Manufacturing Analyst

California Dairies, Inc. • Visalia, CA

12h

About The Position

Join the California Dairies, Inc. (CDI) team, a farmer-owned cooperative dedicated to sustainably producing the highest quality dairy products while fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration. CDI products are delivered locally and around the world. Our Visalia corporate office serves as the central hub for the CDI enterprise, driving strategic decision-making, innovation, overall business support, and growth across our diverse portfolio of dairy products and brands. We encourage you to be part of our team that's shaping the future of dairy, right from the heart of California!
Our commitment to CDI employees:
We believe in valuing our team with a total rewards package that goes beyond the basics. You'll find we offer competitive pay and incentive programs designed to recognize and reward your contributions. Competitive medical, dental, and vision benefits, generous paid time off, sick days & holidays, retirement plans designed to secure your future. We don't stop there. We've also cultivated a variety of valuable programs focused on your personal well-being and professional growth, ensuring you have the support you need to both inside and outside of work.
Job Summary
The Manufacturing Analyst will partner with plant Operations, CI, and Finance to develop, enhance, and utilize reports and analysis to understand and improve financial performance and manufacturing metrics.

Requirements

• Strong demonstrated leadership
• Ability to lead, motivate, and influence others
• Excellent analytical and communication skills
• Ability to adapt to different situations, cultures, and people
• Strong skills in workflow optimization, waste reduction, and effective planning.
• Basic understanding of quality systems, or OSHA requirements
• Advanced knowledge in office software such as Excel, Power BI, PowerPoint, etc.
• Must demonstrate good judgement when carrying out duties as assigned
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Operations or a directly related field.
• 2 or more years of manufacturing analysis or accounting experience; dairy related preferred.
• English is required as the written and spoken language.
• Must possess or be able to acquire a state issued Driver’s License.
• Personal protective equipment including, but not limited to: hearing protection, bump caps, hair and beard nets, gloves, and safety glasses must be used in the performance of duties. Proper lifting techniques must be employed at all times.
• Stands, walks and sits during completion of job responsibilities.
• Occasional lifting requirements as job demands. Must be able to lift a minimum of 40 lbs. on an occasional basis.
• Occasional pushing or pulling requirements.
• Occasional bending and stooping requirements.
• Occasional kneeling or crawling requirements.
• Ongoing twisting or turning requirements.
• Climbing and balancing is required during plant inspections, and other related job requirements.
• Ongoing reaching requirements associated with job requirements.
• Grasping and manipulating of papers, objects, and equipment will be required. Ability to keyboard for data input will be required on an ongoing basis

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of Continuous Improvement tools and skills highly preferred

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve upon manufacturing performance reporting for 6 dairy production facilities.
• Assist in developing key performance metrics and their tracking.
• Develop performance analysis of key areas of manufacturing, including but not limited to, yield, OEE, labor, and cost of quality.
• Identify waste opportunities via plant floor walk throughs.
• Assist the plants with developing savings initiatives and ROI calculations of those initiatives.
• Work with plant personnel to develop process maps and other tools for understanding capacities and production bottlenecks.
• Assist with developing the plants’ finance team skills surrounding manufacturing analytics.
• Support corporate cost accounting team with cost of operation analysis as necessary.
• Provide assistance with ad hoc requests for the accounting and continuous improvement teams.
• Execute financial projects as assigned.
• Ensuring compliance with all relevant safety, environmental, and regulatory standards.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• competitive pay and incentive programs designed to recognize and reward your contributions
• Competitive medical, dental, and vision benefits
• generous paid time off, sick days & holidays
• retirement plans designed to secure your future
• valuable programs focused on your personal well-being and professional growth

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level