Production Supervisor (Nights)

Hilmar Cheese Company Inc.•Dalhart, TX

7d•$68,879 - $103,319•Onsite

About The Position

At Hilmar Cheese Company we improve lives around the world through wholesome dairy products. Since our founding in 1984, Hilmar Cheese Company has been committed to innovation and sustainability. Our state-of-the art production facilities convert an abundance of locally sourced high-quality milk into a variety of nutritious cheeses, whey protein and lactose. The Cheese and Ingredients that we produce create a wide variety of retail and food service products from sliced and shredded cheeses, to protein supplements and infant formula. We are a trusted partner to premier food and beverage brands in more than fifty countries helping bring their vision into reality. Throughout our decades of success and growth we have remained committed to our mission and values and these principles unite our people and guide all that we do.

Requirements

English skills must be proficient to understand, read, write and speak English
High School Diploma or GED from an accredited institution and 2 plus years’ relevant production experience in advanced production leadership role OR Bachelor’s degree with relative science or business management scope.
Ability to lift up to 60lbs
Ability to work weekends, holidays and rotating shifts (day/swing/grave)

Nice To Haves

CDFA Pasteurizer License
Advanced industry related courses

Responsibilities

Monitors and controls personal practices at the floor level, provides guidance, coaching and mentoring of hourly staff.
Provides detail on the job training when necessary.
Manages timekeeping requirements, hourly crewing, and time off PSR management.
Assures hourly operations staff is scheduled and attends all required training sessions.
Responsible for adhering to Hilmar Cheese employee handbook policy and procedures, including progressive discipline, timekeeping, harassment prevention and reporting, substance abuse, and all relevant employee conduct policies.
Monitor, control, and administer plant floor quality control checks and SOP.
Monitor and control PMO, USDA, CDFA (CA only), FDA and TDHS (TX only) compliance through established verification processes.
Effectively troubleshoots process deviations related to process control or mechanical up time, works closely with maintenance on scheduled and break in work.
Organize, prioritize, and communicate daily tasks of hourly staff.
Monitors and controls relative CCP documentation, communicates OOS conditions.
Reconciles and reports verified batch record reviews.
Follows established plant floor requirements for document control and training.
Assures plant floor presence and administers leader standard work flows daily to assure entire process is monitored and controlled.
SAP work request administration, pick ticket generation to assure plant floor and personnel have the appropriate resources shift to shift.
Provides shift reports and timely, accurate shift change information, conducts efficient and thorough shift pass down meetings.
Monitors and controls safety procedures and personal practices, administers corrective action to safety violations.
Provides leadership to BBS teams, facilitates and reports on team objectives and goals.
Reports and removes safety barriers.
Documents near miss and injury reporting and investigation.
Active participation and ownership in your training and development program and associated activities, classes and events, which will be held before, during, after shifts and during scheduled days off.
Help coach and train teammates and participate in on the job, buddy training.
Place high priority on food safety and sanitation by understanding and executing HCC’s food safety and sanitation policies and procedures.
Hold self and others accountable to HCC’s food safety & sanitation guidelines and policies by communicating any food safety incident, observation, or opportunity to your leadership team or teammates.
Participate in food food safety and sanitation root cause analysis and improvement activities when required.
Complete of Food Safety overview training
Prioritize safety above all other job duties by having a safety first approach at all times.
Report any safety issues, observations, opportunities to your teams and follow up.
Participate in departmental safety teams.
Annual completion of OSHA required safety training.
Complete company safety training program(s).
Completion of First Aid/CPR/AED Certification
Completion of Emergency Response Training to include 24 hr initial, 8 hr refresher each year.
Support Product Loss Management Efforts and Programs.
Achieve common business goals through cooperative alignment with all departments.