Manufacturing & Quality Supervisor

Manufacturing & Quality Supervisor

This role is part of our Purina Animal Nutrition business helping our network of local cooperatives, independent dealers and other large retailers serve producers, and animal owners throughout the United States.

Through industry -leading R&D and committed partnerships, we innovate the nutrition products and practices that unlock the full potential of every animal for a healthier, more productive life.

In this position, you will coordinate all production processes.Take the forefront in safety and quality, employee engagement and coaching, and compliance with regulatory needs.

Provide leadership for production, guidance, and supervision to hourly employees by directly supervising and coordinating the activities of employees.

This includes production, housekeeping, quality control and distribution to ensure safety, production, quality, and cost standards are met.

Continuous improvement is always our goal so you must be energized by making things better through projects and your daily work.

In addition, this position is charged with implementing and sustaining our company quality program to assure all products manufactured by our animal feed manufacturing plant comply with FDA/EQMS (Enterprise Quality Management Systems).

Additional responsibilities include the facilitation and reporting of laboratory testing, training of production personnel, and monitoring special customer-driven projects.

Responsibilities:


* Coordinate production, packing, and ingredient processing.


* Support safety and environmental programs to ensure full compliance.


* Provide leadership for production, guidance, and supervision to hourly employees by directly supervising and coordinating the activities of employees.


* Ensure safety, production, quality, and cost standards are met.


* Uphold and demonstrate the Land O'Lakes core values.


* Optimize efficiencies and meet plant objectives.


* Work closely with all members of management staff to ensure that the highest quality products meet scheduled commitments in a safe/efficient manner at the lowest possible cost.

Required (Basic) Experience & Education:


* Bachelor's degree in agriculture, Feed/Food Science, or related degree.


* 2+ years of responsibility in manufacturing environment (feed/food manufacturing strongly preferred), including supervisory accountability.

Required Competencies & Other Skills:


* Strong customer service, quality orientation, and the ability to work as part of a team.


* Proven leadership skills, strong written and verbal communication skills, problem-solving skills, and the ability to plan and organize.


* Unquestionable integrity, customer focus, organizational skills, and possesses strong attention to detail.


* Capacity for consistently meeting deadlines and managing multiple projects.


* Strong computer proficiency in Microsoft Office Suites and data entry.


* Proven ability to coach, make ...