Production Supervisor

Job Category
:
Management, Business & Financial

Requisition Number
: PRODU
003975

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Freeman
Freeman
136 East Railway
PO Box 430
Freeman, SD 57029, USA

AMPI owns six Midwest-based manufacturing plants where 10 percent of the nation’s American-type cheese and processed cheese is produced. The cooperative’s award-winning cheese and powdered dairy products are marketed to food service, retail and food ingredient customers. In 2019, the co-op launched its Dinner Bell Creamery brand and accompanying Co-op Crafted promise, highlighting more than 50 years of dairy farm families partnering with skilled cheese makers.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• All AMPI employees have an obligation to report employee safety, food safety and food quality issues to personnel of authority.
• This position has heightened food safety and food quality responsibilities.
• Manage, mentor and support production operations and employees.
• Work jointly with maintenance to identify equipment issues, establish day-to-day operational priorities, improve machine efficiency, manage the priority and completion of work on shift.
• Facilitate production expectations with plant personnel; ensuring that goals are met daily and monthly.
• Ensure that processing equipment setups are completed in the timeframe required to meet department expectations and productivity.
• Establish training procedures and processes that improve job knowledge, including cross training.
• Provide daily updates to department managers.
• Build a strong working relationship with plant personnel, providing leadership, teaching, and effective communication methods that ensure enforcement of company policies and procedures.
• Provide day-to-day support to the Plant Superintendent regarding daily duties, staffing, quality, and efficiency.
• Act as backup in the absence of the Plant Superintendent.
• Understand software controls including addressing system performance issues and training.
• Demonstrate an effective ability to delegate while maintaining respectful relationships with staff.
• Maintain a “zero injury” safety culture and motivate employees to follow safety policies and procedures.
• Participate in the annual management review of the Food Safety and Quality system.
• Identify and resolve problems in a timely manner by gathering and analyzing information. Work well in group problem solving situations and develop alternative solutions.
• Create a positive team with the ability to build morale and group commitments to meet goals and objectives.
• Ability to manage projects by creating workable plans; communicate changes effectively, build commitments and overcome resistance.
• Develop realistic action plans, prioritizing and planning work activities; plan for additional resources as needed.
• Make oneself available to employees, providing regular performance feedback, develop subordinates  skills and encourages growth.
• Communicate with HR any performance or behavioral findings of staff members—positive or negative.
• Ability to react well under pressure. Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of status or position. Accepts responsibility for own actions and follows through on commitments.
• Leads and guides all Quality and Food Safety policies and procedures, reporting any nonconformity.
• Leads and guides all Safety policies and procedures, reporting any nonconformity.
• Leads and guides GMP policies and procedures, reporting any nonconformity.
• Establish and maintain strong customer relationships as needed.
• Work with Quality to promptly investigate customer complaints, determine root cause, implement corrective action and provide follow-up.

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE:

• High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) required.
• Bachelor’s degree in food science with emphasis on food science, or related field or a combination of education and relevant work experience.

BENEFITS/REWARDS

AMPI offers competitive starting pay, PTO, 401k, short-term disability, health, dental, vision, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, employee assistance programs and more.

Note:

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

Military and veterans are encouraged to apply.