Strong leadership experience/people managerial, strong verbal and written communications

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Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 8-10 years manufacturing experience

• Minimum 3-5 years in food manufacturing management experience as Operations Manager/Process Leader

• Experience in leadership position during a manufacturing plant start-up is a plus

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Benefits

• 401(k)

• Health insurance

• Paid time off

• Vision insurance

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Schedule

• 8-hour shift

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Language

• Chinese (Preferred)

• Spanish (Preferred)

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Work Location: One location

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