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Responsible for supervising employees and activities involved in ensuring the safe production of a wide range of products in compliance with company, customer and government requirements that meet required quality specifications.
Job Responsibilities
* Develop, implement and maintain the HACCP program including record keeping, logs, trend reporting, and validation testing schedules.
* Maintain and oversee all HACCP/FOOD Safety record keeping.
* Conduct annual HACCP validations, reassessments, and initial validations for new products.
* Conduct HACCP and GMP/SSOP training for the HACCP team.
* Interact with USDA inspector on HACCP / SSOP related issues.
Ensure that any follow up concerns are communicated back to QA Leader
* Perform Pre-shipment review of all CCP documentation.
* Responsible for all supervisory activities including, but not limited to, scheduling, performance, hiring, discipline, coaching, training and development and termination recommendations.
* Facilitate transitions between shifts and seamless handoffs and communicate key information to peers, team members and Production Management
* Maintain a safe work environment at all times by having safe work instructions, practices, and procedures in place for all positions and ensuring that employees are trained to understand and comply with those procedures.
Apply corrective action consistently when required.
* Continuously monitor, through subordinates, plant operations to ensure compliance with all quality and food safety programs through regular adherence to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP's), performance of sanitation audits, food safety checks (HACCP), and product quality checks conducted according to organization policies.
Actively participate in prevention and correction of quality-related errors.
* Participate in continuous improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities and recommending changes within own area of responsibility
* Prepare a variety of routine and special reports that document testing activities, test results, and operational issues involving product quality and safety such as swab tests, finished product tests, and HACCP audits.
* Administer the product recall program and disposition of returned products.
* Perform other duties as assigned.
Experience & Skills
* 0-2 years of related experience is preferred.
* Planning, organizing, coordinating and leadership skills.
* Computer skills including proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint).
* Ability to work with employees at all levels of the organization.
* Strong problem solving, and decision-making skills.
* Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both written and verbally.
* Ability to work in conditions, which include multiple, and sometimes conflicting priorities, extended work schedules, and specific time constraints.
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Type: Permanent Location: Fort Atkinson, US-WI
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2024-09-21 08:09:59
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This role will supervise employees to consistently produce quality meat products in a sanitary condition with continuous regard to company policies and government regulations.
Job Responsibilities
• Job supervises a team, has authority to hire and performance-manage a team.
• Job leads/supervises/manages 21-25 employees
• Plan the day-to-day allocation of resources (equipment, people, materials, and systems) to efficiently, safely and cost effectively achieve performance targets as agreed with Production Management.
• Document daily production activities and review results against established targets and report variances during on-the-floor and review meetings.
• Review daily maintenance effectiveness and work with staff from both Operations and Maintenance to identify opportunities for improvement.
Prioritize, request, and ensure equipment maintenance and repairs are completed to maximize efficiency.
• Responsible for all supervisory activities including, but not limited to, scheduling, performance, hiring, discipline, coaching, training and development and termination recommendations.
• Ensure focused improvement tools are effectively utilized in all problem-solving situations to address root causes of failures and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Facilitate transitions between shifts and seamless handoffs and communicate key information to peers, team members and Production Management.
• Apply corrective action consistently when required.
• Ensure compliance with all quality and food safety programs through regular adherence to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP's), performance of sanitation audits, food safety checks (HACCP), and product quality checks conducted according to organization policies.
Actively participate in prevention and correction of quality-related errors.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities and recommending changes within own area of responsibility.
• This role has the responsibility to understand and places in practice appropriate safety procedures.
This responsibility is achieved through education, training, use of protective equipment (as applicable) and by following safety policies, regulations, standards, and laws.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
Experience & Skill
• 3-5 years of experience in related field is preferred.
• Experience in a food manufacturing environment preferred.
• Working knowledge of good manufacturing practices, hazard analysis and critical control points, lean manufacturing and other food safety, quality, and manufacturing principles.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally with employees at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to work with employees at all levels and to motivate direct reports; specifically mentoring and coaching individuals and identifying short- and long-term development needs and providing appropriate support.
• Ability to manage mu...
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Type: Permanent Location: Oakland, US-IA
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2024-09-21 08:09:58
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Position Summary:
This role is responsible for the strategic sourcing of materials and services for the company.
This includes setting the specific strategy, managing RFPs, contract management, supplier engagement and selection, aligning with our business goals, leading the strategic sourcing team, and monitoring and reporting to senior management the vendors' performance in sourcing initiatives as well as assisting with all sourcing events within the company.
This role works closely with the Supply Chain Operations group within the organization.
Principal Duties & Responsibilities:
• Job manages a team, has authority to hire and performance-manage the team.
• Job leads/supervises/manages 1-5 employees.
• Establish trust and alignment within the organization regarding vision and strategy for our company.
• Maintain processes and procedures that ensure delivery of core supply chain metrics in terms of competitive costs and services for all of the company's sourcing initiatives.
• Assist in the developing and the recommending of category sourcing materials and services to be delivered.
• Assist in the design, implementation and analysis of data that reflect the company's spend opportunities and how best to create sourcing processes that maximize results.
• Assist in the development of key strategic buying plans strategic supplier engagements.
• Manage the assigned strategic sourcing efforts for our organization.
• Ensure all final proposed "Supply Agreements" resulting from the company's strategic sourcing efforts are following the objectives established at the launch of an engagement.
• This role has the responsibility to understand and places in practice appropriate safety procedures.
This responsibility is achieved through education, training, use of protective equipment (as applicable) and by following safety policies, regulations, standards, and laws.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
Experience & Skills:
• 10 years of experience in related field is preferred.
• Excellent proficiency in all Microsoft Office Suite Products and ERP systems, SAP preferred.
• At least 5 years in purchasing experience, with packaging knowledge.
Experience managing food ingredients and commodity items such as meat, poultry, and dairy is preferred.
• At least 5 years in leading a team of employees.
• Demonstrated success in collaborative/team-based cultures.
• Experience with market price analysis, market forecasting and interpreting trends in a global commodity / Packaging environment.
• Comfortable working with all levels within an organization from production floor to executive suite.
• A self-starter with the ability to be strategic.
• Strong communication skills both oral and written.
Preferred Education
• BA/BS or equivalent is preferred.
Work Environment:
• Work is generally performed within a business professional office environment, with standard office equipment available.
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Type: Permanent Location: Aurora, US-IL
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2024-09-21 08:09:57
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This role is responsible for developing and maintaining partnerships with key customers, brokers and distributors for assigned products to achieve the organization's sales objectives across a specific region (West, North, South).
