Job Details

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan and organize available resources (employees, materials, time, equipment) to best meet shift production, quality, and safety goals. Monitors and adapts plans throughout the shift as needed. 
• Develop, coach, and counsel employees to ensure a motivated and competent workforce on the shift. 
• Work cooperatively with other production supervisors to ensure effective shift-to-shift transitions and to minimize disruption due to unplanned absences. This includes conducting a pre-shift briefing with the supervisors to be relieved, completing shift notes for the current shift, and briefing the incoming supervisor when done for the shift. 
• Keeps other Departments within the organization informed of the status of work items. 
• Continually develops a stronger understanding of the operation of our milk balancing plant to include equipment operations, workflow, and labor contract features. This includes developing hands-on familiarity with operating processing equipment and the ability to update the production plan. 
• Evaluate and maintain the effective application of the SQF plan to ensure product quality. 
• Evaluate and maintain the effective application of the MMPA Safety System to ensure worker and workplace safety. 
• Evaluate and maintain the effective application of the FSMA plan to ensure manufactured products are safe from contamination. 
• Maintain the plant’s manufacturing equipment in sanitary condition (ensure employees clean and sanitize tanks and pipe routings, hook up and load / unload raw/finished material delivery tankers, and clean work areas according to plant SSOPs to assure the quality of the manufactured product. 
• Inspect facility (production, warehouse, grounds) to assure adherence to safety and operating policies and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) using Company policies and procedures. 
• Coordinate changes in production staffing and/or processes to ensure communication of proper manufacturing. 
• Ensure regulatory compliance is achieved daily. 
• Evaluate leadership, direction, and coaching skills to achieve work objectives and improve performance skills. 
• Take action to improve one’s own knowledge and skills. 
• Coordinate work efforts of others to ensure completion of work against expectations. 
• Ensure priorities are handled effectively by modifying plans and actions in your own area of accountability. 
• Provide feedback to others to enhance their job performance. 
• Ensure consistency and compliance of policies, procedures, and standards to ensure consistent guidance and direction. 
• Communicate with peers and superiors to exchange feedback on product/service issues and to solve problems. 
• Identify ways to reduce costs and increase profit. 
• Enhance and sustain the performance of others; plan and support the contributions of individuals and the development of their skills and abilities so they can fulfill current or future job role responsibilities more effectively. 
• Provide Feedback; objectively observe, analyze, and share the perception of other people’s performance to reinforce or redirect behavior to improve performance results. Provide feedback that is timely, specific, behavioral, balanced, and constructive. 
• Plan and organize; establish a course of action for self and others that ensure work is completed efficiently considering the strategies and goals of the plant. 
• Practice uniformity: leverage the capabilities, insights, and ideas of all individuals hold self and others accountable for developing and maintaining an environment that enables full participation and development of all backgrounds, cultures, styles, and views; create opportunities and a competitive advantage. 
• Coach, support and enforce plant work rules constantly. 

 Education & Experience: 

• Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university; or five plus years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. 
• 3+ years minimum of supervisory experience. 

Functional Competencies needed: 

• Strong organizational and communication skills 
• Solid analytical skills 
• Strong planning and organization 
• Demonstrated initiative and desire to learn about the dairy industry 
• Self-Directing 
• Independent thinker 
• Aptitude for gaining knowledge 
• Ability to foster knowledge exchange within and with other departments 
• Collaborative communication approach 
• Requires a resourceful and direct management style, must ask questions, and seek resolution. 
• Utilize sound judgment 
• Ability to disseminate knowledge to other employees for the good of the coop 
• Working knowledge of Excel and Word along with an ability to quickly pick up computer-based logistics, sales, and inventory systems. 

Managerial Competencies and Personal Skills/Attributes needed: 

• Committed to achieving our mission through the leadership and guidance of a team. 
• Challenged individuals with open and new ideas. 
• Drive change with a positive attitude 
• Leads by example 
• Interact with all levels and show empathy 
• Develop an authentic relationship 
• Shows value for different opinions, shows flexibility to different opinions 
• Shows interest in learning and sharing with others. 
• Learns and interacts positively with the environment 
• Willing to act in a changing environment. 
• Analytical and problem-solution-oriented mindset 
• Shows a passion for growth and development within a team.