Assistant Plant Manager - Chaseburg Creamery

Assistant Plant Manager
- Chaseburg Creamery

Location – Onsite this is an onsite role that works at the Chaseburg Creamery in Chaseburg, WI. The shift/hours are 7am - 4pm Monday
- Friday

Employee Type – Salaried

Bonus – This position is eligible for a 5% annual incentive bonus based on cooperative and individual performance.

Safety Sensitive – Yes

At Organic Valley, our philosophy and decisions are based on the health and welfare of people, animals and the earth. We’re a mission‑driven cooperative, owned by family farmers, and we’ve been leaders in organic agriculture from the very beginning.

The Assistant Plant Manager is responsible for helping to direct and manage the efficient operations of the Chaseburg Creamery. The Assistant Plant Manager works to assist the Plant Manager in providing operational oversight with a strong emphasis on personnel safety, food safety, and food quality. Success is measured by improvement of personnel and food safety metrics, while also improving productivity, quality metrics and increasing the operator's sense of ownership of systems.

This role promotes collaboration and teamwork within and between production, maintenance, and quality staff as well as others to foster motivation, increased productivity, and ensure the highest level of customer service. This is a safety sensitive role.

• Promote a culture of safety awareness and compliance among all employees.
• Conduct regular safety training sessions and drills to educate employees on safety protocols and procedures.
• Investigate accidents and near‑misses to identify root causes and implement preventive measures.
• Ensure that all safety equipment is properly maintained and readily available for use.

• Enforce rigorous food safety protocols in accordance with FDA, USDA, WDATCP, and other regulatory guidelines.
• Conduct regular audits and inspections to identify and mitigate potential food safety risks.
• Implement corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance food safety practices.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation and records related to food safety procedures and compliance.

• Uphold strict quality control standards throughout the manufacturing process.
• Monitor production processes to ensure adherence to product specifications and quality standards.
• Collaborate with quality assurance team to conduct product testing, analysis, and address any quality issues promptly.
• Implement preventive measures to minimize product defects and non‑conformities.

• Communicates performance expectations by evaluating performance, providing timely feedback, training, and coaching, and recommending personnel actions for assigned staff.
• Ensures compliance with applicable policies, safety practices, and fair employment practices.
• Ensure that staff follows good manufacturing, safety, and quality assurance policies and practices.
• Support in scheduling, directing, training, auditing and coordinating the work activities and resources necessary for the operation of Chaseburg Creamery.
• Collaborate with plant supervisors and staff to continuously improve production processes and quality at Chaseburg Creamery.

• Assists in coordinating production and processing of dairy products at Chaseburg Creamery to meet the cooperative’s production/quality requirements.
• Working knowledge of the certification standards applied to Chaseburg Creamery, including:
  Kosher, DATCP, USDA, Organic, FDA, FSMA, BRC, Halal, Military and Organic Valley/CROPP Cooperative policies.
• Assists in establishing/monitoring measurable criteria to ensure desired results are obtained and provides management with updates via tracking reports reflective of Key Performance Indicators in line with set priorities and timing targets.
• Handles confidential information with discretion.
• Ensure food safety, maintenance, and production records are completed accurately and timely.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

• 5+ years of experience in dairy manufacturing, with at least 2 years in a supervisory role.
• Bachelor's degree in…