Job Responsibilities
* Job is an individual contributor and has no direct reports.
* Participate in the development of marketing and pricing strategies and assist with the development of sales promotions that effectively achieve organizational sales objectives for assigned products.
* Attend routine sales meetings with brokers and distributors, representing assigned products, to review facilities, marketing activities and provide sales training to brokers and distributive sales representatives.
* Participate in trade shows and other special events; demonstrate product and communicate company capabilities to potential customers.
Assist brokers and distributors with the development of sales meetings, food shows and other related events.
* Develop business with new customers and build relationships with decision makers.
* Provide brokers and distributors support with developing sales projections, inventory analysis, and ordering plans to meet established objectives.
* Maintain files, records, and other documents created during the sales and marketing processes for use in developing reports for management.
* Prepare a variety of routine and ad hoc reports for use by management for evaluating progress toward goals and identifying areas of opportunity.
* Compile broker and distributor statistics and evaluate their performance routinely.
Review findings with broker representatives and makes recommendations to help distributors meet agreed upon targets.
* This role has the responsibility to understand and place in practice appropriate safety procedures.
This responsibility is achieved through education, training, use of protective equipment (as applicable) and by following safety policies, regulations, standards, and laws.
* Perform other duties as assigned.
Experience & Skills
* 3-5 years of experience in related field is preferred.
* Excellent proficiency in all Microsoft Office Suite Products.
* Ability to communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing, externally with customers and internally with all levels of management.
Education
* BA/BS or equivalent is preferred.
Work Environment
* Work is generally performed within a business professional office environment, with standard office equipment available.
* Work conditions are typical of an office environment.
* This role requires 30% domestic travel.
* This role is a remote position and is required to live in the region (West, North, South) assigned to.
* Position may require the physical agility of lifting up to 15 pounds.
* Position may require frequent and/or infrequent bending, squatting, pushing, pulling, stretching/reaching, use hands or fingers, talk...
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Type: Permanent Location: Aurora, US-IL
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2024-09-21 08:09:57
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This role will supervise employees to consistently produce quality meat products in a sanitary condition with continuous regard to company policies and government regulations.
Job Responsibilities
• Job supervises a team, has authority to hire and performance-manage a team.
• Job leads/supervises/manages 21-25 employees
• Plan the day-to-day allocation of resources (equipment, people, materials, and systems) to efficiently, safely and cost effectively achieve performance targets as agreed with Production Management.
• Document daily production activities and review results against established targets and report variances during on-the-floor and review meetings.
• Review daily maintenance effectiveness and work with staff from both Operations and Maintenance to identify opportunities for improvement.
Prioritize, request, and ensure equipment maintenance and repairs are completed to maximize efficiency.
• Responsible for all supervisory activities including, but not limited to, scheduling, performance, hiring, discipline, coaching, training and development and termination recommendations.
• Ensure focused improvement tools are effectively utilized in all problem-solving situations to address root causes of failures and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Facilitate transitions between shifts and seamless handoffs and communicate key information to peers, team members and Production Management.
• Apply corrective action consistently when required.
• Ensure compliance with all quality and food safety programs through regular adherence to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP's), performance of sanitation audits, food safety checks (HACCP), and product quality checks conducted according to organization policies.
Actively participate in prevention and correction of quality-related errors.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities and recommending changes within own area of responsibility.
• This role has the responsibility to understand and places in practice appropriate safety procedures.
This responsibility is achieved through education, training, use of protective equipment (as applicable) and by following safety policies, regulations, standards, and laws.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
Experience & Skill
• 3-5 years of experience in related field is preferred.
• Experience in a food manufacturing environment preferred.
• Working knowledge of good manufacturing practices, hazard analysis and critical control points, lean manufacturing and other food safety, quality, and manufacturing principles.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally with employees at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to work with employees at all levels and to motivate direct reports; specifically mentoring and coaching individuals and identifying short- and long-term development needs and providing appropriate support.
• Ability to manage mu...
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Type: Permanent Location: West Chicago, US-IL
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2024-09-21 08:09:56
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This role will supervise employees to consistently produce quality meat products in a sanitary condition with continuous regard to company policies and government regulations.
Job Responsibilities
• Job supervises a team, has authority to hire and performance-manage a team.
• Job leads/supervises/manages 21-25 employees
• Plan the day-to-day allocation of resources (equipment, people, materials, and systems) to efficiently, safely and cost effectively achieve performance targets as agreed with Production Management.
• Document daily production activities and review results against established targets and report variances during on-the-floor and review meetings.
• Review daily maintenance effectiveness and work with staff from both Operations and Maintenance to identify opportunities for improvement.
Prioritize, request, and ensure equipment maintenance and repairs are completed to maximize efficiency.
• Responsible for all supervisory activities including, but not limited to, scheduling, performance, hiring, discipline, coaching, training and development and termination recommendations.
• Ensure focused improvement tools are effectively utilized in all problem-solving situations to address root causes of failures and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Facilitate transitions between shifts and seamless handoffs and communicate key information to peers, team members and Production Management.
• Apply corrective action consistently when required.
• Ensure compliance with all quality and food safety programs through regular adherence to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP's), performance of sanitation audits, food safety checks (HACCP), and product quality checks conducted according to organization policies.
Actively participate in prevention and correction of quality-related errors.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities and recommending changes within own area of responsibility.
• This role has the responsibility to understand and places in practice appropriate safety procedures.
This responsibility is achieved through education, training, use of protective equipment (as applicable) and by following safety policies, regulations, standards, and laws.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
Experience & Skill
• 3-5 years of experience in related field is preferred.
• Experience in a food manufacturing environment preferred.
• Working knowledge of good manufacturing practices, hazard analysis and critical control points, lean manufacturing and other food safety, quality, and manufacturing principles.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally with employees at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to work with employees at all levels and to motivate direct reports; specifically mentoring and coaching individuals and identifying short- and long-term development needs and providing appropriate support.
• Ability to manage mu...
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Type: Permanent Location: Oakland, US-IA
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2024-09-21 08:09:56
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This role is responsible for planning, organizing, and directing all engineering, project, and maintenance related activity for the plant.
Responsible for supervising, through Supervisors and Managers, a group of employees involved in plant maintenance and engineering activities.
Job Responsibilities
* Plan, coordinate and direct the design, layout, installation, and maintenance of the building, building support systems and production equipment in a cost-effective manner in accordance with corporate, production and regulatory, requirements.
