Employment Opportunities at Ryt-way Industries
Ryt-way Industries, LLC. offers a safe and healthy
environment to work in as well as a comprehensive benefits package including
medical, dental, and life insurance, short and long term disability insurance,
accidental death and dismemberment insurance, profit sharing, a 401(k) plan,
flexible benefits and tuition reimbursement.
Ryt-way 2010 Holiday Schedule
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New Year's Day:
Friday, January 1st
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Spring Holiday:
Friday, April 2nd
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Memorial Day:
Monday, May 31st
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Day after
Independence Day: Monday, July 5th
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Labor Day:
Monday, Sept. 6th
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Thanksgiving Day:
Thursday, Nov. 25th
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Day after Thanksgiving: Friday,
Nov. 26th
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Christmas Eve Day:
Friday, Dec. 24th
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New Year's Eve Day:
Friday, Dec. 31st
Applicants must be at least 18 years of age.
All of the positions below require English communications skills,
basic math, and general computer skills.
Employment Opportunities - Manufacturing
Currently we have openings for the following hourly positions:
Applications accepted at
location listed below.
Employment
Opportunities - Salaried:
Employment
Opportunities - Salaried
NATIONAL FOOD SALES MANAGER
Foodservice & Institutional Foods
Position Summary
This position
is responsible for leading and building Ryt-way’s Foodservice,
Institutional Foods, and private label business. By using
technical, organizational, and customer knowledge, the incumbent
will expand distribution on existing products, develop new products
and capture new markets and customer channels.
Primary Responsibilities
Must meet established sales goals and drive performance.
Responsible for locating new opportunities for Ryt-way with both
existing and new customers.
Determining market strategies & goals for each product and
service.
Responsible for budgeting, cost control and annual sales planning
for Foodservice and Institutional foods.
Develops and implements strategic sales plans that are aligned
with corporate goals and objectives.
Provides leadership to inside customer support personnel.
Maintaining up-to-date understanding of industry trends
and technical developments that effect target markets.
Establishing and maintaining industry contacts that lead to
sales.
Must be responsive to the customers need and follow through on
all aspects of request, both written and verbal.
Manage and communicate sales information and product change both
internally and externally.
Regularly perform pricing and competitive analysis by customer
channel and recommend strategies to improve market
position, improve quality, and reduce costs.
Develop and maintain product database with product specifications
and catalog copy for dealer cooperative advertising and
catalogs programs.
Establish and maintain relationships with vendors to help
facilitate timely completion of projects.
Provides data and sales forecasts to materials for production
scheduling and material requirement.
Requirements
This position requires a bachelor’s
degree and minimum of 7 years experience in foodservice
distribution and institutional food sales. You must have a
proven track record for growing foodservice and
institutional foods or similar food divisions at or beyond
established performance goals. A proven track -record in
managing customer service and product management.
Experience in dry food sales with and emphasis in dried
dairy products is preferred. The individual should be
highly organized, self directed problem solver with the
ability to handle multiple goals and initiatives. Travel at
least 50% should be expected.
See contact information listed below.
Maintenance Supervisor - 3rd Shift
Position Summary
The incumbent has overall responsibility for
all maintenance activities, coordinates available resources, plans,
schedules, and executes tasks to successfully meet the demands of
production, quality, and other departments as required.
Primary Responsibilities
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Supervises shift maintenance staff by determining workloads and
schedules; develops, interprets and implements policies
and procedures; evaluates staff and makes hiring and
termination recommendations; and ensures that staff are
trained in complex maintenance activities and are
following standard operating procedures.
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Ensures that safety training is provided to staff and that
proper safety practices are followed.
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Demonstrates continuous effort to improve operations, decrease
downtime, streamline work processes, and work
cooperatively and jointly to provide quality maintenance
support.
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Responds to unplanned operational and maintenance events.
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Inspects completed jobs for quality assurance.
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Answers questions and provides information related to projects
including resolving problems and providing technical
expertise in area of assignment.
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Prepares records related to the work performed and parts and
supplies used; enters completed work orders in the
computerized maintenance management system.
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Coordinates on-the-job training for Maintenance Mechanics.
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Works with the team to establish goals, priorities, and
expectations, and to develop the action plans and
strategies for accomplishing them.
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Performs periodic evaluations of subordinates and recommends and
implements discipline as required.
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Develops own technical knowledge and skills by attending
relevant workshops, seminars, and reviewing technical
literature; participates in internal and external
educational opportunities.
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Performs all other duties as requested by supervisor.
Qualifications
High School Education or
GED is required. A.S. Degree in Manufacturing Maintenance or six plus years’
equivalent experience in related field (electrical, mechanical, packaging)
in the maintenance, repair, and installation of machines used in the
fabrication of products preferred; ability to work with multiple assignments
and diverse peoples. Strong oral and written communication skills;
self-motivated/self-starter; can perform with minimal direct supervision;
the position requires and organized individual, who is a problem solver and
has the ability to manage multiple tasks and balance competing priorities.
Interpersonal skills and ability to supervise people is a must.
See contact information listed below.
Operations Planner
Position Summary
The Operations Planner is responsible for
production planning, customer service, inventories, inventory
analysis and managing material orders/deliveries using a
computerized MRP II System.
Primary Responsibilities
Maintain Customer contact dealing with a variety
of requests assuring customer service expectations are met.
Plan and schedule production to maximize
equipment and labor efficiency, including resolving issues as they arise
concerning equipment capacities, service levels, inventories, etc.
Prepare and analyze inventories for accuracy
working directly with Customers and Ryt-way personnel on any concerns.
Manage material orders, tracking supplies and
deliveries using MRP II, assuring quick inventory turns with little or
no production downtime incorporating lean manufacturing techniques and
kanban, when applicable.
Review and adjust daily variances.
Perform accurate and timely system data entry on
product information, BOM, production quotas, item maintenance, project
maintenance and item codes in Solomon.
Review aging inventories to ensure timely use or
communicate suggested disposition(s).
Document and maintain organized files on issues
and resolutions, schedules, project information and contacts, customer
correspondence, and various reports.
Identify and report any Customer requests that may
result in costs incurred by Ryt-way.
Daily/weekly Customer reporting per Customer
requests.
Send outstanding orders weekly to
Warehouse/Supervisors.
Qualifications
A
minimum of a High School diploma or GED is required, as well as excellent
interpersonal, communications and computer skills, flexibility in dealing
with a variety of people, and an understanding of manufacturing environments
and process. A detailed knowledge of computerized Inventory Control, MRP
II, and Microsoft programs is preferred. This individual should be highly
organized, a results-oriented team player and problem solver, and have the
ability to manage multiple tasks and balance competing priorities.
See contact information listed below.
Employee Selection and Training Process
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Our Lakeville,
MN plant operates on a three-shift schedule 5 days/week, 24 hours per day.
For more
information on employment opportunities at Ryt-way Industries, LLC., please call our
Staffing and Training Manager at (952) 469-1417, submit your resume to:
jobs@rytway.com
or to apply in person, please visit us at:
Ryt-way Industries,
LLC.
attn: Human Resources Manager
21850 Grenada Avenue
Lakeville, MN 55044
Email:
jobs@rytway.com
Ryt-way
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