What are the responsibilities and job description for the Site Supply Chain Sup position at Post Consumer Brands?
Business Unit Overview:
This phase is still new, and that’s what makes it exciting. As we continue to grow across grocery and pet, we’re looking for people who care about good food, thoughtful work, and the kind of impact that stretches from store shelves to kitchen tables, and food bowls, across the country.
Location Description:
Post Holdings provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, status as a covered veteran and any other category protected under application federal, state, provincial and local laws.
Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company’s portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats®, PEBBLES®, Grape-Nuts® and Malt-O-Meal® cereal, and Peter Pan® peanut butter, as well as Nutrish®, Kibbles ‘n Bits® and 9Lives® dog and cat food. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit www.postconsumerbrands.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook for the latest news.
Brand:
At Post Consumer Brands, we’ve spent generations showing up for families, starting with breakfast, the most important meal of the day. Our cereals have become a trusted part of daily routines, helping spark conversations, fuel busy mornings, and create everyday moments that bring families closer together, including their furry four-legged family members, who have recently become a part of our story. As families have evolved, so have we. What began at the breakfast table has expanded into snacks, peanut butter, and pet food, because caring for a family means feeding every part of it. With the addition of several iconic pet brands, we’ve extended our purpose: to make high-quality, accessible food for everyone under the same roof.
This phase is still new, and that’s what makes it exciting. As we continue to grow across grocery and pet, we’re looking for people who care about good food, thoughtful work, and the kind of impact that stretches from store shelves to kitchen tables, and food bowls, across the country.
Post Consumer Brands in Jonesboro, Ark. is home to more than 200 team members. Jonesboro may be a smaller town, but it has a strong performing arts scene, multiple schools, and a diverse geography with sports and outdoor recreation opportunities for everyone. The Post Jonesboro team supports the community through food pantry volunteering and an annual toy drive during the holiday season.
Responsibilities:
Under the direction of the Site Supply Chain Manager, this position is a key people leader responsible for the day-to-day site warehouse operations that support the sites operations team. The incumbent will have strategic and day-to-day leadership and responsibility to achieve people safety, food safety, quality, customer service, productivity, efficiency, cost, and accuracy objectives through both individual and team contributions. This position provides direction, leadership, development, as well as, support to direct reports and other supervisors through empowerment, teamwork, on job assignments, and continuous improvement initiatives. The Site Supply Chain Supervisor will engage frontline site warehouse operators across multiple shift schedules (across all shifts at representative site) in decision making while fostering a learning environment that requires involvement and personal accountability. A key deliverable is to demonstrate daily the need for continuous improvement and change necessary to deliver on business results through the pursuit of supply chain and warehouse best practices along with deployment and maintenance of standard work.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- Develop employees to meet and/or exceed performance expectations and conduct company standards for personal safety, productivity, quality, food safety, sanitation, environmental, regulatory compliance and SQF
- Acts as stand-in for Site Supply Chain Manager as required
- Manage frontline site warehouse operators across multiple shift schedules (across all shifts at representative site) to ensure day-to-day supply chain execution and plant support
- Oversee daily site warehouse operations; support partnership between the site supply chain and manufacturing operations at the plant site
- Manage, prioritize, and coordinate finished product, packaging, raw material and work-in-process inventories to meet production needs, quality standards, and cost constraints. Plan, organize and coordinate work activities of warehouse operations personnel to meet demand requirements.
- Manage employee communications, expectations and overall accountability. Act as general support and as a communication resource for employees. Consult with employees regarding personnel and production problems.
- Manage warehouse operations facilities, equipment and systems in functional, sanitary and safe working condition while meeting all regulatory requirements.
- Perform Safety, GMP, and Pre-Operational audits.
- Lead and drive continuous improvement efforts around safety, quality, damage reduction, engagement, waste, reliability, and yield.
- Support, improve and develop operating procedures to ensure required standards are being followed.
- Help develop and implement training programs for team members in a systematic manner to cover all contingencies; assist employees in their self-development, e.g., leadership development, outside education, etc. Know and communicate training status of the warehouse operations team.
- Ensure safety guidelines are understood and followed, incidents properly reported, deficiencies appropriately addressed, and emergencies handled correctly.
- Maintain relationships between shifts and departments through effective communications, shift transfer meetings, and escalation process.
- Provides technical expertise, intellectual horsepower, and understanding of plant and site supply chain processes.
- Acts as the stand in for the Site Supply Chain Manager during their absence and vacations.
- Mentors other supervisors, team leads, and team members.
- Follow PCB Values: Put Safety First, Be Bold, Win as One, Act Like an Owner, Do Right and Bring Joy
- Where applicable, honor and respect the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) to provide for prompt and peaceful adjustment of differences which may arise between bargaining unit employees and the company.
- All other duties as required
EDUCATION:
Bachelor’s Degree in Manufacturing, Management, Engineering, Supply Chain Management or related field.
EXPERIENCE:
- Previous supervisory experience required.
- Would prefer a minimum of 5 years of combined related experience, with a preference in supply chain warehouse operations or food processing/packaging.
- Strong knowledge of manufacturing and/or warehouse systems and processes.
- Strong knowledge of continuous improvement tools and techniques.
- Able to build relationships and inspire others.
- Must be mobile and able to take on broader assignments for additional development opportunities.
Post Holdings provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, status as a covered veteran and any other category protected under application federal, state, provincial and local laws.