* Plan general project and maintenance schedules and provide to supervisors and managers to ensure that the plant is operating efficiently and that around-the-clock maintenance services are available.
* Establish and communicate targets for measuring department efficiency, i.e., down-time, repair costs, parts costs, inventory levels, labor hours, etc.
Measure progress and provide coaching to supervisors and managers to achieve targets.
* Identify vendors for use in construction projects, maintenance supplies, outside services and other needs.
Negotiate costs and seek final approval from the Plant Manager.
* Research, recommend and implement, as approved, improvements to building, utilities, processes, and plant equipment to reduce costs, improve product, improve efficiencies, and otherwise support established facility goals and objectives.
* Provide technical assistance to production departments; diagnose and make recommendations to eliminate production problems and to improve operating effectiveness through more efficient use and care of equipment.
* Ensure that accurate and compliant records relating to maintenance work, equipment, engineering, research, purchasing, and all regulatory agency contacts are maintained.
* Monitor utilities usage: diagnose excessive consumption rates and implement procedures to minimize costs.
* Work closely with Plant Manager to develop capital appropriation budget and provide input on engineering, purchasing and installation requirements for capital projects.
* Participate on a variety of teams that work cross-functionally to improve processes within the organization and assist other company facilities as required.
* Responsible for complying with applicable regulatory, governmental, safety, environmental considerations.
* Prepare routine and ad hoc reports on project status, costs, down-time, maintenance activities and other related matters.
* Coach, motivate, discipline, train, terminate and effectively manage the performance of hourly and salaried team members.
* This role has the responsibility to understand and place in practice appropriate safety procedures.
This responsibility is achieved through education, training, use of protective equipment (as applicable) and by following safety policies, regulations, standards, and laws.
* Perform other duties as assigned.
Experience & Skills
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Type: Permanent Location: West Jordan, US-UT
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2024-09-21 08:09:55
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This role is responsible for leading all FSQA department activities and for developing and executing OSI's food safety and quality strategy for our larger/more complex facilities.
This role works closely with operations and the NA FSQA team to drive OSI's food safety culture in a very fast paced and customer driven environment.
Job Responsibilities
* Job manages a team, has authority to hire and performance-manage the team.
* Job leads/supervises/manages 6-15 employees
* Responsible for leading the facility FSQA team and managing all food safety, quality and sanitation programs, and regulatory relationships.
* Ensure compliance and effective implementation of company standards, GFSI requirements, and all applicable customer standards and USDA/FDA regulations.
* Ensure that complete and accurate records are maintained for all government requirements and FSQA programs within the facility through the management of FSQA department staff members.
* Serves as the facility lead and technical liaison for all FSQA audits and customer visits.
* Monitor and audit sanitation processes with regards to their impact on food safety/quality and make recommendations of process changes as necessary to meet standards.
Meet with plant cross functional team and contract sanitation weekly to review performance and sanitation KPIs.
* Investigate and properly document customer complaints.
* Work collaboratively with Plant Management Team on Root Cause Analysis for ongoing or unforeseen issues.
Lead site Corrective Action Program for FSQA opportunities.
* Compile and analyze quality performance data to identify areas for operational improvement.
Develop reports and reporting processes for data and resulting analysis and recommendations to be delivered to management.
* Participate in project teams such as the development of new products or new processes or the installation of new equipment by providing analyses on quality impact and needs.
Actively participate in plant trials and commercialization of new products.
* Maintain HACCP and Food Safety Plans, ensuring appropriate hazards are addressed and the latest scientific supporting documentation utilized.
* Oversee the site and/or 3rd party Analytical and Microbiological laboratories and their associated testing.
* Assist with review of quality agreements and act as technical liaison and SME, for site FSQA, with all customers and suppliers.
* Ensure site wide FSQA training program is adequately maintained and documented.
* Develop and lead internal FSQA department including coaching, hiring, training, and appraising through performance reviews against measurable objectives.
* Maintain personal knowledge of current and developing government food regulations and food industry trends.
* Working occasional weekends is an expectation for the role.
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Type: Permanent Location: Oakland, US-IA
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2024-09-21 08:09:55
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This role is primarily a hunting role, responsible for introducing OSI to all potential customers in the assigned territory, or others outside of territory as agreed upon, cultivating excellent relationships with those accounts, and uncovering meaningful projects that will result in significant new business for OSI.
You will learn OSI's operational capabilities and become adept at connecting those to customer needs as you work to meet your assigned sales goals.
There will be some existing customers you will be responsible for managing and potentially growing based on their product mix.
Job Responsibilities
* Job is an individual contributor and has no direct reports.
* Develop new business with assigned target customers and build relationships with decision makers.
* Develop excellent working relationships with the R&D and Process Teams as you work together to develop and commercialize new products.
* Build and maintain effective long-term partnering relationships with customer leadership that provides the organization with a stable customer base and insight into future needs and related sales opportunities.
* Maintain files, records, and other documents created during the sales and marketing processes for use in developing reports for management.
* Prepare a variety of routine and ad hoc reports for use by management for evaluating progress toward goals and identifying areas of opportunity.
* Continuously review and analyze external market and competitor trends as well as internal manufacturing capability to ensure continued alignment between sales plans and environment; make and communicate adjustments to plans and strategies as needed.
* Build effective internal relationships and work closely with leaders of other functions including, but not limited to, Operations, Finance, Commercialization, Supply Chain, and Legal to achieve sales goals.
* This role has the responsibility to understand and place in practice appropriate safety procedures.
This responsibility is achieved through education, training, use of protective equipment (as applicable) and by following safety policies, regulations, standards, and laws.
* Perform other duties as assigned.
Experience & Skills
* 5-10 years of experience in related field is preferred.
* 5 years of National Account experience preferred
* Experience in working with customers in developing custom formulations is a requirement
* Excellent proficiency in all Microsoft Office Suite Products.
* Must have a solid understanding of customer relationship management.
* Strong Financial acumen.
* Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
* High level of written and verbal communication skills, organizational planning, teamwork, analytical reasoning, and adaptability.
* Experience with a manufacturing company is a plus.
* Ability to communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing, ext...
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Type: Permanent Location: Aurora, US-IL
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2024-09-21 08:09:54
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This role is responsible for assisting and taking direction from the Plant Manager in directing all plant activities.
Responsible for meeting production schedules and producing a product in accordance with customer requirements while maintaining maximum production and minimum costs.
