Butter Superintendent

Select Milk Producers is one of the nation’s largest and most progressive dairy cooperatives, with 32 wholly owned subsidiaries, 8 processing plants, and 8 joint ventures including Continental Dairy Facilities, Continental Dairy Facilities Southwest, Mill Haven Foods, Select Custom Solutions, GreenLink and Select Services. With over 800 employees, the Select Milk family of companies impacts all aspects of the dairy farm business and at the heart of our family of companies, is you.

"We strive to go above and beyond what’s expected in providing for our families, leading our employees, caring for our land and animals, serving our customers, producing quality milk, and serving one another. This commitment is more than our business, it’s in our culture and our character. We believe in being accountable, in doing what’s right, in performing at our best, in setting a higher standard."

Select Milk Producers and its subsidiaries offer an attractive compensation and a best-in-class benefits package that includes but is not limited medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more that can be tailored for you and your family. Other benefits for eligible employees include 401(k) up to 6% company match, life and disability insurance, and paid holidays & vacation. We are proud to promote an equal employment opportunity workplace.

SUMMARY OF FUNCTIONS:

 The Butter Superintendent will be part of the management team within the Company reporting to the Butter Manager. Under limited supervision, the Superintendent is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the production facility. The Superintendent oversees the supervisory staff, and implements operations programs, and policies.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Reviews daily inventories load out schedules, and the daily production schedule with the Plant Manager. Help develop production and efficiency reports. Coordinates load out schedule with staff and milk movement personnel.
• Reviews company KPI’s, and plant loss, and assists in setting goals.
• Oversee plant quality through the review of microbiology test results, investigation of high counts and review of load out data to assure loads are within specifications. Review any nonconforming product and powder C of A’s with Plant Manager, and Food Safety Quality Assurance (FSQA) Manager.
• Review daily Milk, Cream, Condensed, Butter, and Powder schedule and coordinate with Marketing Manager.
• Monitor production departments throughout shift and assure employee compliance with GMP’s, sanitation and safety. Review daily audit reports.
• Monitor wastewater facility throughout shift and assure proper completion of daily reports as required by permit and management.
• Review CIP records daily and audit employees’ sampling techniques to assure proper sanitation standards are maintained. Provide employee training and coaching in GMP and HACCP as needed.
• Review supply inventories and prepare requisitions for approval by the Plant Manager.
• Verify that all plant equipment is in good working condition and all preventative maintenance is being performed on a scheduled basis. Review all work orders and daily maintenance reports.
• Member of the Food Safety Team and Food Quality Team.
• Support a company culture of continuous improvement by participating in efficiency and improvement efforts.
• Perform other duties, as necessary.
• Assist in audits, regulatory inspections, and equipment testing.
• Strictly enforce safety and GMP policies, and maintain superior plant cleanliness.
• Participate and provide support to FSQA team for audit purposes.

SUPERVISOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• This position has management and employee supervisory responsibilities for the entire facility in the area of discipline and hiring.
• Review on the job training reviews.
• Coordinate on-the-job training.
• Oversee adherence to company policies and procedures.
• Oversee scheduling of management, employees, and temporary labor.
• Have the responsibility of reviewing timesheets, overtime and approve payroll.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

• Experience/knowledge: Previous experience in food production/manufacturing environments including a general knowledge of food ingredients and processing equipment Excellent communication, presentation, interpersonal, and time management skills Must display strong leadership qualities. Must have the ability to trouble shoot problems and be persistent until a solution is found.
• Working Conditions: Most time will be spent in a production environment working with production machinery Some time will be spent at a desk using various office equipment including a computer, fax machine, telephone, etc
• Physical Demands: While performing duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to stand for long periods of time, use hands to finger, handle control, and to talk or hear. The associate is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The associate is occasionally required to sit. The associate may be required to lift 25 pounds routinely, and up to 100 pounds on occasion.
• Safety/ Hazards: This position requires the ability to understand and follow policy and procedures of safety rules and regulations. This manager and the manager's subordinates will have exposure to steam, chemicals, wet conditions, elevated platforms, and a variety of production equipment.

Education and/or Experience:

• A High School diploma or General Education Degree (GED) is required. 
• A Bachelor’s degree in business, Dairy or Food Science or four years of experience in a plant leadership role in a Dairy or Food Manufacturing facility is strongly desired.
• The applicant must be familiar with the theory and application of clean in place (CIP), clean out of place (COP), cleaning turbulence, temperature, timing, and chemical concentration and effectively present these concepts to subordinates.
• Applicants must have knowledge of regulatory requirements with respect to food production and sanitation (OSHA, FDA, HACCP, GMP's, and SSOP's)