Foremost Farms USA is one of the largest, leading dairy cooperatives in the United States and major dairy food and ingredients manufacturing business. We represent hundreds of Midwest dairy farmer members located in seven Midwest states, and we produce about 500 million pounds of cheese and 50 million pounds of butter in plants across our network every year. "We Bring Dairy to Life" in eight manufacturing plants across Wisconsin and Michigan and in our headquarters in Middleton (Madison), Wisconsin; and we’re looking for employees who are innovative and aim for excellence in our wide variety of production, field and business roles. Join us!
JOB TITLE: Production Manager I
POSITION TYPE: Full time
CLASSIFICATION: Exempt
Monday - Friday, 1st shift
Position Overview:
The Production Manager oversees and leads the production supervisory team and supports production activities. They will contribute to the organization's success by actively driving employee engagement and ensuring quality, service and efficiency in manufacturing operations.
Key Accountabilities:
Develop and mentor front line leaders to effectively manage the production employees, production operations and drive employee engagement.
Build a culture of operational excellence:
Ensure safety and training in the workplace:
This role is accountable for ensuring that monitoring and/or verifying of control points occurs and that the required documentation is completed. For example, Critical Control Points (CCP), Preventive Controls (PC), Critical Quality Points (CQP), Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP), and Safe Quality Food (SQF) plans. This is not an all-inclusive list.
Minimum Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Physical Setting:
Job Setting: This position requires regular presence on the plant production floor and in the plant office. The individual will be required to be on-call.
Benefits:
Because you and your family matter, Foremost Farms offers some of the best benefits in the area! Our comprehensive medical plan includes health, vision, dental, and prescription insurance. You can choose to enroll in a single or family plan with low monthly premiums and low annual deductibles ($250/$500). Other benefits include:
Don’t meet every single requirement? At Foremost Farms we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled are encouraged to apply.
At Foremost Farms USA, we believe that employee diversity brings strength to our organization. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, creed, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disabilities, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.
Successful completion of pre-employment screening is required, which could include a drug test, background check, and other verifications or assessments to be sure you will be able to succeed in your position.
Are you ready to Be Foremost?
Apply today at www.foremostfarms.com