Production Supervisor - 3rd shift

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Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA) is looking for an experienced Production Supervisor to join our team at our Constantine, MI facility. In this role, you’ll lead and support a team of production employees, ensuring smooth daily operations. You’ll be responsible for planning and assigning work, enforcing company policies and procedures, and driving continuous improvement in production processes, equipment efficiency, and overall working conditions.

About Us:

The Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA) – established in 1916 – is a dairy farmer-owned and operated milk marketing cooperative and dairy processor. As the 10th largest dairy cooperative in the U.S., MMPA serves dairy farmers throughout Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, and Indiana, employing approximately 625 people in four states. In addition to a cheese plant in Indiana called the Middlebury Cheese Company, and a dairy product plant in Ohio called Superior Dairy, MMPA operates two SQF Level 3 dairy ingredient plants in Michigan.

Products made at MMPA’s plants include fluid milk, cheese, ultra-filtered milk, ice cream, butter, nonfat dry milk, cream, and condensed skim milk.

Why You’ll Love Working Here: At MMPA, we believe in investing in our people and fostering an environment where you can grow both personally and professionally. Here are just a few reasons why you’ll enjoy working with us:

• Competitive Salary: We offer a competitive salary to attract the best talent.
• Health & Wellness Benefits: Comprehensive medical coverage through Blue Cross Blue Shield, including mental health services to support your well-being.
• Disability Insurance: Protection for you in case of illness or injury.
• Paid Time Off: Enjoy a generous PTO package to maintain work-life balance.
• Retirement Benefits: Secure your future with 401k contributions from us.
• Growth Opportunities: We are committed to your personal and professional development.
• Employee Appreciation: We regularly host events to show our appreciation for your hard work and dedication.
• Wellness Initiatives: Participate in wellness programs designed to help you stay healthy and engaged.
• Employee Feedback: Your voice matters, and we offer forums for your suggestions and input.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan and organize available resources (employees, materials, time, equipment) to best meet shift production, quality, and safety goals. Monitors and adapts plans throughout the shift as needed.
• Develop, coach, and counsel employees to ensure a motivated and competent workforce on the shift.
• Work cooperatively with other production supervisors to ensure effective shift-to-shift transitions and to minimize disruption due to unplanned absences. This includes conducting a pre-shift briefing with the supervisors to be relieved, completing shift notes for the current shift, and briefing the incoming supervisor when done for the shift.
• Keeps other Departments within the organization informed of the status of work items.
• Continually develops a stronger understanding of the operation of our milk balancing plant to include equipment operations, workflow, and labor contract features. This includes developing hands-on familiarity with operating processing equipment and the ability to update the production plan.
• Evaluate and maintain the effective application of the SQF plan to ensure product quality.
• Evaluate and maintain the effective application of the MMPA Safety System to ensure worker and workplace safety.
• Evaluate and maintain the effective application of the FSMA plan to ensure manufactured products are safe from contamination.
• Maintain the plant’s manufacturing equipment in sanitary condition (ensure employees clean and sanitize tanks and pipe routings, hook up and load / unload raw/finished material delivery tankers, and clean work areas according to plant SSOPs to assure the quality of the manufactured product.
• Inspect facility (production, warehouse, grounds) to assure adherence to safety and operating policies and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) using Company policies and procedures.
• Coordinate changes in production staffing and/or processes to ensure communication of…