Dairy Plant Operations Supervisor

Joseph Gallo Farms; Atwater (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) retirement plan w/ company map

Health Insurance

Dental

Vision

Educational Reimbursement

Paid time off (vacation, sick, etc.)

Free cheese!

Job summary

Joseph Gallo Farms seeks an experienced plant operations leader to drive daily performance and develop skilled teams. You will oversee frontline staff, implement SOPs, and ensure GMP and food safety adherence while maintaining productive cross-functional communication with management.

Experience in food manufacturing (dairy preferred) and willingness to work non-traditional hours are required. Proficiency in English is essential, with Spanish helpful.

Qualifications

• Minimum A.A. with B.S or B.A. preferred
• 5 years of supervisory experience
• Experience working in food manufacturing company, preferably dairy operations or related
• Proven background with safety programs and GMP
• Willingness to work non-traditional hours is required
• Food, CPG or USDA/ FDA environments

Responsibilities

• Directly manage operational employees through functional leads establishing daily objectives
• Responsibility for frontline employees including hiring, reviews, rewards and discipline
• Manage daily processes, including but not limited to: Establish Operational procedures (SOPs)
• Establish workload requirements, work schedules and plain task level assignments
• Establish training needs and certification requirements
• Ensure safe operation
• Maintain composure in stressful situations, making sound decisions and communicating with management team as needed
• Motivate employees to higher achievements
• Treat all employees fairly and with consistency
• Support the development of a process improvement program
• Manage to KPI standards established by operations manager
• Recognize trends/indicators and react proactively to address potential problems
• Ensure employees maintain industry guidelines for GMP
• Proficiency in English required with Spanish language skills preferred
• Computer proficient

Skills

Supervisory experience

English proficiency

Leadership

Problem solving

Training

Education

Associate degree (A.A.)

Bachelor's degree (B.S./B.A.) preferred

Tools

Computer proficiency

Job description

Joseph Gallo Farms seeks an experienced plant operations leader to drive daily performance and develop skilled teams. You will oversee frontline staff, implement SOPs, and ensure GMP and food safety adherence while maintaining productive cross-functional communication with management.

Experience in food manufacturing (dairy preferred) and willingness to work non-traditional hours are required. Proficiency in English is essential, with Spanish helpful.