Refining Coordinator

Cargill•Lititz, PA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

This position coordinates the Refining Department during a shift. Responsibilities include quality analysis, resource allocation, follow-up, reviewing SAP Real Time Consumption, checking materials for upcoming scheduled products, and releasing and closing Refining Process Orders. The coordinator also manages Master Sanitation execution, enters work orders, and escalates issues that could prevent the shift from meeting daily goals. The role provides real-time feedback to the Refining hourly team to help meet run-rate and quality goals, and conducts root cause analyses with the team when shift goals are not achieved. The position assists with day-to-day operations, monitors production quantity and quality, supports employee and product safety, and helps ensure products meet customer and food safety requirements. It also includes mentoring production workers and supporting aspects of their management and development, identifying risks and improvement opportunities, and escalating complex issues as appropriate. The role is based in Lititz, Pennsylvania, and relocation assistance is provided.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Strong professional knowledge of computer programs, including the ability to enter and retrieve data.
Ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with internal functions.
Strong prioritization skills.
Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
Ability to adapt and learn in a changing work environment.
Ability to anticipate, recognize, and seek process and laboratory problems, and implement improvements based on findings.
Ability to work overtime, including weekends, holidays, or different shifts, with advance notice.

Nice To Haves

Five or more years of experience in a food manufacturing environment.
One or more years of supervisory experience or demonstrated leadership experience, such as crew leadership or project leadership.
One or more years of experience in a Laboratory Technician role or an FSQR-related area.
Experience with the chocolate refining process.
Experience with laboratory instrumentation.
Strong analytical skills to evaluate change factors and formulate independent decisions.
Previous lead operations experience.
Experience with 5S events and the creation and rollout of SOPs and OPLs.
SAP experience.
Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

Coordinate the Refining Department during the shift, including quality analysis and resource allocation.
Review SAP Real Time Consumption and check materials for products scheduled next.
Release and close Refining Process Orders.
Coordinate Master Sanitation execution and enter work orders.
Escalate issues that may prevent the shift from meeting daily goals.
Provide real-time feedback to the Refining hourly team on run rates and quality goals.
Conduct root cause analyses with the team when shift goals are not met.
Assist with day-to-day operations for the assigned area and ensure reporting follows policies and procedures related to employee safety and food and feed safety.
Monitor production outcomes, quantity, and quality to ensure customer and food safety requirements are within specifications; provide detailed information to quality for non-conforming product.
Monitor product-related risks and ensure product quality meets customer specifications.
Maintain company safety and hygiene standards.
Complete training according to task procedures and individual needs to support employee and product safety.
Mentor production workers and participate in their selection.
Handle holidays, welfare, performance reviews, engagement, training gaps and needs, discipline, performance management, and absence management for production workers.
Identify risks and recommend areas for improvement and innovation.
Handle basic issues and problems under direct supervision and escalate more complex issues to appropriate staff.
Perform other duties as assigned.