Production Supervisor- Vacation Relief

The Production Supervisor provides leadership and supervisory coordination in all aspects of production. As a member of the Issaquah team the Production Supervisor will be a partner in the Operations Division. The Production Supervisor’s role is to maintain a high level of productivity and continuous improvement with their assigned shift in the areas of safety, reliability, cost savings, team building and personnel management. Reference Operational Priorities of People, Safety, Quality, Waste Reduction, Productivity, and Environmental Compliance.

Salary: $78,000- $107,073

Schedule: Covering vacations for day and night shift supervisors- flexible shift schedules

Essential Duties And Responsibilities (other Duties As Assigned)

• Leadership & Supervision:
• Provide leadership and supervision for the assigned production shift and associated
  
  

personnel.

• Supervises, coordinates, and monitors activities of workers engaged in processing
  
  

and production.

• Mobilize plant personnel to facilitate the achievement of plant objectives
• Effectively motivate, train and communicate with their assigned shift teams to assure
  
  

superior levels of safety, reliability, sanitation, and quality.

• Secures maximum utilization of plant resources in achieving plant objectives
• Instill operational knowledge and procedures to equipment operators to ensure
  
  

consistent performance and proper use of plant resources

• Coordinate manpower and labor distribution to ensure work completion or to adjust
  
  

worker assignment to gain greatest result

• Leverages and promotes ideas and initiatives
• Performance Management:
• Ensure individual and team levels of performance meet or exceed goals and
  
  

expectations.

• Ensures all compliance training is fully accomplished by all associates
• Formulates, monitors, and tracks schedule and individual employee adherence to the
  
  

schedule and resolves any attendance issues

• Ensures that the timekeeping is accurate, up-to-date, and appropriately supported
  
  

with review notes

• Monitors and controls PTO use and overtime utilization
• Balance labor against production volume
• Observes, coaches, trains, and intervenes with workers to ensure highest expected
  
  

performance capability

• Work with HR and senior plant leadership in addressing performance issues
• Communication:
• Confers with supervisors of on-coming and off-going shifts to determine production
  
  

changes, needs, and exposures

• Communicates with and informs workers of production changes, and production
  
  

issues

• Prepare and conduct team meetings as necessary for proper communications and
  
  

development of teams

• Recommends and participates in continuous improvement projects
• Operations:
• Direct operations in receiving, sampling, quality measures, processing, handling, and
  
  

packaging as well as inventory management and control

• Diagnose and troubleshoot equipment issues
• Inspect all machinery in assigned work arena to ensure compliance with OSHA and
  
  

HACCP standards

• Consult with maintenance to ensure compliance with MSS and PM scheduling
  
  

standards

• Work with the Engineering and Quality Assurance staff to create a cooperative
  
  

environment on their assigned shift.

• Develop an expert knowledge of the production process and all associated
  
  

equipment. Be able to analytically and systematically troubleshoot manufacturing

issues and develop the team to be self-directed in the same activities.

• Participate in and lead teams to improve safety, quality, reliability, sanitation and
  
  

reduce waste.

• Reinforce sense of urgency during production runs and periods of machine
  
  

downtime.

• Effectively communicate issues to management team.
• Isolate and remove impediments to scheduling, production, manpower, and safety.
• Proactively identify problems before issues occur and take correct course of action.
• Compliance, Documentation, Monitoring & Inspection:
• Perform daily checks, document, reconcile, and report to ensure the highest quality
  
  

of product is produced and tracked

• Maintain shift performance and quality documentation;
• Develop and deliver professional level Standard Operating Procedures and train on
  
  

them and monitor to ensure adherence to them.

• Ensure compliance with all regulatory standards and practices
• Ensure accurate, complete documentation and reporting of safety and
  
  

environmental incidents and their related corrective actions

• Ensure compliance of employees and process operations with GMPs, SOPs, and in
  
  

the proper use of safety equipment and safe work procedures

• Investment and Commitment:
• Must be able to work variable hours and weekends and extended hours as tasks
  
  

require

• Must understand process functions in order to accomplish high level planning
  
  

covering 24 hour periods at all times while maintaining adaptability to process

variations and change

• Must develop and enact contingencies for process and manpower scheduling and
  
  

management

• Prioritize multiple assignments at the same time and balance to meet established
  
  

deadlines

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Dairy manufacturing experience is required. Experience in the processing of fluid
  
  

milk products highly desirable.

• Ability to work in a team environment (as well as independently).
• The ability to work with groups of people with varying levels of education, expertise
  
  

and backgrounds.

• Ability to achieve results through others.
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be self-motivated and a
  
  

self-starter.

• Strong computer skills (Word, Excel, and Outlook)
• Must be able to monitor and inspect product and equipment
• Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Processes
• Must be able to obtain and/or maintain certifications in Receiving, Antibiotic Testing,
  
  

CHARM Testing And Any Other Regulatory Agency Requirements.

Education, Experience, and Certifications

• A Bachelor of Science degree in Food Science, Engineering, Business or related field
  
  

preferred.

• Industry experience would be considered in the absence of a degree.
• Dairy, beverage or process industry background, is a plus.
  
  

Note

Darigold is known for delivering fresh, high quality, value-added dairy products to

people, & customer-driven solutions to organizations, all around the globe. We are the

5th largest dairy Co-Op in the US & one of the largest privately held organizations

headquartered in Seattle, Washington. We produce over 10 billion pounds of milk

every year! Since 1918, our Farmer-owners have taken great pride in producing

nutritious dairy products with unsurpassed quality. Our work environment provides a

result driven, collaborative space, with open & transparent communication, & a

culture of celebrating everyone’s wins. Our mid-size private business model provides

the ability to have dynamic involvement at all levels of our organization. We’re also

proud to say we offer an excellent Total Compensation Package & a few other unique

perks to our industry!

At Darigold we embrace diversity & welcome all qualified applicants regardless of

race, color, national origin, sex, gender identity and expression, age, sexual

orientation, veteran status, disability, marital status, creed, religion, genetic

information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law- We’re

proud to say we are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.

As a condition of employment applicants offered a role will be required to successfully

pass our pre-employment background screen, receive a negative drug screen result &

confirm eligibility to work in the U.S. We participate in E-Verify- please follow the links

for details, English / Spanish & view our Right to Work Statement, English / Spanish.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against

employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed

their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who

have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a

part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or

applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation

information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge,

(b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an

investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal

duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c