Production Manager

About Us

Foremost Farms USA is one of the largest, leading dairy cooperatives in the United States and major dairy food and ingredients manufacturing business. We represent hundreds of Midwest dairy farmer members located in seven Midwest states, and we produce about 500 million pounds of cheese and 50 million pounds of butter in plants across our network every year. "We Bring Dairy to Life" in seven manufacturing plants across Wisconsin and Michigan and in our headquarters in Middleton (Madison), Wisconsin;

and we're looking for employees who are innovative and aim for excellence in our wide variety of production, field and business roles. Join us!

JOB TITLE
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Production Manager
POSITION TYPE
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Full time
CLASSIFICATION
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Exempt

Monday - Friday working regular business hours with the responsibility of a 24/7 operation.
Required to be on call.

The Production Manager oversees and leads the production supervisory team and supports production activities. They will contribute to the organization's success by actively driving employee engagement and ensuring quality, service and efficiency in manufacturing operations.

Develop and mentor front line leaders to effectively manage the production employees, production operations and drive employee engagement.

• Prioritize and delegate work assignments to the production supervisors.

• Evaluate processes and methods, to make appropriate recommendations to continuously improve methods, equipment performance, utilization of people, and quality of product and safety objectives including the completion of all required production paperwork through accountability and coaching.

• Act as a technical resource to address and resolve inquiries and problems regarding production, quality, and work issues.

• Ensure all quality standards and procedures are maintained by administrating quality procedures, Good Manufacturing Practices, environmental sanitation, food safety, and housekeeping.

Build a culture of operational excellence:

• Participating on cross-functional teams to build a culture of operational excellence and innovation in the areas of processing, methods, productivity, Good Manufacturing Practices, safety and quality.

• Collaborate with HR business partner to resolve grievances and manage to the contract.

• Oversee the appropriate training of new and present employees in the processes and methods required to achieve Foremost Farms' standards for quality, quantity, and safety.

• Administer company policies and procedures, including OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) and safety.

• Active involvement in safety efforts including attending safety meetings, incident investigations, assisting in root cause analysis, and auditing.

This role is accountable for ensuring that monitoring and/or verifying of control points occurs and that the required documentation is completed. For example, Critical Control Points(CCP), Preventive Controls(PC), Critical Quality Points(CQP), Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points(HACCP), and Safe Quality Food(SQF) plans. This is not an all-inclusive list.

Other related duties as assigned

• Facilitate trusting relationships through effective communication, follow through on commitments, resolving conflicts and recognizing the good work of others.

• Regularly challenge the status quo by identifying opportunities for improvement, challenging the current state, and understanding that change and growth…