Production Supervisor

California Dairies; Visalia (CA); On-site; USD 67,000 - 102,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading dairy cooperative is seeking a supervisor for their Visalia plant. The role involves overseeing plant operations, ensuring quality and safety standards, and managing personnel. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree and relevant leadership experience, preferably in food manufacturing.

Benefits

Family medical/dental/vision

Retirement plans

Paid holidays

Paid vacation

Tuition reimbursement

Incentive Programs

Qualifications

• Experience in a leadership role, preferably in dairy or food science.
• Ability to follow safety procedures, obtain necessary licenses.
• Excellent verbal, written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operation of plant processes and personnel.
• Maintain quality control throughout the manufacturing process.
• Ensure compliance with safety and quality regulations.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Leadership

Communication

Team Development

Education

Bachelor of Science

Job description

Join the California Dairies, Inc. (CDI) team, a farmer-owned cooperative dedicated to sustainably producing the highest quality dairy products while fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration. CDI products are delivered locally and around the world.

At our Visalia plant, equipped with the largest single evaporator-dryer in North America, we manufacture milk powder, butter, and AMF.

We encourage you to be part of our team that's shaping the future of dairy, right from the heart of California!

We offer a generous total rewards package that includes:

• Salary Range- $67,848 - $101,855
• Family medical/dental/vision
• Retirement plans
• Paid holidays
• Paid vacation
• Tuition reimbursement
• Incentive Programs

Job Summary

Support and enforce SQF / QA, GMP, HACCP, Safety policies and procedures, and production needs. “Food Safety and Quality” are the responsibilities of this position. Oversees the daily operation of separators, evaporators, churns, and dryers. Operations include running of equipment, cleaning of equipment, and completion of necessary paperwork in a clear, concise manner. Maintaining the work areas in a clean and sanitary condition at all times.

Essential Functions

• Responsible for daily operation of plant, including but not limited to, receiving, separators, evaporators, HTST’s, dryers, butter processing, Ava-Pac powder packaging and UF/RO plant.
• Supervises, schedules, tracks, mentors, and directs the workforce in area of responsibility
• Monitors and maintains quality of product throughout efficient manner.
• Monitors chemical use during clean-up and maintains proper rotation of product.
• Keeps plant in “inspection ready” condition: have all air blows and foot baths changed daily, have floors and drains cleaned as needed, have recording charts in proper condition and check state seals on equipment, inform management as needed.
• Informs all departments of necessary changes or run conditions and report to supervisor any problem encountered and then follow any further instruction from the management.
• Checks tanks and tankers for proper CIP.
• Monitors and reduce controllable cost, i.e., chemical usage, overtime, breaks, etc.
• Maintains inventory of supplies, of assigned items.
• Takes powder and fluid inventory of product daily.
• Reports violations of company policies, procedures and working rules to management.
• Follows and enforce all GMP, HACCP, safety, food safety, attendance and working rules, and improve safety awareness by completing safety stand-up meetings each month.
• Completes and submit on the job training reviews for all assigned employees.
• Follows all safety and working rules.
• Must have the ability to get along with co-workers, management personnel, customers, vendors, and employees in accordance with the company policies and working rules while ensuring a harmonious and conducive work environment.
• Maintains a positive attitude and contribute toward a quality environment.
• Excellent regular full-time attendance in support of company objectives.
• Use initiative and judgment in making decisions, keeping with California Dairies, Inc.’s best interests.
• Performs other duties as assigned by management.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Supervising, overseeing, training, and reporting on the entire production process.
• Directing the work of all plant personnel on site during his/her shift, working with and through employees to achieve goals.
• Reporting all employee problems to the Production Superintendent and/or Plant Manager via telephone or written reports.
• Managing inventories and planning ahead to maximize the efficiency of the plant.
• Calling in employees (full time or temporary labor) if needed to cover a shift.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must have the ability to trouble shoot problems and be persistent until a solution is found.
• Must work in a sage manner and follow all safety procedures including use of safety equipment.
• Must be willing to ask for assistance when the process is unclear.
• Must possess or be able to obtain and maintain California State Pasteurizers License and California State Sampler’s and Weigher’s License.

Education and/or Experience

A Bachelor of Science degree and four years of experience in a leadership role; or and equivalent combination of education and experience required. If no degree in Dairy or Food Science, additional dairy manufacturing experience (particularly in a leadership role) may be considered.

• College level verbal and written communication skills.
• Leadership, team development, coaching, and/or teaching experience.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Basic computational skills required.
• Simple math reasoning and statistical skills required.

Reasoning Ability

Must have the ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions given in written, oral, or diagram form. Must have the ability to discern when issues may require input from levels of authority within the corporation.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Must possess or be able to obtain California State Pasteurizers License and California State Sampler’s and Weigher’s License.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Sitting/Standing/Walking:

The supervisor stands throughout their shifts. The supervisor walks on uneven concrete and tiles surfaces.

Lifting/Carrying:

The supervisor lifts up to 60 lbs. on a frequent basis and 80 lbs. on an occasional basis. Two or more employees’ complete lifts of greater than 80 lbs.

Pushing/Pulling:

Some pushing or pulling could be involved in assisting operators make hook-ups of piping of equipment.

Bending/Stooping:

The supervisor stoops throughout the workday, for varying lengths of time. The supervisor may have to bend and stoop when servicing product pumps and during clean-up duties and when picking up items off of the floor.

Squatting/Kneeling/Crawling:

The supervisor may assume any combination of these positions during clean-up duties, including kneeling on the floor and crawling under equipment. The supervisor may squat to use legs for leverage when using a large wrench to open product presses.

Twisting/Turning:

The supervisor may assume any combination of these positions during clean-up duties. The supervisor may be required to work in tight places.

Climbing/Balancing:

The supervisor is involved in the loading out of condensed skim milk, requiring climbing a flight of stairs to the top of the tanks and balancing on the tanker while making the necessary hook-ups and opening of the dome covers. The supervisor is involved in the inspection of processing equipment, which could involve climbing over 100 steps to the top of the dryers or evaporators.

Reaching:

The supervisor reaches at or above shoulder level at various times during the shift when making adjustments on the control panel or making pipe fitting connections or washing milk silos. The supervisor may have to reach during clean-up assignments or to climb vertical ladders.

Grasping/Manipulating:

Grasping and manipulating of papers, object, and equipment will be required. Ability to keyboard for data input will be required on an ongoing basis.

Equipment

Operates personal computer to enter data and run reports, radios security or managerial staff and other standard office equipment.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those and employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties. Employees will be subject to temperatures associated with an air-cooled room to temperatures in excess of 100 degrees Fahrenheit while working in proximity to dryer and to wet environments (hot or cold) during cleaning-in-place (CIP) operations. May be required to enter confined spaces to perform equipment inspections.

This job description will be updated if duties and responsibilities change significantly. Job functions are subject to modification based on business necessity

ADA/FEHA

The Company will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act.

EEO

The Company is an equal employment opportunity employer.

Equal Opportunity Employer
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