Sr Whey Production Manager

Glanbia has a unique portfolio of better nutrition brands and ingredients, addressing growing consumer demand in major health and nutrition categories. We play into the growing market trends of active lifestyles and, health and wellness. Our wide range of dairy and functional proteins offer superior functional properties and excellent nutritional support. US Cheese, together with our joint venture partner, is the leading supplier and marketer of American-style cheddar cheese in the US.

Sr Whey Production Manager

You will direct and coordinate activities of whey production areas in processing raw materials and manufacturing customer specific products at our Clovis, NM site:

Responsibilities:

• Review production orders or schedules to ascertain product data such as types, quantities, and specifications of products and scheduled delivery dates in order to plan department operations.
• Plan production operations, establishing priorities and sequences for manufacturing products.
• Prepare operational schedules and coordinates manufacturing activities to ensure production and quality of products meets specifications.
• Review production and operating reports and resolves operational, manufacturing, and maintenance problems to ensure minimum costs and prevent operational delays.
• Inspect machines and equipment to ensure specific operational performance and optimum utilization.
• Develop or revise standard operational and working practices and observes workers to ensure compliance with standards.
• Compile, store, and retrieve production data.
• Resolve worker grievances or submits unsettle grievances to the Senior Production Manager or Plant Manager for action.
• Assume overall plant responsibilities in the absence of the Whey Plant Manager.
• Utilize GPS processes, driving zero losses and upholds the culture of Southwest Cheese non-negotiables.
• Complies with all applicable food safety regulations and mandates. (Food Safety Modernization Act- FSMA, Safe Quality Foods, Food and Drug Admin, Pasteurized Milk Ordinance)
• Ensure after hours response in the event of plant outage and emergencies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience required.
• Minimum of five years of manufacturing experience; dairy industry experience preferred.
• Previous experience supervising and developing direct reports.
• Strong analytical skills with experience managing KPIs and reporting metrics using Excel.
• Familiarity with TPM, Lean, Continuous Improvement, and other operational excellence methodologies.

From extending shelf life, to improving flavor, texture and nutrition, our dairy, plant and functional protein solutions can improve the overall quality of a wide range of products. We have over 30 years of protein knowledge and experience. We have a joint venture partnership with MWC and Southwest Cheese in the USA. These partnerships are strategically important to Glanbia and continue a history of collaboration that stretches back to our origins in dairy co-operatives.