About Us
Foremost Farms USA is one of the largest, leading dairy cooperatives in the United States and major dairy food and ingredients manufacturing business. We represent hundreds of Midwest dairy farmer members located in seven Midwest states, and we produce about 500 million pounds of cheese and 50 million pounds of butter in plants across our network every year. "We Bring Dairy to Life" in eight manufacturing plants across Wisconsin and Michigan and in our headquarters in Middleton (Madison), Wisconsin; and we're looking for employees who are innovative and aim for excellence in our wide variety of production, field and business roles. Join us!
About This Opportunity
JOB TITLE: Production Supervisor
POSITION TYPE: Full time
CLASSIFICATION: Exempt
Night Shift - 5:00pm - 5:00am working a 2-2-3 schedule
Position Overview
The Production Supervisor is responsible for leading and supervising production floor employees. They will contribute to the success of the organization by driving and supporting employee engagement efforts and ensuring an optimal balance of quality, service and efficiency to provide operational excellence.
Key Accountabilities
Ensure production activities are performed and completed to effectively optimize production:
Oversee and mentor production associates including delegation of work assignments, prioritization of duties, and scheduling employees.
Evaluate processes and methods, to make appropriate recommendations to continuously improve methods, equipment performance, utilization of people, and quality of product and safety objectives including the completion of all required production paperwork through accountability and coaching.
Address and resolve inquiries and problems regarding production, quality, and work issues.
Ensure all quality standards and procedures are maintained by administrating quality procedures, Good Manufacturing Practices, environmental sanitation, food safety, and housekeeping.
Oversee the completion of all production paperwork (records, inventory, sanitation reports, processing charts, etc.)
Ensure safety and training in the workplace:
Participate in safety efforts including attending safety meetings, incident investigations, assisting in root cause analysis and auditing.
Administer company policies and procedures including OSHA and safety.
Schedule and document training of new and present employees.
Schedule and delegate overtime according to the collective bargaining agreement.
Build a culture of operational excellence:
Coordinate all shift activities between shifts to ensure a smooth and efficient transition.
Manage environmental sanitation programs and assist with regulatory inspections and customer audits.
Review department practices and processes and suggest improvements.
Liaise with other stakeholders to support goals and plans to ensure consistency across all functions. Coordinating special plant-wide functions such as production planning and/or scheduling, sanitation, safety, etc.
This role is accountable for ensuring that monitoring and/or verifying of control points occurs and that the required documentation is completed. For example, Critical Control Points(CCP), Preventive Controls(PC), Critical Quality Points(CQP), Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points(HACCP), and Safe Quality Food(SQF) plans. This is not an all-inclusive list.
Other related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
High school diploma/GED.
1 year of job-related experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in manufacturing or related field.
3 years of job-related experience.
Key competencies
Facilitate trusting relationships through effective communication, follow through on commitments, resolving conflicts and recognizing the good work of others.
Regularly challenge the status quo by identifying opportunities for improvement, challenging the current state, and understanding that change and growth are ongoing.
Demonstrate growth-oriented qualities by asking questions, being curious open-minded, agile, learning from failures and inspiring the same in others.
Demonstrate self-awareness of strengths and weaknesses and seeking feedback to improve.
Organize work with plans, goals and timelines, prioritization, and time management.
Physical Setting Job Setting:
Regular presence in the workplace is required. Must be available to work weekends and holidays as needed and participate with an on-call schedule.
BENEFITS:
Because you and your family matter, Foremost Farms offers some of the best benefits in the area! Our comprehensive medical plan includes health, vision, dental, and prescription insurance. You can choose to enroll in a single or family plan with low monthly premiums and low annual deductibles ($250/$500). Other benefits include:
Paid time off, starting at 200 hours (25 days) + 10 Paid holidays
Paid parental leave (6 weeks paid at 100%)
401(k) with a generous company contribution (100% match on up to 8% deferral)
Flexible spending accounts - for medical and dependent care expenses
Life and disability insurance
Employee Assistance Program
Referral program
Advancement opportunities!
Option: Get paid every day with daily pay
Foremost Farms USA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Applicants are selected without regard to race, ethnicity, creed, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, national origin or ancestry, disability, genetic information, veteran/military status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristic under federal, state or local law
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