Darigold is seeking an experienced and driven Food Manufacturing Professional to fill the position of Production Manager at our Issaquah, Washington plant. The Production Manager will be tasked with leading and developing a team of five salaried supervisors who directly oversee a 24/7/365 butter/cottage cheese plant in Issaquah, Washington. This team will have full responsibility for Maintaining Quality Safety Practices, Ensuring Employee Training and Scheduling, Controlling Operational Costs, and Ensuring the Quality of Our Finished Products. The successful candidate will work closely with Maintenance and Quality Managers. This position reports to the Plant Manager.

This is a salaried position. Compensation will be based upon experience and abilities. Salary will be between $95,000 and $110,000 per year.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (other duties as assigned)

· Provide leadership and supervision to production shifts

· Effectively communicate with other managers, supervisors, and operators to assure superior levels of safety, reliability, sanitation, and quality

· Ability to work with all departments to create a collaborative environment

· Develop an expert knowledge of the product production process and associated equipment

· Be able to troubleshoot manufacturing issues and develop the team to be self-directed in the same activities

· Ensure that proper GMP procedures are followed

· Oversee the production schedule, as needed

· Understand sanitation, including CIP’s, and ensuring proper parameters are being followed

· Develop SOP’s and collect data, as needed

· Ability to understand and report on plant financials

· Be able to perform daily checks and reports to ensure that the products produced are of the highest quality

· Reinforce sense of urgency during production runs and periods of equipment downtime

· Effectively communicate issues to the management team

· Implement continuous plant improvements to increase productivity and reduce waste

· Support the Darigold Performance System initiative

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

· Strong organizational skills and attention to detail

· Strong written and verbal communication skills. Able to work effectively with plant manufacturing teams and serve as a liaison to our customers

· Demonstrated ability to achieve results through others, as well as the ability to operate independently as required

· Ability to manage multiple priorities

· Ability to work with a vision toward continuous improvement

· Strong technical background in cheese manufacturing preferred. Utilizes technical skills to train and develop others

· Knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and other software applications

Education, Experience and Certifications

· Bachelor's Degree in Business or Dairy Operational Management preferred

· Minimum of five years’ experience in management or supervisory position in food production

Our vision at Darigold is to Lead Dairy Forward – achieving that vision 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.

Darigold is known for delivering fresh, high quality, value-added dairy products to people, & customer-driven solutions to organizations, all around the globe. We are the 5th largest dairy Co-Op in the US & one of the largest privately held organizations headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

We produce over 9 billion pounds of milk every year! Since 1918, our Farmer-owners have taken great pride in producing nutritious dairy products with unsurpassed quality. Our work environment provides a results driven, collaborative space, with open & transparent communication, & a culture of celebrating everyone’s wins.

At Darigold we embrace diversity & welcome all qualified applicants regardless of 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- We’re proud to say we are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer