- Bachelor of Science Degree desired (Mechanical, Electrical or Industrial Engineering).
- Alternatively extensive industrial experience of 10+ years with progressive maintenance or supervisory responsibilities.
- Evident business skills with the ability to clearly communicate strategy and vision to various team members.
- Training or relevant exposure in supervision skills, quality assurance systems, environmental and safety regulations.
- Strong leadership abilities, communication skills and understanding of mechanical equipment and chemical process.
- Proficient skills in company data management systems such as AMMS, Oracle PeopleSoft & Microsoft Office.
Required Training upon hiring:
- General factory safety requirements (Right to Know)
- Food-related Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
- Factory-related environmental regulations
- SQF certification – principles or SQF
- Knowledge of GMP+ standards
Key Competencies:
- Ability to lead and develop cross functional teams.
- Flexible working hours day and night, able to work in fast paced and varying environments.
- Ability to deliver results working within collective bargaining agreement.
- Demonstrated personal leadership and strong conflict resolution skills.
- Provides model behaviour to demonstrate corporate values.
- Ability to multitask, handle multiple priorities, problem solve and make decisions.
- Lead by demonstrating ethics and integrity, display drive and purpose, demonstrated capability to learn, and managing self, increase self-awareness.
Michigan Sugar Company offers competitive salary, opportunity for professional growth, and provides excellent medical insurance 100% company paid. A comprehensive benefits package includes: dental and life insurances, 401k match, paid holidays, vacation, sick leave and more. To learn more visit
www.michigansugar.com.
Michigan Sugar Company was founded in 1906 when six smaller sugar companies merged their operations. In 2002, Michigan Sugar Company became a grower-owned cooperative and in 2004, it merged with Monitor Sugar Company to form the company that exists today.
Michigan Sugar Company is headquartered in Bay City and has sugarbeet processing facilities in Bay City, Caro, Croswell and Sebewaing, Michigan. Its nearly 900 grower-owners plant and harvest up to 160,000 acres of sugarbeets each year in 20 Michigan counties, as well as Ontario, Canada. Those beets are sliced at the factories and turned into about 1.3 billion pounds of sugar annually.
That sugar is sold to industrial, commercial and retail customers under the Pioneer and Big Chief brands.
Michigan Sugar Company has 930 year-round employees and an additional 1,100 seasonal workers. It is the No. 1 employer in Huron County, the No. 2 employer in Bay and Sanilac counties and the No. 3 employer in Tuscola County. The company’s annual payroll is more than $65 million and its annual local economic impact is about $500 million.
Michigan Sugar Company is the third largest of nine sugarbeet processing companies in the United States and Michigan is one of 11 states where sugarbeets are grown in the country.
Michigan Sugar Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer
