Plant Maintenance Supervisor at Prairie Farms Dairy Inc.

Summary/Objective

This role, reporting to the Maintenance and Reliability Manager, oversees the manufacturing and plant operations on a shift basis. This position has direct responsibility for work teams and larger projects in compliance with food safety, quality and regulatory requirements.

Benefits

• Thrift retirement plan with generous company contributions 
• Excellent health benefit plans including medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Company paid STD and Life Insurance 
• Flex spending account (FSA)
• Paid Time Off
• Paid holidays
• Employee Assistance Program 

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Departmental Duties:

• Provide support to improve quality excellence, food safety, and product development efforts, cooperating closely with the quality control team 
• Develop a culture of accelerated continuous improvement utilizing standard work, problem identification, A3 problem solving, and decision making at the level of execution
• Responsible for leading operational improvements in the assigned work area teams
• Ensure work area teams follow the continuous improvement framework in the areas of Safety, Food Safety Quality and Productivity when conducting Daily Management Meetings
• Help other group leaders achieve their goals through guidance and modeling
• Work with other group and team leaders, both operational and functional, to identify, prioritize and resolve issues between the teams
• Develop the leadership capabilities of work area team leaders with formal bi-weekly coaching, goal setting, training and timely completion of performance reviews
• Keep a pulse on the engagement level and attitude of other group leaders and team leaders 
• Support team leader in developing and maintaining standard work, implementing and 

following defined standards

• Support in hiring process with candidate review and interviews
• Primary liaison between work teams and other management
• Stay current with industry trends and technology
• Live and promote our vision and mission

Safety, Food Safety Quality, Productivity:

• Ensure appropriate implementation and management of Safety and Food Safety Quality GMP's 
• Ensure that we adhere to all state and federal regulations in the areas of safety and food safety quality
• Ensure that we follow all company and customer standards
• Work with teams to set goals to improve and demonstrate meaningful improvements in Safety, Food Safety Quality, and Productivity
• Other duties as assigned

 Required Duties of all Associates

• Manage all company business according to the cultural objectives of the company 
• Understand and execute the principles of the company’s Operational Excellence program driving the right behaviors, standards and continuous improvement across all operating entities
• Participate in cross-functional teams as required to advance the business interests of the company
• Compliance with all company and regulatory policies/guidelines relating to associate safety, food safety and food quality

Competencies

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Excellent organizational and leadership abilities
• Excellent communication skills including written and oral presentation skills
• Strong time management skills
• Must demonstrate excellent analytical and critical thinking skills        
• Ability to maintain confidentiality 
• At ease in fast-paced, dynamic, unionized manufacturing environment 
• Strong aptitude for automation, automation controls and control logic

Education and Experience Required

• Associates degree in mechanical or electrical discipline, required
• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or electrical engineering, preferred
• Technical experience with ammonia refrigeration and Process Safety Management, preferred
• Minimum of 3-5 years leadership experience in a manufacturing environment

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

• Typically a 5 day work week, 3^rd shift
• Additional hours and days (holidays, week-ends) as required
• Expected Work Activity

 80% on-site supervision, problem solving, implementing, and observing 

Additional benefits