In partnership with the Plant Manager to lead all production operations at the facility level to ensure that established goals and objectives with regards to quality, safety, efficiency, employee engagement, and customer requirements are achieved.
This role is considered a career progression for a Plant Manager role in any of our US plant facilities which may require relocation.
Job Responsibilities
• Establish operational objectives for production in the areas of quality, safety, productivity, and cost while seeking continuous improvement in all areas.
• Work closely with senior management to develop short- and long-term facility strategy to maximize resources and capacity to support overall organization objectives.
• Review and monitor results of operational measures to identify areas of success and areas of opportunity to control production efficiency, variances, waste, labor expense and other indicators of profitability.
• Develop solutions to identified areas of opportunities, seeking approval from senior management where appropriate based on existing policy and authorization limits, and manage solution implementations.
• Provide reporting managers with the information, training, direction, guidance, and resources necessary to accomplish established individual, department, and company objectives.
Continuously monitor progress and results, providing direct reports with corrective action or re-direction, as necessary.
• Ensure plant compliance with, and adherence to, laws and regulations governing safety, environment, employment, food safety, and other applicable areas of compliance.
Serve as liaison between the organization and the government agency during audits, investigations, or other contact as applicable.
• Participate in the development and implementation of new manufacturing processes, products, and systems by providing information, ideas, and recommendations based on knowledge and experience in production.
• Work with new and potential customers during presentations, tours, and reviews by providing expertise in the area of facility operations.
• Represent the company in collective bargaining activities, including negotiations and grievances, and serve as a liaison between the union and the company.
• Ensure that the plant is staffed to meet operational needs and develop leadership performance expectations either through training and development or performance management.
• Manage direct reports to include selection, compensation, training and development, performance management, and termination.
• This role has the responsibility to understand and places in practice appropriate safety procedures.
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Type: Permanent Location: West Jordan, US-UT
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2024-09-21 08:09:54
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This role is responsible for driving business growth through management of strategic growth and profitability of OSI Sales for Convenience Stores.
Responsible for developing and executing sales strategies, managing key accounts, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure the successful launch and growth of C-stores products.
This role is key to lead strategic vision and will be crucial in identifying new opportunities and while enhancing our market presence.
* Job is an individual contributor.
* Job is an individual contributor and has no direct reports.
* Manage and provide direction on C-Store strategy, vision, and execution.
* Develop strategic sales plan tailored to the convenience store market.
* Build and maintain strong relationships with key convenience store decision makers.
Collaborate with decision makers to put forth new products, ideas, and solutions.
* Conduct regular business reviews with customers.
Set specific goals that align with the overall YOY growth.
* Coordinate and manage through internal Legal team, all C-Store related contracts, guarantees and agreements.
* Participate in the development of marketing and pricing strategies and assist with the development of sales promotions that effectively achieve organizational sales objectives for assigned products.
Maintain knowledge of company manufacturing capabilities and capacities.
Work with Operations to identify and implement cost reduction/capacity enhancing programs that benefit the company and customer.
* Attend routine sales meetings representing assigned products, to review facilities, marketing activities and provide sales training sales representatives (as applicable).
* Participate in trade shows and other special events; demonstrate product and communicate company capabilities to potential customers.
Assist with the development of sales meetings, food shows and other related events.
* Develop business with new customers and build relationships with decision makers.
* Provide data for developing sales projections, inventory analysis, and ordering plans to meet established objectives.
Lead new product innovation aligned to customer strategic growth goals.
Partner with Culinary and Research & Development to identify innovative products that address customer needs.
* Maintain files, records, and other documents created during the sales and marketing processes for use in developing reports for management.
* Prepare a variety of routine and ad hoc reports for use by management for evaluating progress toward goals and identifying areas of opportunity.
* This role has the responsibility to understand and places in practice appropriate safety procedures.
This responsibility is achieved through education, training, use of protective equipment (as applicable) and by following safety policies, regulations, standards, and laws.
* Perform other duties as assigned
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Type: Permanent Location: Aurora, US-IL
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2024-09-21 08:09:53
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This role is responsible for driving business growth through management of strategic growth and profitability of OSI private label products.
Responsible for developing and executing sales strategies, managing key accounts, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure the successful launch and growth of private label products.
This role is key to lead strategic vision and will be crucial in identifying new opportunities and while enhancing our market presence.
* Job is an individual contributor.
* Job is an individual contributor and has no direct reports.
* Proven track record in sales and private label product development, with a deep understanding of market trends and consumer behavior.
* Participate in the development of marketing and pricing strategies and assist with the development of sales promotions that effectively achieve organizational sales objectives for assigned products.
Maintain knowledge of company manufacturing capabilities and capacities.
Work with Operations to identify and implement cost reduction/capacity enhancing programs that benefit the company and customer.
* Attend routine sales meetings representing assigned products, to review facilities, marketing activities and provide sales training sales representatives (as applicable).
* Participate in trade shows and other special events; demonstrate product and communicate company capabilities to potential customers.
Assist with the development of sales meetings, food shows and other related events.
* Develop business with new customers and build relationships with decision makers.
* Provide data for developing sales projections, inventory analysis, and ordering plans to meet established objectives.
Lead new product innovation aligned to customer strategic growth goals.
Partner with Culinary and Research & Development to identify innovative products that address customer needs.
* Maintain files, records, and other documents created during the sales and marketing processes for use in developing reports for management.
* Prepare a variety of routine and ad hoc reports for use by management for evaluating progress toward goals and identifying areas of opportunity.
* This role has the responsibility to understand and places in practice appropriate safety procedures.
This responsibility is achieved through education, training, use of protective equipment (as applicable) and by following safety policies, regulations, standards, and laws.
* Perform other duties as assigned
Experience & Skills
* 10 years of experience in related field is preferred.
* Excellent proficiency in all Microsoft Office Suite Products.
* Ability to communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing, externally with customers and internally with all levels of management.
* Food manufacturing plant operations experience preferred.
* Must understand the dynamics of the Consumer-Packaged Goods industry s...
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Type: Permanent Location: Aurora, US-IL
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2024-09-21 08:09:52
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Supervise employees engaged in maintenance activities to ensure that production machinery, material handling, building systems and building integrity are in efficient operating order.
Job Responsibilities
• Working through direct reports, ensure that plant equipment is maintained in optimum operating condition to avoid, or minimize, production downtime.
Respond urgently to equipment related production issues by assigning repair work as soon as issues are identified.
• Develop, maintain and administer all aspects of the critical spare parts, recycling, and other equipment-based programs as assigned.
