Job Function:

Manufactures products by directing staff; organizing and monitoring workflow; and ensuring effective inter and intra department communication.

Job Responsibilities:

· Accomplishes manufacturing staff results by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; initiating, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, and procedures including SQF and GMP policies.

· Maintains staff by orienting, and training employees, developing personal growth opportunities for employees.

· Maintains workflow by monitoring steps of the process; monitoring personnel and resources; implementing cost reductions; developing reporting procedures and systems; facilitating corrections to malfunctions within the process; initiating and fostering a spirit of cooperation within and between departments.

· Completes production plan by scheduling and assigning personnel; accomplishing work results; establishing priorities; monitoring progress; revising schedules; resolving problems; reporting results of the processing flow on shift production summaries.

· Maintains quality service by establishing and enforcing organization standards. This includes but not limited to the organization of Raw Ingredient Tracking, UHT Processing Sheets, Batching Records, Operator/ Filler sheets, CIP and SIP documentation, finished product documentation, inventory sheets, and license plate documentation.

· Ensures the operation of equipment by calling for repairs.

· Maintains safe and clean work environment by educating and directing personnel on the use of all machines, equipment, and resources; maintaining compliance with established policies and procedures.

· Delivers corrective action to all employees when needed in a timely manner.

· Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices.

· Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

· Communicates with all departments to ensure successful operations.

Job Qualifications:

· Supervising experience

· Some experience managing processes and production planning wanted.

Education and Experience:

· Associate's degree or a minimum of 5 years’ experience in plant operations.

· 5 or more years’ experience in a high-volume fluid dairy manufacturing plant with a minimum 3 years in extended shelf-life format.

Physical Requirements:

· Standing: Long periods (a minimum of 6 hours)

· Sitting: Occasionally for short periods

· Walking: Frequently

· Bending: Occasionally

· Twisting of Spine: Occasionally

· Lifting: Light (less than 30lbs) infrequently distance- 100 ft.

· Pushing/ Pulling: under 75lbs without assistance infrequently

Special Requirements:

· 50–60-hour work week

· Ability to work weekends and holiday’s

SQF Requirements/Responsibilities:

Support SQF by:

· Support SQF by maintaining food safety and food quality through completing job tasks and maintaining the work area in a sanitary manner.

· Ensure all biosecurity measures are administered.

· Support SQF by ensuring refer trailers temperature checks are tracked and necessary corrective action taken to maintain temperature compliance.

· Make the Food Safety and Policy Manuals are documented, maintained, and made available to relevant staff.

· Report food safety problems to personnel with authority to initiate action.