• Productivity
? Ensure Lean Manufacturing principles are utilized and improvement ideas are generated and proposed
? Prepare necessary documents for line staff to check weights according to schedule on a daily basis for both retail and wholesale shifts
? Work with production supervisors, crew leaders, and operators to keep product within stated specifications
? Identify areas of process that are negatively affecting the flow of production and/or the finished product
? Aide in trouble shooting and corrective actions
? Work through the appropriate manager, supervisor, and crew leader to ensure all controlled measures are observed and maintained
• Environmental Health and Safety
? Participate in Environmental Health and Safety activities as required
• Housekeeping
? Act as a role model at all times by maintaining a clean and organized work environment and participating in the operation’s housekeeping programs
? Demonstrate and participate in the facilities level of cleanliness
• Team Building
? Participate in a challenging, goal oriented environment by communicating performance levels of the production teams with Production Managers and the Research and Development Supervisor for continuous improvement
? Identify needed improvement and participate in corrective actions
• Continuous Improvement
? Participate in efforts that improve processing methods, food safety and quality, delivery performance, housekeeping and the implementation of cost reductions

• Culinary certificate/AIB or SQF, preferred
• Two years bakery/food production experience preferred
• Quality Assurance and/or Research and Development experience preferred
• Experience with continuous improvement process, lean manufacturing
• Proficient in the use of a computer, MS Office

Job Summary:
• Operate high speed Packaging/Blow Mold machines and all related support equipment.
• Performs quality checks and maintains production and quality records.
• Performs light maintenance activities.
• Ensures area cleanliness and safety.
• High School diploma or GED
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment required.
• Previous experience in a high-volume blow molding environment preferred.
• Must have computer skills.
• Must be adaptable, analytical, and capable of working well in team environments.

Responsibilities include but not limited to the following:
•Follows the Quality Dairy Company Code of Excellence
•Assures new employee orientation and competency training is complete for assigned job
•Measures utilization of employees, scrap, quality and production order fulfillment on a daily basis and motivates employees to maximize production efficiency
•Maintains a ‘lean manufacturing’ environment that achieves measurable results in the areas of safety, quality, productivity, cost and employee relations on a daily basis
•Plans, schedules, coordinates and assists personnel and outside resources to meet departmental and seasonal demands
•Recommends and implements methods for improvement in equipment, operating procedures and working conditions
•Utilizes maintenance work order system to document and communicate maintenance requirements
•Implements proper containment, root cause analysis and corrective action when defects are identified
•Communicates production requirements to production staff, assures all inventory shortages are communicated to appropriate management staff
•Implements policies, procedures and GMP’s to assure regulatory procedures are met
•Trains staff to maintain equipment and facility in strict compliance to all requisite governmental and industry regulatory requirements and informs Plant Manager of compliance problems
•Maintains a clean and organized work environment and participates in the operation’s housekeeping programs; communicates a high expectation to associates for facility cleanliness
•Completes appraisals for staff members, provides employee coaching and development and resolves issues through problem resolution and disciplinary action
•Measures departmental efficiency to profit and loss, budget, including visual controls and provides regular progress reports
•Assures departmental records are complete, accurate and legible
•Ensures distribution of product is accurate and timely to attain customer satisfaction

Position Requirements:
•Bachelors or Associates degree highly preferred; High school degree is required.
•Ability to work different shifts but maintain second.
•2 years of supervisor experience in a food processing environment preferred.

Shift Managers will be eligible for Health, Dental, Short-term Disability and Life Insurance, Vacation, 401K, Flexible Benefits and Profit Sharing