Ricotta Production Supervisor - Lead Dairy Quality & Ops

Lactalis Heritage Dairy; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total Rewards Program

Paid Time Off

Education Reimbursement

Retirement contributions

Job summary

Lactalis Heritage Dairy in Buffalo, NY is seeking a Supervisor in Ricotta Production to help run a safe, productive department. You will focus on production, quality, and people, identifying and solving problems with the Ricotta Production Manager.

The role emphasizes adherence to GMP and QC policies, effective communication with the team, and hands-on supervision of daily operations to sustain high standards in a fast-paced dairy plant.

Qualifications

• Attention to detail and accuracy in work required.
• Ability to perform a multitude of tasks.
• Strong communication abilities, written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Ensures department is running in a smooth and efficient manner.
• Assist operators in set up and start of production.
• Ensures quality control checks are being performed by the departmental employees.
• Verifies proper recipes are being used for production.
• Completes and maintains appropriate paperwork/reports.
• Verifies operator logs each hour with signature.
• Verifies that moisture checks are being performed on all lots.
• Tours entire room on a half-hour basis.
• Ensures sufficient manpower is scheduled for next day’s activities.
• Ensure that there are sufficient supplies (salt, stabilizer, Vitamin A, etc.) for the day.
• Maintains employee records including attendance, and write-ups as needed.
• Maintains an open line of communication with all employees in ricotta department.
• Identify, investigate and work to solve any problems that arise in the department.
• Ensure all department employees adhere to all GMP and QC policies when in the plant and surrounding environments.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Multitasking

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Associate degree in business administration or dairy science

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Lactalis Heritage Dairy in Buffalo, NY is seeking a Supervisor in Ricotta Production to help run a safe, productive department. You will focus on production, quality, and people, identifying and solving problems with the Ricotta Production Manager.

The role emphasizes adherence to GMP and QC policies, effective communication with the team, and hands-on supervision of daily operations to sustain high standards in a fast-paced dairy plant.