• Ensure timely completion of work orders; repairs, and preventative maintenance through MP2 (or similar software) and documentation of all maintenance activities.
• Approve all parts orders within approved purchasing limits as established by organization policy.
• Provide maintenance employees with the proper equipment and parts to perform their function efficiently.
• Work with other departments and individuals to effectively coordinate equipment and building maintenance activities.
• Ensure that the Maintenance Shop is kept orderly and clean.
• Responsible for providing after-hours maintenance resources by calling in appropriate maintenance staff; responds personally in critical or complicated situations.
• Select, train, and manage the performance of qualified maintenance mechanics to maintain a broad range of expertise within the maintenance department.
• Provide necessary guidance, technical support, and training to ensure that all employees work safely and comply with food safety programs.
• Schedule and assign personnel accordingly to ensure coverage for a seven day a week maintenance department; review, edit and approve employee timecards each week.
• Evaluate performance of individuals, take disciplinary action, provide coaching and feedback, and recommend dismissal when necessary.
• Assume certain duties of other management in times of absence.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
Experience & Skills
• Five years of experience working or supervising in the vocation trades including, but not necessarily limited to, HVAC, Electrical/Electronic and Mechanical.
• Two to three year's experience supervising or acting in a lead capacity in a production or production maintenance environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally with employees at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to work with employees at all levels and to motivate direct reports; specifically mentoring and coaching individuals and identifying short- and long-term development needs and providing appropriate support.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities at one time using effective organizational skills and judgment in an environment of frequently changing circumstances.
• Ability to use the Microsoft Office suite of applications; specifically using Word to create and modify documents, Ex...
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Type: Permanent Location: West Chicago, US-IL
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2024-09-21 08:09:52
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This role is responsible for driving operational excellence though the deployment and execution of a standardized and comprehensive technical training program.
Drives quality and consistency of training delivery by delivering various training methods, materials, and classroom operation through on-site operations.
Promotes a continuous improvement culture through the identification of gaps and opportunities in materials, methods, and technology.
Job Responsibilities
• Conducts training on key standard operating procedures as defined by operations.
• Leads and designs critical control processes such as change control systems, document control systems and SOP.
• Leads and designs the content of the standard operating procedures as defined by operations, quality, and safety.
• Drives continuous improvement of the training program through collaboration and feedback with the continuous improvement center of excellence and operations.
• Indirectly drives employee adherence to the defined training program by monitoring and reporting status of training completion against defined targets of timing and performance.
• Champions use and functionality of training program and ensures accuracy / effectiveness through a validation strategy that includes visual observation along with both formal and informal feedback.
• Supports the successful deployment and execution of the LMS system included administration duties as defined by the program.
• Establishes and maintains effective communication across the plant to ensure training processes are equally and effectively supported across all crews and shifts.
• This role has the responsibility to understand and places in practice appropriate safety procedures.
This responsibility is achieved through education, training, use of protective equipment (as applicable) and by following safety policies, regulations, standards, and laws.
• This role has the responsibility to understand and places in practice appropriate safety procedures.
This responsibility is achieved through education, training, use of protective equipment (as applicable) and by following safety policies, regulations, standards, and laws.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
Experiences & Skills
• 3-5 years of experience in related field is preferred.
• Excellent proficiency in all Microsoft Office Suite Products.
• Advanced user of technology including computers, tablets, software.
• Experience with teaching on adult learning methods, skills, and techniques.
• Experience using and supporting learning management and content management systems.
• Ability to identify, organize and administrate local training grant opportunities.
• Ability to communication with associates at all levels of the organization.
• Excellent planning and organization skills.
• Excellent presentation, oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Self-motivation with the ability to wo...
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Type: Permanent Location: West Chicago, US-IL
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2024-09-21 08:09:51
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This role is responsible for managing production operations at the facility level to ensure that established goals and objectives with regards to quality, team member engagement, price, safety, efficiency, and customer requirements are achieved.
Job Responsibilities
• Job manages a team, has authority to hire and performance-manage the team.
• Job leads/supervises/manages 1-5 employees.
• Establish production department objectives in the areas of quality, safety, productivity, and cost while seeking continuous improvement in all areas.
• Develop methods to monitor and measure department activity to identify areas of success and areas of opportunity to control production efficiency, manufacturing variances, material waste, labor expense and other indicators of profitability.
The methods developed are expected to ensure inventory accuracy and KPI attainment.
• Provide reporting managers with the information, training, direction, guidance, and resources necessary to accomplish established individual, department, and company objectives.
Continuously monitor progress and results, providing direct reports with corrective action or re-direction as necessary.
• Ensure operational compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements in the areas of safety, employment, quality, work rules, good manufacturing practices, hazard analysis and critical control points, and others as established by communicating requirements to employees, validating understanding and correcting behavior as required.
• Participate in the development and implementation of new manufacturing processes, products, and systems by providing information, ideas, and recommendations based on knowledge and experience in production.
• Work with current, new, and potential customers during presentations, tours, and reviews by providing expertise in the area of production operations.
• Develop, implement, and maintain operational policies and procedures that further and support objectives.
• Lead the coordination of activities across the Operations, Quality, Safety Human Resources and Maintenance functions so that issues are addressed as they arise and to ensure the successful achievement of facility objectives in all areas.
• This role has the responsibility to understand and places in practice appropriate safety procedures.
This responsibility is achieved through education, training, use of protective equipment (as applicable) and by following safety policies, regulations, standards, and laws.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
Experiences & Skills
• 5-10 years of experience in related field is preferred.
• Supervising and managing departments and individuals involved in food processing, preferred.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally with employees at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities at one time using effective organizational skills and judgment in an environment of fr...
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Type: Permanent Location: Oakland, US-IA
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2024-09-21 08:09:50
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Responsible for managing the facility's quality control activities and results through subordinate staff and by developing and deploying programs and processes based on a variety of quality principles.
Job Responsibilities
* Develop facility quality control procedures using statistical process control (SPC), hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP) and total quality management (TQM) principles that ensure quality and production targets are met.
* Ensure that complete and accurate records are maintained for all government requirements and quality programs within the facility through the management of quality control department staff members.
* Monitor and audit sanitation processes with regards to their impact on quality and make recommendations of process changes as necessary to meet quality standards.
Meet with plant cross functional team and contract sanitation weekly to review performance and sanitation KPIs.
* Serve as the primary facility liaison during internal or external quality or food safety audits; respond to requests for information, coordinate on-site resources, and provide subject matter expertise.
* Investigate quality complaints; document complaint, investigation, conclusion and any related recommendations for customer or company actions.
Work with customer to fully resolve the issue.
* Compile and analyze quality performance data to identify areas for operational improvement.
Develop reports and reporting processes for data and resulting analysis and recommendations to be delivered to management.
* Participate in project teams such as the development of new products or new processes or the installation of new equipment by providing analyses on quality impact and needs.
Actively participate in plant trials and commercialization of new products.
* Oversight of hiring, training, development, discipline and termination of quality department staff.
* Maintain personal knowledge of current and developing government food regulations and food industry trends.
* Work with customers on new product development.
* Perform other duties as assigned.
Experience & Skills
* At least five years supervisory or management experience in a food manufacturing environment working in or with Production, Quality Control, Inspection, or Sanitation.
* Knowledge of good manufacturing practices, hazard analysis and critical control points, lean manufacturing and other food safety, quality and manufacturing principles.
* Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally with employees at all levels of the organization.
* Ability to work with employees at all levels and to motivate direct reports; specifically mentoring and coaching individuals and identifying short- and long-term development needs and providing appropriate support.
* Ability to manage multiple priorities at one time using effective organizational skills and judgment in an environment of f...
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Type: Permanent Location: Geneva, US-IL
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2024-09-21 08:09:50
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This role is responsible for managing production operations at the facility level to ensure that established goals and objectives with regards to quality, team member engagement, price, safety, efficiency, and customer requirements are achieved.
Job Responsibilities
• Job manages a team, has authority to hire and performance-manage the team.
• Job leads/supervises/manages 1-5 employees.
• Establish production department objectives in the areas of quality, safety, productivity, and cost while seeking continuous improvement in all areas.
• Develop methods to monitor and measure department activity to identify areas of success and areas of opportunity to control production efficiency, manufacturing variances, material waste, labor expense and other indicators of profitability.
The methods developed are expected to ensure inventory accuracy and KPI attainment.
• Provide reporting managers with the information, training, direction, guidance, and resources necessary to accomplish established individual, department, and company objectives.
Continuously monitor progress and results, providing direct reports with corrective action or re-direction as necessary.
• Ensure operational compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements in the areas of safety, employment, quality, work rules, good manufacturing practices, hazard analysis and critical control points, and others as established by communicating requirements to employees, validating understanding and correcting behavior as required.
• Participate in the development and implementation of new manufacturing processes, products, and systems by providing information, ideas, and recommendations based on knowledge and experience in production.
• Work with current, new, and potential customers during presentations, tours, and reviews by providing expertise in the area of production operations.
• Develop, implement, and maintain operational policies and procedures that further and support objectives.
• Lead the coordination of activities across the Operations, Quality, Safety Human Resources and Maintenance functions so that issues are addressed as they arise and to ensure the successful achievement of facility objectives in all areas.
• This role has the responsibility to understand and places in practice appropriate safety procedures.
This responsibility is achieved through education, training, use of protective equipment (as applicable) and by following safety policies, regulations, standards, and laws.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
Experiences & Skills
• 5-10 years of experience in related field is preferred.
• Supervising and managing departments and individuals involved in food processing, preferred.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally with employees at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities at one time using effective organizational skills and judgment in an environment of fr...
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Type: Permanent Location: Chicago, US-IL
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2024-09-21 08:09:49
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The Maintenance Group Leader is responsible for troubleshooting, repair and maintenance of engine room and plant facilities and for the proper preventative maintenance of the plant and production equipment assigned.
Job Responsibilities
* Diagnose and repair malfunctioning plant equipment.
* Perform scheduled preventative maintenance on production equipment.
* Lubricate the production equipment on a daily basis.
* Replace broken belts, bearings, motors, electrical systems on the and production as necessary.
* Repair pipes and plumbing problems throughout the plant.
* Build machine modifications or system improvements as requested by management.
* Troubleshoot and repair electrical systems and controls for production equipment and throughout plant.
* Keep area clean.
* Planning, scheduling, coordination, with SHIFT Supervisor.
* Manage the day-to-day operation of the maintenance group.
* Perform on-the-job training of other maintenance team members.
* Assist team members in all grade levels with trouble shooting.
* Perform other duties as assigned.
Experience & Skills
* 1 year on the job training by other maintenance mechanics.
* 7 - 10 years experience in troubleshooting, repair and maintenance of plant production machinery.
* Knowledge of inverters and proximity switches is required.
* Must be able to service and troubleshoot equipment.
* Must be able to read blueprints.
* Possess basic refrigeration knowledge.
* Basic knowledge of welding and fabrication techniques.
* Must have knowledge of electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems.
Education
* Must have a high school diploma or equivalent of a GED.
* An Associate's Degree in mechanical and/or industrial engineering would be preferred but not required.
Work Environment
* This position requires standing for the entire shift in addition to walking, bending, lifting, reaching and pushing.
Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
Must be able to work in hot and cold, wet and dry environments.
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Type: Permanent Location: Oakland, US-IA
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2024-09-21 08:09:49
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This role is responsible for managing production operations at the facility level to ensure that established goals and objectives with regards to quality, team member engagement, price, safety, efficiency, and customer requirements are achieved.
Job Responsibilities
• Job manages a team, has authority to hire and performance-manage the team.
• Job leads/supervises/manages 1-5 employees.
• Establish production department objectives in the areas of quality, safety, productivity, and cost while seeking continuous improvement in all areas.
• Develop methods to monitor and measure department activity to identify areas of success and areas of opportunity to control production efficiency, manufacturing variances, material waste, labor expense and other indicators of profitability.
The methods developed are expected to ensure inventory accuracy and KPI attainment.
• Provide reporting managers with the information, training, direction, guidance, and resources necessary to accomplish established individual, department, and company objectives.
Continuously monitor progress and results, providing direct reports with corrective action or re-direction as necessary.
• Ensure operational compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements in the areas of safety, employment, quality, work rules, good manufacturing practices, hazard analysis and critical control points, and others as established by communicating requirements to employees, validating understanding and correcting behavior as required.
• Participate in the development and implementation of new manufacturing processes, products, and systems by providing information, ideas, and recommendations based on knowledge and experience in production.
• Work with current, new, and potential customers during presentations, tours, and reviews by providing expertise in the area of production operations.
• Develop, implement, and maintain operational policies and procedures that further and support objectives.
