At Johnsonville, our members are responsible for everything! If you're passionate about making a difference, we want you to help make our products, our processes, our communities and each other better. Since 1945, Wisconsin-based Johnsonville has proudly made our products in the U.S.A.! Our family-owned company has grown from a small butcher shop to the No. 1 national sausage brand. We employ 3,000 members. Johnsonville products are enjoyed in 45 countries and served in 130 sports stadiums throughout the U.S.

Johnsonville, LLC

Job Posting

Operations Sales Coordinator – Pork Products and Medical Tissues

Position Overview:

The Sustainable Swine Resources (SSR) division focuses on driving value optimization and sustainability for the porcine tissue and pork product/ raw materials available from our harvest facilities. The individual in this position will be responsible for the overall business logistics working closely with Operations, the SSR Team, and SSR Customers to consistently deliver high quality porcine material and have the highest impact on customer success. This is an opportunity to act as an owner to continuously realize maximum value and societal importance of porcine raw materials.

Responsibilities:

• Lead with operational team for quality production of life science and pharmaceutical materials
• Lead team for flawless commercialization of new products across all sectors of products
• Maintain quality service by collaborating cross-functionally to meet and maintain customer requirements including customer set up and order processing
• Maintain and update product specifications, regulatory documents and ensure harvest standards are accurate
• Identify and implement cost management opportunities across the SSR supply chain
• Oversee customer visits and assist as required for customer audits
• Develop supporting business cases for new products and modifications to existing products
• Demonstrate a continuous improvement mindset to improve operationally as well as the consumer experience

• Work closely with the SSR team, operations, and supporting team members while effectively communicating throughout all levels of the organization
• Regular presence at fresh plants to support operational teams

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree required or will consider equivalent job-related experience; will consider internal applicants in process of achieving a Bachelor’s Degree

Experience:

• At least 3 years of experience in the meat/food industry preferred
• Experience in industries where pork products and tissues are sold – Retailers, Processor Sales, Animal feed, Pet Industries, Pharmaceuticals, Medical, Research, etc.
• Familiarity with operations, R&D and Quality functions
• Knowledge of USDA/FDA regulations and standards

Skills and Competencies:

• Results oriented and comfortable with influencing decisions across the organization
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to communicate details to technical and non-technical individuals
• Skilled at managing multiple priorities
• Ability to function in an autonomous work environment

Coach for this position: Director of SSR

(We don’t have bosses at Johnsonville. We have Coaches. They are there to help you develop your talents. They cannot make you run laps.)

Location: Watertown, WI or Sheboygan Falls, WI; Hybrid remote in proximity to fresh plant locations

Travel: Approximately 20% (Not a ton)

Member Status: Fulltime, Salaried

(At Johnsonville, you are not an employee. You are a Member and, yes, Membership has its privileges – like the ability to buy sausage at great discounts. Our more traditional benefits are great, too.)

About our Company

Since 1945, our family-owned band of sausage-makers has invented better ways to make, eat and prepare crave-able sausage. Today, we are 2,000 Members strong. We sell our famous sausage in all 50 United States and more than 40 countries. We have a culture built on the idea that if we make developing your talents our top priority, great business results will follow naturally. We call it The Johnsonville Way. It has been our secret sauce for decades, and we hope you get to experience it for yourself!

How to Apply:

External candidate: Apply on-line only at: careers.johnsonville.com

We value the diversity of our workforce and we embrace the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment. M/F/Vet/Disability

Johnsonville values the service Veterans and their family members have given to our country. We support the hiring of returning service members and military spouses.