What are the responsibilities and job description for the Ingredients Specialist position at Mennel?
Title : Ingredients Specialist- Newton
Department : Planning
Reports To : Refer to location organizational chart
SUMMARY : This position is responsible for assigning and coordinating all controlled inbound and outbound shipments to achieve the best cost, customer service level and transit times. This position will sustain the Mission and Motto and Food Safety and Quality Statement of the Mennel Milling Company.
PRIMARY WORK SHIFT : Works shift as assigned and overtime as required.
Monday through Friday 7AM - 4PM. Will vary, depending on workload.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without accommodation.
- Follow all food and personal safety rules and regulations in respect to GMP's, OSHA, HACCP, the Global Food Safety Initiative, the US FDA Food Safety Modernization Act as stated in the FS&Q Statement, and sanitation guidelines as set forth by the company as listed in Corporate Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) and attend all required training sessions. Maintain the department / facility in an everyday audit ready condition.
- Track and order materials in a timely and accurate manner maintain appropriate inventory level targets with consideration to space and cost.
- Utilize various microcomputer applications. Demonstrated mastery of the purchasing, receiving and inventory functions of D365 and SAP.
- Present and help implement ideas that will productively impact material planning, usage and inventory functions.
- Monitor inventory levels as finished product demand fluctuates and take action as appropriate.
- Minimize inventory write-offs, scrap and dumps by proactively seeking options to use all materials prior to shelf-life expiration or obsolescence.
- Assure materials supply for new products are supplied in a timely manner.
- Work with vendors, procurement and the plant to resolve material issues as they arise.
- Ensure compliance to all purchasing and inventory management control standards, policies and procedures.
- Communication of material issues to procurement, transportation, production planners, schedulers, management and all other levels.
- Active involvement in all inventory activities including physical inventories and cycle counts.
- Work off shifts, off hours and weekends as business needs require to assure material supply or to coordinate supply for specific projects.
- Oversee the daily activities of ingredient batchers to ensure efficient and accurate preparation of batches in compliance with production schedules, quality standards, and safety protocols. Provide guidance, training, and performance feedback to support team development
- Other duties may be assigned.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES :
This position may have supervisory duties depending on location.
QUALIFICATIONS :
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required to perform this job.
LANGUAGE SKILLS :
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, memos, procedures, and plans. Ability to write, complete checklists and other basic documentation and correspondence. Ability to effectively present information or data in one-on-one and small group situations to co-workers, supervisors, and managers.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS :
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
REASONING ABILITY :
Must use solid judgment when making decisions. Must have ability to quickly recognize and plan for changing work duties and events.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS :
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job :
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to perform maintenance tasks, reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, twist, crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 50 pounds or more. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT :
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job :
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to conditions that are typical to a fast- paced manufacturing environment, including : moving equipment and machinery, dusty, hot / humid, and cold conditions; employee must be willing to work in all weather conditions, at heights, and in the presence of airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment usually requires the use of hearing protection. Work involves exposure to common wheat allergens.
