Production Supervisor- Vacation Relief

Darigold is seeking an experienced Production Supervisor to be a part of Darigold’s Plant team. The Production Supervisor provides leadership and supervisory coordination in all aspects of production. As a member of the plant team the Production Supervisor will be a partner in the Operations Division. The Production Supervisor’s role is to maintain a high level of productivity and continuous improvement with their assigned shift in the areas of safety, reliability, cost savings, team building and personnel management.

This is a vacation relief position and will require working 12-hour shifts on day or night schedules when covering supervisor vacations or absences. Outside of vacation coverage, standard hours are Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. or a flexible 4x10 schedule.

• Provide leadership and supervision for the assigned production shift and associated personnel.
• Supervises, coordinates, and monitors activities of workers engaged in processing and production.
• Mobilize plant personnel to facilitate the achievement of plant objectives
• Effectively motivate, train and communicate with their assigned shift teams to assure superior levels of safety, reliability, sanitation, and quality.
• Ensure individual and team levels of performance meet or exceed goals and expectations.
• Ensures all compliance training is fully accomplished by all associates
• Formulates, monitors, and tracks schedule and individual employee adherence to the schedule and resolves any attendance issues
• Ensures that the timekeeping is accurate, up-to-date, and appropriately supported with review notes. Monitors/controls PTO & OT
• Direct operations in receiving, sampling, quality measures, processing, handling, and packaging as well as inventory management and control
• Proactively identify problems before issues occur and take correct course of action.
• Inspect all machinery in assigned work arena to ensure compliance with OSHA and HACCP standards
• Perform daily checks, document, reconcile, and report to ensure the highest quality of product is produced and tracked

• Dairy manufacturing experience is required. Experience in the processing of fluid milk products highly desirable.
• Ability to work in a team environment (as well as independently).
• The ability to work with groups of people with varying levels of education, expertise and backgrounds.
• Ability to achieve results through others.
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be self-motivated and a self-starter.
• Strong computer skills (Word, Excel, and Outlook)
• Must be able to monitor and inspect product and equipment
• Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Processes
• Must be able to obtain and/or maintain certifications in Receiving, Antibiotic Testing, CHARM testing and any other regulatory agency requirements.

• Ability to analytically and systemically troubleshoot manufacturing processes and issues; ideal candidate will have a strong background in mechanical applications in food and/or dairy processing
• Fluent in Continuous Improvement Processes such as Root Cause Analysis, Statistical Process applications, and Standardized Procedural Development; ability to identify, assess, and develop department and process improvement projects and present financial justification
• Demonstrates flexibility in moving from operational to financial disciplines
• Ability to apply GMP procedures and practices to the system and ensure conformance
• Ability to perform daily checks and reports to ensure quality and production goals are met
• Computer literate in PC based applications in including Microsoft Office Suite, 11i, Oracle, EAM, and familiarity with PLC based process controls
• Ability and experience working with groups of individuals with varying levels of education, expertise, and backgrounds
• Ability to achieve results through management and direction of others
• Must have excellent written and oral communication skills
• Must be self-motivated and require minimal oversight or supervision

• A Bachelor of Science degree in Food Science, Engineering, Business or related field preferred.
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