• Lead the coordination of activities across the Operations, Quality, Safety Human Resources and Maintenance functions so that issues are addressed as they arise and to ensure the successful achievement of facility objectives in all areas.
• This role has the responsibility to understand and places in practice appropriate safety procedures.
This responsibility is achieved through education, training, use of protective equipment (as applicable) and by following safety policies, regulations, standards, and laws.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
Experiences & Skills
• 5-10 years of experience in related field is preferred.
• Supervising and managing departments and individuals involved in food processing, preferred.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally with employees at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities at one time using effective organizational skills and judgment in an environment of fr...
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Type: Permanent Location: Oakland, US-IA
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2024-09-21 08:09:48
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The Maintenance Group Leader is responsible for troubleshooting, repair and maintenance of engine room and plant facilities and for the proper preventative maintenance of the plant and production equipment assigned.
Job Responsibilities
* Diagnose and repair malfunctioning plant equipment.
* Perform scheduled preventative maintenance on production equipment.
* Lubricate the production equipment on a daily basis.
* Replace broken belts, bearings, motors, electrical systems on the and production as necessary.
* Repair pipes and plumbing problems throughout the plant.
* Build machine modifications or system improvements as requested by management.
* Troubleshoot and repair electrical systems and controls for production equipment and throughout plant.
* Keep area clean.
* Planning, scheduling, coordination, with SHIFT Supervisor.
* Manage the day-to-day operation of the maintenance group.
* Perform on-the-job training of other maintenance team members.
* Assist team members in all grade levels with trouble shooting.
* Perform other duties as assigned.
Experience & Skills
* 1 year on the job training by other maintenance mechanics.
* 7 - 10 years experience in troubleshooting, repair and maintenance of plant production machinery.
* Knowledge of inverters and proximity switches is required.
* Must be able to service and troubleshoot equipment.
* Must be able to read blueprints.
* Possess basic refrigeration knowledge.
* Basic knowledge of welding and fabrication techniques.
* Must have knowledge of electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems.
Education
* Must have a high school diploma or equivalent of a GED.
* An Associate's Degree in mechanical and/or industrial engineering would be preferred but not required.
Work Environment
* This position requires standing for the entire shift in addition to walking, bending, lifting, reaching and pushing.
Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
Must be able to work in hot and cold, wet and dry environments.
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Type: Permanent Location: Oakland, US-IA
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2024-09-21 08:09:48
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This role is responsible for supervising purchasing activities related to all plant operating supplies to meet production, cost, and quality needs.
Authorize purchases within budgetary limitations, awards orders and approve bills for payment.
Assure that all aspects of job performance are geared for Food Safety and Quality that meets and exceeds regulatory, industry, customer and BRC standards.
Job Responsibilities
* Job supervises a team, has authority to hire and performance-manage a team.
* Job leads/supervises/manages 1-5 employees.
* Ensures procurement of needed materials and supplies by reviewing and authorizing purchases and negotiates with vendors on price, terms, discounts, and freight allowances.
* Works with production management to coordinate materials and supply procurement volumes and timing in alignment with production needs.
* Establish and maintain protocols for coordinating required inventory levels with the shipping and receiving management team.
* Prepares and distributes requests for bids, analyzes responses, follows up with vendor representatives and determines vendor selection.
* Measures vendor performance works with vendors to resolve supply or payment issues, and continuously assesses viability of continuing vendor relationship.
* Research vendors for unique or special material or supply needs and reports options to management.
* This role has the responsibility to understand and places in practice appropriate safety procedures.
This responsibility is achieved through education, training, use of protective equipment (as applicable) and by following safety policies, regulations, standards, and laws.
* Perform other duties as assigned.
Experience & Skills
* 5-10 years of experience in related field is preferred.
* Food industry Process management Inventory control experience preferred.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
* Excellent proficiency in all Microsoft Office Suite Products.
Education
* BA/BS or equivalent is preferred.
Work Environment
* Work can be performed within a manufacturing plant environment with noise, extreme temperatures, and significant movement of powered equipment, people and conveyors (may depend on the role).
* Work conditions are typical of a food manufacturing facility.
* This role does not require any domestic travel.
* Position may require the physical agility of lifting up to 50 pounds.
* Position may require frequent and/or infrequent of bending, squatting, pushing, pulling, stretching/reaching, use hands or fingers, talk, hear, feel objects, tools, controls and standing/walking on concrete flooring.
* Position may require the physical ability to stand/walk for Greater than 4 hours.
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Type: Permanent Location: Chicago, US-IL
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2024-09-21 08:09:47
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This role is responsible for assisting and taking direction from the Plant Manager in directing all plant activities.
Responsible for meeting production schedules and producing a product in accordance with customer requirements while maintaining maximum production and minimum costs.
In partnership with the Plant Manager to lead all production operations at the facility level to ensure that established goals and objectives with regards to quality, safety, efficiency, employee engagement, and customer requirements are achieved.
This role is considered a career progression for a Plant Manager role in any of our US plant facilities which may require relocation.
Job Responsibilities
• Establish operational objectives for production in the areas of quality, safety, productivity, and cost while seeking continuous improvement in all areas.
• Work closely with senior management to develop short- and long-term facility strategy to maximize resources and capacity to support overall organization objectives.
• Review and monitor results of operational measures to identify areas of success and areas of opportunity to control production efficiency, variances, waste, labor expense and other indicators of profitability.
• Develop solutions to identified areas of opportunities, seeking approval from senior management where appropriate based on existing policy and authorization limits, and manage solution implementations.
• Provide reporting managers with the information, training, direction, guidance, and resources necessary to accomplish established individual, department, and company objectives.
Continuously monitor progress and results, providing direct reports with corrective action or re-direction, as necessary.
• Ensure plant compliance with, and adherence to, laws and regulations governing safety, environment, employment, food safety, and other applicable areas of compliance.
Serve as liaison between the organization and the government agency during audits, investigations, or other contact as applicable.
• Participate in the development and implementation of new manufacturing processes, products, and systems by providing information, ideas, and recommendations based on knowledge and experience in production.
• Work with new and potential customers during presentations, tours, and reviews by providing expertise in the area of facility operations.
• Represent the company in collective bargaining activities, including negotiations and grievances, and serve as a liaison between the union and the company.
• Ensure that the plant is staffed to meet operational needs and develop leadership performance expectations either through training and development or performance management.
• Manage direct reports to include selection, compensation, training and development, performance management, and termination.
• This role has the responsibility to understand and places in practice appropriate safety procedures.
This responsibility...
