Production Supervisor

Darigold is looking for a Production Supervisor at our Jerome, ID production plant. The Production Supervisor provides leadership and supervisory coordination in all aspects of production. As a member of the Jerome team the Production Supervisor will be a partner in the Operations Division. The Production Supervisor’s role is to maintain a high level of productivity and continuous improvement with their assigned shift in the areas of safety, reliability, cost savings, team building and personnel management. Reference Operational Priorities of People, Safety, Quality, Waste Reduction, Productivity, and Environmental Compliance.

What You Will Do

• Leadership & Supervision:

• Provide leadership and supervision for the assigned production shift and associated personnel.
• Supervises, coordinates, and monitors activities of workers engaged in processing and production.
• Mobilize plant personnel to facilitate the achievement of plant objectives
• Effectively motivate, train and communicate with their assigned shift teams to assure superior levels of safety, reliability, sanitation, and quality. 
• Secures maximum utilization of plant resources in achieving plant objectives
• Instill operational knowledge and procedures to equipment operators to ensure consistent performance and proper use of plant resources
• Coordinate manpower and labor distribution to ensure work completion or to adjust worker assignment to gain greatest result
• Leverages and promotes ideas and initiatives

• Performance Management:
  • Ensure individual and team levels of performance meet or exceed goals and expectations.

• Ensures all compliance training is fully accomplished by all associates
• Formulates, monitors, and tracks schedule and individual employee adherence to the schedule and resolves any attendance issues
• Ensures that the timekeeping is accurate, up-to-date, and appropriately supported with review notes
• Monitors and controls PTO use and overtime utilization
• Balance labor against production volume
• Observes, coaches, trains, and intervenes with workers to ensure highest expected performance capability
• Work with HR and senior plant leadership in addressing performance issues

• Communication:

• Confers with supervisors of on-coming and off-going shifts to determine production changes, needs, and exposures
• Communicates with and informs workers of production changes, and production issues
• Prepare and conduct team meetings as necessary for proper communications and development of teams
• Recommends and participates in continuous improvement projects

• Operations:

• Direct operations in receiving, sampling, quality measures, processing, handling, and packaging as well as inventory management and control
• Diagnose and troubleshoot equipment issues

• Inspect all machinery in assigned work arena to ensure compliance with OSHA and HACCP standards

• Consult with maintenance to ensure compliance with MSS and PM scheduling standards
• Work with the Engineering and Quality Assurance staff to create a cooperative environment on their assigned shift.
• Develop an expert knowledge of the production process and all associated equipment. Be able to analytically and systematically troubleshoot manufacturing issues and develop the team to be self-directed in the same activities.
• Participate in and lead teams to improve safety, quality, reliability, sanitation and reduce waste.
• Reinforce sense of urgency during production runs and periods of machine downtime.
• Effectively communicate issues to management team.
• Isolate and remove impediments to scheduling, production, manpower, and safety.
• Proactively identify problems before issues occur and take correct course of action.

• Compliance, Documentation, Monitoring & Inspection:

• Perform daily checks, document, reconcile, and report to ensure the highest quality of product is produced and tracked
• Maintain shift performance and quality documentation.
• Develop and deliver professional-level Standard Operating Procedures, train on them, and monitor to ensure adherence to them.
• Ensure compliance with all regulatory standards and practices
• Ensure accurate, complete documentation and reporting of safety and environmental incidents and their related corrective actions
• Ensure compliance of employees and process operations with GMPs, SOPs, and in the proper use of safety equipment and safe work procedures

• Investment and Commitment:

• Must be able to work variable hours, weekends and extended hours as tasks require
• Must understand process functions to accomplish high-level planning covering 24-hour periods at all times while maintaining adaptability to process variations and change
• Must develop and enact contingencies for process and manpower scheduling and management
• Prioritize multiple assignments at the same time and balance to meet established deadlines

What You Will Bring

• Dairy manufacturing experience is required.  Experience in the processing of fluid milk products highly desirable.
• Ability to work in a team environment (as well as independently).
• The ability to work with groups of people with varying levels of education, expertise and backgrounds.
• Ability to achieve results through others.
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be self-motivated and a self-starter.
• Strong computer skills (Word, Excel, and Outlook)
• Must be able to monitor and inspect product and equipment
• Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Processes
• Must be able to obtain and/or maintain certifications in Receiving, Antibiotic Testing, CHARM testing and any other regulatory agency requirements.

Education, Experience, and Certifications

• A Bachelor of Science degree in Food Science, Engineering, Business or related field preferred. 
• Industry experience would be considered in the absence of a degree. 
• Dairy, beverage or process industry background, is a plus. 

Benefits of Working at Darigold:

We understand that as an employee, benefits that support you and your family in and out of work are important. We’re proud to offer eligible positions a competitive total rewards package – that includes:

• Employer 401K contribution of up to 5%
• Comprehensive medical, dental & vision benefits
• Employer paid life & disability coverage
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Eight weeks paid parental leave
• Education assistance
• Employee assistance program
• Community giving through matching donations

Please Note: We are not engaging with external recruiters or agencies for this role. Kindly refrain from outreach regarding candidates.

Our Commitment to Diversity:

Achieving our vision to Lead Dairy Forward requires cultivating and supporting a team with varying backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We are committed to providing a workplace based on mutual respect where all employees feel included and can bring their best and authentic selves to work every day. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and Affirmative Action Employer. We welcome all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, marital status, creed, religion, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. As a condition of employment, applicants offered a role will be required to successfully pass our pre-employment background screen, receive a negative drug screen result & confirm eligibility to work in the U.S. We participate in E-Verify - please follow the links for details, English / Spanish & view our Right to Work Statement, English / Spanish.