Production Manager

Agri-Mark/Cabot Creamery • Middlebury, VT

6d • $94,000 - $115,000

About The Position

How would we describe a career with Agri-Mark/McCadam/Cabot Creamery? More than 100 years of: Farmers, Family, Mission, Purpose, Sustainability, Respect, Integrity, Work Ethic, Teamwork, Pride in Award Winning Products, and Agriculture. Cabot Creamery achieved B Corp certification in 2012 and became the world’s first dairy co-op to do so. This certification demonstrates our commitment to transforming the global economy to benefit all people, communities, and the planet. Agri-Mark/McCadam/Cabot Creamery has an immediate opening for a Production Manager at our Middlebury, VT location. As the Production Manager of Cheese & Milk Receiving, the incumbent is responsible for delivering and supporting the Annual Site Strategy. To accomplish this, the incumbent must lead and drive his Cheese and Milk Receiving team to deliver in all facets of the business; including Leadership Development, Safety, Environmental / Sustainability, Food Safety & Product Quality, Cost, Delivery, and Morale (LSQCDSM).

Requirements

• Qualified candidates preferred to have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Food Science, Dairy Science or related field or equivalent combination of 5+ years education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Leads by example with a positive, “can do”, attitude. A Change Agent. Coaches and motivates their team to do the same.
• Clearly sets expectations for their reports and teams. Holds individuals accountable to the expectations through coaching, positive reinforcement/reward, and progressive discipline. Leverages and/or Partners with Human Resources as appropriate.
• Proactively discuss and provide Supervisors input and support with their Career Aspirations. Partner with Human Resources and your Manager as support is needed.
• Passionately leads their team to work in a safe manner and follow all required safety procedures and policies. Fosters and maintains a safe work environment. Ensures all Safety Trainings are completed by their team.
• Ensures the Cheese and Milk Receiving areas are Audit Ready at all times from a Cleanliness, Food Safety, and GMP perspective. Leads their team to successfully pass all Quality, Customer, and Food Safety Audits.
• Lead and Foster a Continuous Improvement/employee involvement culture using Lean and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) concepts. Implement and monitor the Daily Management System and Boards; at the Shift level, the Daily Level, and the Weekly/Monthly levels. Proactively drives performance improvement leveraging data analysis and feedback.
• Maintain and enforce Company policy and programs, to include administration of discipline.
• Builds and maintains a high-performance workforce through strategic cross training and building bench strength.
• Maintain facility in a sanitary manner, and ensures all products meet regulatory and customer specifications.
• Builds effective relationships and collaborate with cross-functional partners, including Maintenance, Quality, EHS, Continuous Improvement, Distribution, and Human Resources. Work as a team to successfully deliver to the Middlebury Site Strategy.
• All other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Our support of employee growth includes promoting from within, training and tuition reimbursement.
• Full-time team members enjoy access to a comprehensive health insurance package, competitive salary and a 401k with company match!
• 10 paid holidays & 168 hours of PTO (vacation/sick) to start.
• Average Compensation: $94,000-$115,000

What This Job Offers

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