Supervisor, Production

Description

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At Lactalis in the USA, we believe in promoting from within and giving our employees meaningful opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Whether you're just starting out or bringing years of experience, we'll provide the tools and support you need to succeed.

As the world leader in dairy, Lactalis is a family-owned company with over 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals across the globe. Each day, we're proud to produce award-winning dairy products that bring people together.

In the US, we proudly offer an unrivaled house of beloved brands, including Galbani Italian cheeses and ricotta, President specialty cheeses and butters, Kraft natural and grated cheeses, Breakstone's cottage cheese, Cracker Barrel, Black Diamond cheddar, and Parmalat milk. Our yogurt portfolio includes siggi's, Stonyfield Organic, Brown Cow, Oui, Yoplait, Go-Gurt, :ratio, Green Mountain Creamery, and Mountain High, along with a growing family of ethnic favorites like Karoun, Gopi, and Arz.

At Lactalis, we live by our core values-Ambition, Engagement, and Simplicity. We foster a workplace where innovation thrives, diverse perspectives are celebrated, and everyone's unique background and ideas are valued.

Even if you don't meet every qualification, we encourage you to apply. We want to hear about your PASSION, your STORY, and how your EXPERTISE can help us shape the future of dairy.

From your PASSION to ours

Lactalis US Yogurt, part of the Lactalis family of companies, is currently hiring a Supervisor, Production based in Brattleboro, VT.

The Supervisor, Production is responsible for maximizing productivity and achieving Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) by managing and directing filler and packaging employees on assigned shifts. Key duties include planning and overseeing daily tasks, resolving operational roadblocks and employee concerns, and strictly enforcing all safety and quality protocols, OSHA regulations, and company policies. This position drives operational excellence by adhering to Continuous Improvement (CI) processes and the Management Operating Structure (MOS), requiring collaboration with other departments. The role reports to the Production Manager, Filling & Packing.

From your EXPERTISE to ours

Key responsibilities for this position include:

• Provide direction, leadership, and development for direct reports, including training, coaching, performance management, and handling employee relations issues.
• Implement and enforce all safety programs and safe work practices, actively participating in plant safety initiatives.
• Meet production schedules, assure target yields and efficiencies are met, and evaluate/adjust work procedures to maximize productivity.
• Inspect products to verify conformance to specifications and recommend improvements to production methods and product quality.
• Proactively communicate and collaborate with other supervisors and functions to optimize operations, resources, and department activities.
• Partner with the site leadership to achieve overarching goals for quality, productivity, efficiency, cost, customer service, and employee engagement.
• Oversee the daily activities and scheduling of assigned employees, ensuring effective selection, retention, feedback, and disciplinary action.
• Establish, instruct, and enforce proper procedures related to production efficiency, product quality, employee safety, and state/federal guidelines.
• Fulfill managerial responsibilities, including planning, evaluating, organizing, integrating, and delegating tasks across the team.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

The incumbent is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of the Fill Pack and Material Handling employees, up to 20 employees in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

WORK CONDITIONS

• Travel may be required occasionally.
• Extended hours may be necessary depending on the project's needs
• To fulfill these responsibilities, tools such as a computer, will be provided.
• Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential duties and responsibilities.

From your STORY to ours

Qualified applicants will contribute the following:

Education

• High school's diploma is required. An associate's degree is preferred
• Majors in Business, Food Science, Engineering or related fields are preferred.

Experience

• 2+ years of experience leading, mentoring, and/or delegating work to others in a manufacturing facility is required

COMPETENCIES

• People Management: Manage people in daily work by identifying potential and recruiting the best profiles, setting concrete and ambitious goals, delegating missions, motivating and developing a cohesive team in a changing environment
• Communication: Ability to transmit and receive information clearly and communicate effectively with others by considering their points of view to respond appropriately. It includes using tact and diplomacy in all communications as well as the ability to convey ideas and information (adjusting style, tone, and level of details), both orally and in writing, in a way that all stakeholders/audience are engaged.
• Production/Manufacturing Management: Ability to manage the team's resources, achieve production targets, and meet needs
• Best Practices/Good Industrial Practices: Ability to implement Good Manufacturing Practices by clearly defining written Work Instructions, Best Practices, and Standard Operating Procedures, that are in compliance with Health regulations and ensure effective Manufacturing techniques, Product Safety, and Product Quality.
• Motivate People: Ability to make the organization want to do or achieve a target. It implies a willingness to expend energy to achieve a goal or a reward.
• Planning and Organizing: Ability to determine priorities and allocate time and resources effectively to ensure accomplishment of a specific objective with method and rigor.
• Strategic Thinking: Provide a holistic and systematic perspective on strategic issues and leverage them to articulate and give a clear vision of the future.

BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES

Ambition

• Performance: Challenging yourself and others in order to work efficiently and to deliver required business results.
• Continuous Improvement: Looking for ways to continuously improve quality, efficiency/effectiveness of the Group performance.
• People Development: Identify areas for developing oneself and the others.

Engagement

• Entrepreneurship: Manage the business as if it were theirs.
• Loyalty: Support positively and protect the Company.
• Tenacity: Overcome the obstacles.
• Accountability: Stand by one's commitment, deliver the results in a transparent manner

With simplicity

• Accessibility: Ensure relationships based on accessibility, modesty, and proximity.
• Pragmatism: Work in a practical and effective manner (with common sense).
• Transparency: Act and communicate with clarity and transparency.

Leadership Competencies

Care

• We create a safe and trusting working environment.
• We foster a culture of listening and mutual feedback
• We unlock potential and enable people to play to their strengths
• We take responsibility for our impact on the environment and our stakeholders.

Share

• We work and win as a team
• We respect local cultures and are open to new ideas and ways of working
• We share our learnings and best practices across the group.
• We are proud Lactalis ambassadors, any time, any place.

Dare

• We take initiatives and learn from experience
• We challenge the status quo and ensure continuous improvement
• We lead innovation by being curious, flexible and open-minded
• We act as intrapreneurs.

Inspire

• We live our vision and our values in an authentic way
• We lead by example
• We walk the talk.
• We live our passion and motivation to strive for more and better.

At Lactalis, we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards Program with a variety of affordable benefits and coverage options. We support insurance costs significantly, contribute generously to retirement plans, and offer Paid Time Off from day one. We are committed to your professional growth, providing training and development opportunities, including Education Reimbursement. Join us and grow your career.

Lactalis is an equal employment opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against applicants with regard to any legally-recognized basis including, but not limited to: veteran status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, and physical or mental disabilities. Further, any division of the Company that is an Affirmative Action Employer will comply with all related legal obligations