What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cheese Plant Production Supervisor position at Darigold?
Darigold is seeking a motivated Production Supervisor to be a part of Darigold’s Sunnyside, WA team. The Production Supervisor must posses the desire and ability to provide leadership and supervisory coordination in all aspects of production. As a member of the Sunnyside, WA 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.
What You Will Do
$80,168.40 to $97,761.00 per year, DOE
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 are proud to offer eligible positions a competitive total rewards package – that includes:
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
What You Will Do
- Provide leadership and supervision for the assigned production shift and associated personnel. Effectively motivate, train and communicate with their assigned shift teams to assure superior levels of safety, reliability, sanitation, and quality. Insure individual and team levels of performance meet or exceed goals and expectations.
- Prepare and conduct team meetings as necessary for proper communications and development of teams. Have the ability to 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.
- Be able to perform daily checks and reports to insure the highest quality of product produced within Good Manufacturing Practices as they apply to the production of the product. Maintain shift performance and quality documentation.
- Participate in and lead SPC project teams that 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.
- Needs flexibility to work variable hours and weekends.
- 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.
- A Bachelor of Science degree in Food Science, Engineering, Business or related field preferred. Industry experience in a leadership role would be considered in the absence of a degree. Dairy, beverage or process industry background would be a plus.
$80,168.40 to $97,761.00 per year, DOE
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 are proud to offer eligible positions a competitive total rewards package – that includes:
- Employer 401K contributions
- Comprehensive medical, dental & vision benefits
- Employer paid life & disability coverage
- Paid time off and paid holidays
- 8 weeks paid parental leave
- Education assistance
- Employee assistance program
- Community giving through matching donations
- Access to great dairy products & participation in our employee butter purchase program
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
Salary : $80,168 - $97,761