Production Supervisor-Vacation Relief

at  Darigold Inc

The Production Supervisor provides leadership and supervisory coordination in all aspects of production. As a member of the Issaquah team the Production Supervisor will be a partner in the Operations Division. The Production Supervisor’s role is to maintain a high level of productivity and continuous improvement with their assigned shift in the areas of safety, reliability, cost savings, team building and personnel management. Reference Operational Priorities of People, Safety, Quality, Waste Reduction, Productivity, and Environmental Compliance.
Salary: $71,382- $107,073

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (other duties as assigned)

• Leadership & Supervision:
• Provide leadership and supervision for the assigned production shift and associated

personnel.

• Supervises, coordinates, and monitors activities of workers engaged in processing

and production.

• Mobilize plant personnel to facilitate the achievement of plant objectives
• Effectively motivate, train and communicate with their assigned shift teams to assure

superior levels of safety, reliability, sanitation, and quality.

• Secures maximum utilization of plant resources in achieving plant objectives
• Instill operational knowledge and procedures to equipment operators to ensure

consistent performance and proper use of plant resources

• Coordinate manpower and labor distribution to ensure work completion or to adjust

worker assignment to gain greatest result

• Leverages and promotes ideas and initiatives
• Performance Management:
• Ensure individual and team levels of performance meet or exceed goals and

expectations.

• Ensures all compliance training is fully accomplished by all associates
• Formulates, monitors, and tracks schedule and individual employee adherence to the

schedule and resolves any attendance issues

• Ensures that the timekeeping is accurate, up-to-date, and appropriately supported

with review notes

• Monitors and controls PTO use and overtime utilization
• Balance labor against production volume
• Observes, coaches, trains, and intervenes with workers to ensure highest expected

performance capability

• Work with HR and senior plant leadership in addressing performance issues
• Communication:
• Confers with supervisors of on-coming and off-going shifts to determine production

changes, needs, and exposures

• Communicates with and informs workers of production changes, and production

issues

• Prepare and conduct team meetings as necessary for proper communications and

development of teams

• Recommends and participates in continuous improvement projects
• Operations:
• Direct operations in receiving, sampling, quality measures, processing, handling, and

packaging as well as inventory management and control

• Diagnose and troubleshoot equipment issues
• Inspect all machinery in assigned work arena to ensure compliance with OSHA and

HACCP standards

• Consult with maintenance to ensure compliance with MSS and PM scheduling

standards

• Work with the Engineering and Quality Assurance staff to create a cooperative

environment on their assigned shift.

• Develop an expert knowledge of the production process and all associated

equipment. Be able to analytically and systematically troubleshoot manufacturing

issues and develop the team to be self-directed in the same activities.

• Participate in and lead teams to improve safety, quality, reliability, sanitation and

reduce waste.

• Reinforce sense of urgency during production runs and periods of machine

downtime.

• Effectively communicate issues to management team.
• Isolate and remove impediments to scheduling, production, manpower, and safety.
• Proactively identify problems before issues occur and take correct course of action.
• Compliance, Documentation, Monitoring & Inspection:
• Perform daily checks, document, reconcile, and report to ensure the highest quality

of product is produced and tracked

• Maintain shift performance and quality documentation;
• Develop and deliver professional level Standard Operating Procedures and train on

them and monitor to ensure adherence to them.

• Ensure compliance with all regulatory standards and practices
• Ensure accurate, complete documentation and reporting of safety and

environmental incidents and their related corrective actions

• Ensure compliance of employees and process operations with GMPs, SOPs, and in

the proper use of safety equipment and safe work procedures

• Investment and Commitment:
• Must be able to work variable hours and weekends and extended hours as tasks

require

• Must understand process functions in order to accomplish high level planning

covering 24 hour periods at all times while maintaining adaptability to process

variations and change

• Must develop and enact contingencies for process and manpower scheduling and

management

• Prioritize multiple assignments at the same time and balance to meet established

deadlines

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Dairy manufacturing experience is required. Experience in the processing of fluid

milk products highly desirable.

• Ability to work in a team environment (as well as independently).
• The ability to work with groups of people with varying levels of education, expertise

and backgrounds.

• Ability to achieve results through others.
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be self-motivated and a

self-starter.

• Strong computer skills (Word, Excel, and Outlook)
• Must be able to monitor and inspect product and equipment
• Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Processes
• Must be able to obtain and/or maintain certifications in Receiving, Antibiotic Testing,

CHARM testing and any other regulatory agency requirements.

Education, Experience, and Certifications

• A Bachelor of Science degree in Food Science, Engineering, Business or related field

preferred.

• Industry experience would be considered in the absence of a degree.
• Dairy, beverage or process industry background, is a plus.

Note:
Darigold is known for delivering fresh, high quality, value-added dairy products to
people, & customer-driven solutions to organizations, all around the globe. We are the
5th largest dairy Co-Op in the US & one of the largest privately held organizations
headquartered in Seattle, Washington. We produce over 10 billion pounds of milk
every year! Since 1918, our Farmer-owners have taken great pride in producing
nutritious dairy products with unsurpassed quality. Our work environment provides a
result driven, collaborative space, with open & transparent communication, & a
culture of celebrating everyone’s wins. Our mid-size private business model provides
the ability to have dynamic involvement at all levels of our organization. We’re also
proud to say we offer an excellent Total Compensation Package & a few other unique
perks to our industry!
At Darigold we embrace diversity & welcome all qualified applicants regardless of
race, color, national origin, sex, gender identity and expression, age, sexual
orientation, veteran status, disability, marital status, creed, religion, genetic
information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law- We’re
proud to say we are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.
As a condition of employment applicants offered a role will be required to successfully
pass our pre-employment background screen, receive a negative drug screen result &
confirm eligibility to work in the U.S. We participate in E-Verify- please follow the links
for details, English / Spanish & view our Right to Work Statement, English / Spanish.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against
employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed
their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who
have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a
part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or
applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation
information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge,
(b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an
investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal
duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c

• Leadership & Supervision:
• Provide leadership and supervision for the assigned production shift and associate