Department Manager, Dairy - Deerfield

Publix Super Markets • Deerfield Beach, FL

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Department Manager, Dairy is responsible for planning and maintaining production processes within the production department, ensuring food quality and food safety. This includes adherence to Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP), Safe Quality Foods (SQF), and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs). The role also focuses on ensuring associate safety by complying with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations, and on developing, training, and mentoring production department associates. This involves participating in the interview and selection process, executing, administering, and training associates on Publix, Manufacturing, and plant policies, providing direction, encouraging, motivating, building morale, and evaluating performance. Additionally, the manager will identify and ensure the execution of continuous improvement opportunities to enhance associate and asset productivity.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent experience
• Three years of experience in a manufacturing environment or equivalent experience
• Two years of leadership experience or equivalent experience
• Ability to obtain and maintain Certified Food Safety Manager certification
• Strong managerial and leadership skills
• Willingness to work a variable schedule including nights, holidays, and weekends
• Ability to be on call 24 hours/7 days per week
• Ability to travel with overnight stays
• Communication skills (in both written and verbal format)
• Knowledge of Microsoft applications (Excel, Access, Outlook, Word)
• Ability to be innovative
• Ability to demonstrate interpersonal skills
• Ability to demonstrate detailed organization by analyzing, planning, and follow through at a detailed level
• Ability to work independently, be a self-starter and demonstrate a high degree of self-motivation, commitment, and integrity
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and conceptual skills
• Ability to analyze and design processes
• Ability to analyze information and data
• Ability to multi-task by handling more than one priority at a time
• Ability to learn new, complex ideas or concepts
• Ability to visualize a situation
• Ability to be exposed to highly confidential information and matters
• Ability to act in a professional manner
• Ability to remain calm in a crisis
• Strong facilitation skills
• Ability to execute large-scale projects from vision through implementation
• Ability to motivate and inspire
• Ability to encourage participation, learning, innovation and creativity within teams and associates
• Commitment to Publix and our mission

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s Degree in a Business or a related field or its equivalent
• 3 years of Publix Manufacturing management experience
• SQF Certification
• HACCP Certification

Responsibilities

• Planning and maintaining production processes within the production department
• Ensuring food quality and food safety within the production department
• Ensuring associate safety within the production department by complying with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) safety regulations
• Developing, training, and mentoring production department associates
• Participating in the interview and selection process
• Executing, administering and training associates on Publix, Manufacturing and plant policies
• Providing direction, encouraging, motivating and building morale
• Evaluating performance and verifying results
• Identifying and ensuring execution of continuous improvement opportunities to improve associate productivity and asset productivity

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED