What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sugar Specialist position at Michigan Sugar Company?
Safety First. Excellence. Pride. Integrity. Compassion. Trust. Are you ready to plant your career in a place where words like these serve as the foundation for doing business every day? At Michigan Sugar, our purpose is Making Life Sweeter, and our mission is Creating Growth and Opportunity.
Michigan Sugar Company has an immediate, full-time opportunity for a XXXX, located at the Toledo Warehouse, 3332 St. Lawrence Drive, Toledo, OH 43605.
JOB SUMMARY
The Sugar Specialist will be able to operate the liquid, granulated, and packaging loading/unloading operations. All operations must be performed in accordance with food safety and quality standards as well as Michigan Sugar Company safety practices and procedures.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Safely operate on site equipment, as needed, to achieve business needs
- Accurately and completely fill out necessary documentation for the operation being performed.
- Utilize computer programs effectively and enter appropriate data, as needed.
- Keep work areas clean, organized, and abide by all food safety and quality standards.
- Demonstrate good communication skills, reporting any issues that may arise.
- Assist in inventory control and organization.
- Perform daily tasks indoors and outdoors, in varying weather conditions.
- Assist in product sampling and analysis to verify product meets customer requirements.
- Perform other assigned duties as needed.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
- High School Diploma and previous experience in a production environment
- Demonstrate excellent oral and written communication.
- Physically able to lift up to 50lbs and work in varying weather conditions.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and ERP software/programs
- Excellent ability to multi-task and manage conflicting priorities.
KEY COMPETENCIES
- Ability to work well with others in a team environment.
- Flexible and able to work in a fast-paced and production environment.
- Ability to quickly solve problems and make decisions.
- Demonstrate ethics and integrity, display drive and purpose, demonstrate capability to learn, managing self, increasing self-awareness, in alignment with corporate values
- Knowledge of SDS and proper chemical handling and usage of required PPE
- Ability to stay focused and function with a strong attention to details.
NOTE: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by staff assigned to this position. The above statements are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills that may be required. All staff may be required to perform duties outside their normal responsibilities as needed.
Michigan Sugar Company offers competitive market wages for both hourly and salaried employees, opportunity for professional growth and development, and comprehensive benefit packages that may include medical, dental, 401(k) and paid time off. To learn more visit www.michigansugar.com.
Michigan Sugar Company was founded in 1906 when six smaller sugar companies merged their operations. In 2002, Michigan Sugar Company became a grower-owned cooperative and in 2004, it merged with Monitor Sugar Company to form the company that exists today.
Michigan Sugar Company is headquartered in Bay City and has sugar beet processing facilities in Bay City, Caro, Croswell and Sebewaing. Its nearly 900 grower-owners plant and harvest up to 140,000 acres of sugar beets each year in 17 Michigan counties, as well as Ontario, Canada. Those beets are sliced at the factories and turned into about 1.3 billion pounds of sugar annually.
That sugar is sold to industrial, commercial, and retail customers under the Pioneer and Big Chief brands.
Michigan Sugar Company has approximately 1,000 year-round employees and an additional 1,100 seasonal workers. It is the No. 1 employer in Huron County, the No. 2 employer in Bay and Sanilac counties and the No. 3 employer in Tuscola County. The company’s annual payroll is more than $90 million and its annual local economic impact is about $700 million.
Michigan Sugar Company is the third largest of eight sugar beet processing companies in the United States and Michigan is one of 11 states where sugar beets are grown in the country.
Michigan Sugar Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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