Production Supervisor - Overnight Shift

Darigold, Inc.; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading dairy company is seeking an experienced Production Supervisor for their Portland Plant. The role involves providing leadership, ensuring compliance, and achieving production goals while maintaining safety and quality standards. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree and prior dairy manufacturing experience, along with strong supervisory skills.

Benefits

401K with competitive employer match

Employer-paid life & disability coverage

Paid time off and paid Holidays

8 weeks paid parental Leave

Education assistance

Community giving through matching donations

Access to great dairy products

Qualifications

• Dairy manufacturing experience is highly desired.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work in a team environment and independently.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and supervision for the production shift.
• Ensure compliance training is fully accomplished by all associates.
• Monitor activities of workers engaged in processing and production.

Skills

Leadership

Team Building

Communication

Problem Solving

Computer Skills

Education

Bachelor of Science in Food Science, Engineering, Business or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Darigold is seeking an experienced Production Supervisor to be a part of Darigold’s Portland Plant team. The Production Supervisor provides leadership and supervisory coordination in all aspects of production. As a member of the plant team the Production Supervisor will be a partner in the Operations Division. The Production Supervisor’s role is to maintain a high level of productivity and continuous improvement with their assigned shift in the areas of safety, reliability, cost savings, team building and personnel management.

What You Will Do

• The Production Supervisor will serve as a true strategic partner within the facility by:
• Provide leadership and supervision for the assigned production shift and associated personnel.
• Supervises, coordinates, and monitors activities of workers engaged in processing and production.
• Mobilize plant personnel to facilitate the achievement of plant objectives
• Effectively motivate, train and communicate with their assigned shift teams to assure superior levels of safety, reliability, sanitation, and quality.
• Ensure individual and team levels of performance meet or exceed goals and expectations.
• Ensures all compliance training is fully accomplished by all associates
• Formulates, monitors, and tracks schedule and individual employee adherence to the schedule and resolves any attendance issues
• Ensures that the timekeeping is accurate, up-to-date, and appropriately supported with review notes. Monitors/controls PTO & OT
• Direct operations in receiving, sampling, quality measures, processing, handling, and packaging as well as inventory management and control
• Proactively identify problems before issues occur and take correct course of action.
• Inspect all machinery in assigned work arena to ensure compliance with OSHA and HACCP standards
• Perform daily checks, document, reconcile, and report to ensure the highest quality of product is produced and tracked

What You Bring:

• Dairy manufacturing experience is highly desired
• Ability to work in a team environment (as well as independently).
• The ability to work with groups of people with varying levels of education, expertise and backgrounds.
• Ability to achieve results through others.
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to ensure individual and team levels of performance meet or exceed goals and expectations
• Ability to ensure that all compliance training is fully accomplished by all associates
• Demonstrated ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be self-motivated and a self-starter.
• Strong computer skills (Word, Excel, and Outlook)
• Must be able to monitor and inspect product and equipment
• Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Processes
• Must be able to obtain and/or maintain certifications in Receiving, Antibiotic Testing, CHARM testing and any other regulatory agency requirements.

Nice to Have’s

• Ability to analytically and systemically troubleshoot manufacturing processes and issues; ideal candidate will have a strong background in mechanical applications in food and/or dairy processing
• Fluent in Continuous Improvement Processes such as Root Cause Analysis, Statistical Process applications, and Standardized Procedural Development; ability to identify, assess, and develop department and process improvement projects and present financial justification
• Demonstrates flexibility in moving from operational to financial disciplines
• Ability to apply GMP procedures and practices to the system and ensure conformance
• Ability to perform daily checks and reports to ensure quality and production goals are met
• Computer literate in PC based applications in including Microsoft Office Suite, 11i, Oracle, EAM, and familiarity with PLC based process controls
• Ability and experience working with groups of individuals with varying levels of education, expertise, and backgrounds
• Ability to achieve results through management and direction of others
• Must have excellent written and oral communication skills
• Must be self-motivated and require minimal oversight or supervision

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Education, Experience, and Certifications:

• A Bachelor of Science degree in Food Science, Engineering, Business or related field preferred.
• Industry experience would be considered in the absence of a degree.
• Dairy, beverage or process industry background, isa plus.
• Experience in Microsoft Office.

Benefits of Working at Darigold

We understand that as an employee, benefits that support you and your family in and out of work are important. We’re proud to offer eligible positions a competitive total rewards package – that includes:

• 401K with competitive employer match
• Employer paid life & disability coverage
• Paid time off and paid Holidays
• 8 weeks paid parental Leave
• Education assistance
• Community giving through matching donations
• Access to great dairy products & participation in our employee butter purchase program

Our Commitment to Diversity

Achieving our vision to Lead Dairy Forward 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 torace, 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 .

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