Job Summary

The tower coordinator will ensure the efficient running of the cheese towers packaging line. Assure product meets quality and customer specifications through adherence to procedures and programs.

Coordinate and organize the work of the operators in the tower and packaging areas.

Essential Functions

• Assist supervisor in efficient running of the cheese tower deck and belts
• Ensure proper flow of cheese production from belts to packing
• Collaborate with warehouse to keep proper product flow
• Trouble shooting and repair of plant equipment
• Ensure plant meets, and employees follow current GMP standards
• Fill in for operators as needed
• Give breaks to tower deck operator
• Ensure paperwork and checks are completed in the tower deck area
• Assure product meets customer specifications
• Assist with conducting bi-weekly safety, and quality toolbox meetings
• Assist plant management in projects as assigned
• Attend monthly production meetings (business review)
• Work in accordance with Glanbia core values
• Each employee shall comply with occupational safety and health standards and all rules, regulations, and orders issued pursuant to the Occupational Safety and Health Act which are applicable to his / her own actions and conduct.
• Complies with all applicable food safety regulations and mandates (Safe Quality Foods, Food and Drug Admin, Pasteurized Milk Ordinance)
• Perform other duties as assigned

Additional Functions

Regular and timely attendance required

Glanbia Values

Delivering on Glanbia’s Values :

• Showing Respect - Research issues & incidents with internal teams, business partners and customers in a collaborative manner that includes professional, honest and transparent communication.
• Find a Better Way - Work with internal and external teams to implement process improvements and / or procedural changes that eliminate non-value added activities and drive more business value.
• Winning Together - Assist with training of new team members. Facilitate or oversee training and standard operating procedure reviews to ensure new hires develop proficiency of role.
• The Customer’s Champion - Proactively engage to support our customer needs on an end to end basis and strive to meet or exceed SLA timelines.

Take ownership of customer requests and engage with internal teams as needed and within a timely manner.

Performance Matters - Meet or exceed all key metrics in line with expectations for role. Continually update knowledge of products, product changes, processes and services offered to deliver a dynamic customer experience.

Qualifications

• Requires prior experience and knowledge of cheese plant operations
• Ability to run, or learn to run and troubleshoot equipment including towers, sealers, packaging line and box making
• Desire to grow with the company
• Willingness to attend training classes as needed
• Excellent people and leadership skills
• Willingness to work night shift
• Ability to operate (or learn to operate) necessary equipment
• Excellent record required in safety, attendance, and punctuality
• Ability to stand and walk the entire shift
• Ability to read and write instructions in English
• Knowledge of the proper use of all cleaning chemicals
• Must be able to work weekends, and overtime as required

Typical Physical Activity

Physical Demands

The physical demands described represent those that must be met by an employee and the work environment characteristics are those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Requirements

• Frequently (51-75%) use hands to finger, handle, or feel.
• Frequently (57-75%) walk, lift and / or move 26 to 60 lbs.
• Specific vision requirements for this job include close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less); distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more), color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors), peripheral vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point);

depth perception (three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships); ability to adjust focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus).

Typical Environmental Conditions

May be exposed to 85 noise levels in which hearing protection will be needed.

Last updated : 2024-05-23