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Type: Permanent Location: Chicago, US-IL
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2024-09-21 08:09:47
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This role is responsible for entry level general labor while maintaining a safe work environment and adhering to policies and procedures.
Under immediate direction performs a variety of manual labor tasks including loading, unloading, lifting, and moving materials.
Job Responsibilities
* Job is an individual contributor.
* Job is an individual contributor and has no direct reports.
* Assist with operation setup lines and area according to established procedures and specifications.
* Verify correct setup and running of equipment to obtain desired results.
* Inspect product periodically through the shift to verify specifications are being met.
* Assist the operator in troubleshooting equipment when necessary.
* Be able to perform operator job functions when not present.
* Contact management support if there are any problems that may arise.
* Keep area clean.
* Follow Safety lockout/tag-out procedures.
* Communicate any issues to management.
* Follow instructions well and assist others as needed.
* Understand and follow/instruct others on GMP's.
* Work in a safe manner and report any unsafe conditions to the management.
* This role has the responsibility to understand and places in practice appropriate safety procedures.
This responsibility is achieved through education, training, use of protective equipment (as applicable) and by following safety policies, regulations, standards, and laws.
* Perform other duties as assigned.
Experience & Skills
* 0-1 years of experience in related field is preferred.
* Ability to lift up to 50lbs and work at machine speed.
* Ability to understand written English preferred.
* Excellent proficiency in all Microsoft Office Suite Products.
Education
* High School Diploma and/or equivalent work experience is required.
Work Environment
* Work can be performed within a manufacturing plant environment with noise, extreme temperatures, and significant movement of powered equipment, people and conveyor (may depend on the role).
* Work conditions are typical of a food manufacturing facility.
* This role does not require any domestic travel
* Position may require the physical agility of lifting up to 50 pounds
* Position may require frequent and/or infrequent of bending, squatting, pushing, pulling, stretching/reaching, use hands or fingers, talk, hear, feel objects, tools, controls and standing/walking on concrete flooring.
* Position may require the physical ability to stand/walk for Greater than 4 hours.
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Type: Permanent Location: Riverside, US-CA
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2024-09-21 08:09:46
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This role is responsible for supporting key leaders on the process team in delivering product commercialization while championing process improvement across the manufacturing network.
The Process Manager will work closely with the Directors/AVPs of Commercialization and Process Improvement and the US plant facilities to best serve the needs of an expanding customer base while delivering improved operations performance.
Job Responsibilities
• Job is an individual contributor.
• Job is an individual contributor and has no direct reports.
• Learn and shadow with the process team on deploying efficient and timely new product commercialization.
• Support process team by interfacing across facilities and with sales to deliver customer solutions and operating efficiencies.
• Assist with the development and support cost reduction options across the operations and supply chain groups.
• Support the development of new approaches and thinking to share best practices across the organization.
• Enhance OSI process capabilities understanding and outline efficiency improvement plans.
• Work with others in developing facility sourcing and capacity management plans across the manufacturing asset base.
• Assist with the evaluation on processing technologies and capabilities.
• Effectively interface with key customers, regulatory agencies, suppliers and internal groups as necessary.
• Provide critical thinking in developing investment prioritization strategies.
• This role has the responsibility to understand and places in practice appropriate safety procedures.
This responsibility is achieved through education, training, use of protective equipment (as applicable) and by following safety policies, regulations, standards, and laws.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
Experience & Skills
• 3-5 years of experience in related field is preferred.
• Excellent proficiency in all Microsoft Office Suite Products.
• Results oriented individual embracing of change and demonstrating change leadership skills.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Strategic thinker capable of addressing broader business issues while championing manufacturing solutions.
• Well organized, self-starter capable of working across an organization to accomplish desired objectives.
• Project management skills is a plus.
Education
• BA/BS or equivalent is preferred.
Work Environment
• Work can be performed within a manufacturing plant environment with noise, extreme temperatures, and significant movement of powered equipment, people and conveyor (may depend on the role).
• Work conditions are typical of an office & plant environment.
• This role requires 30% domestic travel.
• Position may require the physical agility of lifting up to 15 pounds
• Position may require frequent and/or infrequent of bending, squatting, pushing, pulling, stretching/reaching, use hands or fingers, talk, hear, feel objects, tools, controls and stand...
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Type: Permanent Location: Aurora, US-IL
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2024-09-21 08:09:46
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The intern will be assigned a project in which it is determined by the needs of the business.
Job Responsibilities:
We are looking for a culinary product development intern to join our culinary innovation team.
As the intern for our culinary innovation team, you will be responsible for working on a specific project during your time here (to be assign at the start of intern program).
In addition to your project, you will support the culinary team with a variety of responsibilities.
* Gain understanding of food formation.
* Co-develop food formulation/ recipes
* Summarize and data entry of daily activities.
* Assists in the ordering and receiving of supplies.
* Maintain inventory supply level.
* Support customer presentations.
* Research culinary tends and insights relative to customer projects/ needs.
* Work cross functionally with other OSI business units.
* Enrolled in accredited culinary school, food science program or dietarian program.
* Passion for cooking
* Culinary cooking experience.
* Time management.
* Communication skills.
* Operate and maintain kitchen equipment as instructed.
The OSI Group is a premier food processing partner to leading brands across the globe with over 40 operations in 17 countries.
Our worldwide operations create and manufacture custom beef, pork poultry, pizza, baked goods, seafood, produce and other products for our customers.
Since OSI opened its first family meat market in Chicago in 1909, one thing has remained steadfast: our unwavering dedication to our customers' success.
Our customers describe us as a results-oriented global company full of highly talented, motivated, "can-do" people.
Partners they trust to deliver what they need on time, every time.
If this describes you, OSI may be the place for you to start or build on your career.
OSI Industries is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that believes everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect.
OSI does not discriminate on the basis of national origin, gender, race, color, religion, pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
All applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit, qualifications and business needs.
OSI participates in the E-Verify program.
The OSI Group is a premier food processing partner to leading brands across the globe with over 40 operations in 17 countries.
Our worldwide operations create and manufacture custom beef, pork poultry, pizza, baked goods, seafood, produce and other products for our customers.
Since OSI opened its first family meat market in Chicago in 1909, one thing has remained steadfast: our unwavering dedication to our customers' success.
Our customers describe us as a results-oriented global company full of highly talented, motivated, "can-do" people.
Partners they trust to deliver what they need on ti...
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Type: Permanent Location: Aurora, US-IL
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2024-09-21 08:09:45
