Night Shift Processing Manager

job purpose:

The Off-shift Processing Manager is responsible for overseeing our night processing operations in Goodyear, 2pm start time. This role has a staff including the department's supervisory team as well as our processing operators working within our kitting, batching, receiving, filtration, and pasteurization areas. This leader will be critical in driving results through the implementation of process standards and rigor, while empowering creative thinking and promoting a decentralized command environment. A strong continuous improvement focus on eliminating issues vs fixing them will be important. This is a key role to ensure the flow of dairy across the site is running efficiently while creating a modern and collaborative work culture for our employees.

responsibilities:

• Takes responsibility for the training and development of the night staff.
• Cultivates a culture focused on zero losses through standardization and loss elimination.
• Responsible for leading and managing plant operations within our processing department while overseeing strategic projects, initiatives, and programs.
• Responsible for the results of the processing department. Works to establish and cascade Key Performance Indicators throughout the department.
• Reviews inventories and production plans daily with our dairy planner and scheduling manager, coordinating schedule demands with staff and product movement personnel.
• Sponsors key capital project and commercialization projects relevant to the processing department.
• Reviews all nonconforming products or ingredients with Quality Assurance Manager.
• Monitors processing department throughout shifts and assures employee compliance with GMP's, sanitation, and safety.
• Partners, with our Maintenance supervisors to ensure all equipment stays in good working condition.
• Helps maintain budget standards
• Manages team members across a 24/7 operation.
• Performs other duties as necessary.

skills/qualifications required:

• Required:
  
  
  
  • Minimum of 5+ years of aseptic or ESL manufacturing experience: dairy industry preferred.
  • A self-starter who is driven by the thrill of continuous improvement daily.
  
  
  
  
• Preferred:
  
  
  
  • Bachelor's Degree (Engineering, Food Science or Dairy Science preferred) with proven knowledge of process flow and fluid mass balance.
  
  
  
  
• Working knowledge of regulatory food requirements. PMO, PCQI, FSMA.
• Proven experience working directly with FDA/USDA and/or other Federal/State regulatory agencies.
• Proven experience working in a 24/7 operation with customers both upstream (Producers) and downstream (Packaging and Supply Chain).
• Continuous Improvement mindset including root cause analysis, strategic planning, Lean, or TPM principals.
• Ability to meet production schedules with shifting priorities.
• Understanding the chemistry of cleaning and CIP/COP programs.
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills.
• Demonstrated success working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.