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Form of workRequisition ID 48688
Position Type (US)Full Time
Career Function Manufacturing/Production
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Posting Type DNI
Leading to better encompasses all we do at Kerry, it's how we've become the worlds leading taste and nutrition company. Whether it's building and manufacturing sustainable solutions for food, beverage or pharmaceutical consumers, our commitment to lead the world to better nutrition drives us forward. With 24,000+ colleagues across the globe and 15,000+ Kerry products, your opportunities are limitless.
About Kerry
Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.
About the role
The 2nd Shift Production Supervisor position will be accountable for leading direct reports to achieve shift Production targets while maintaining a safe and efficient operation and producing products to established quality standards.
What will you do?
ORGANIZATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
Demonstrates leadership in the area of safety. This requires observing and enforcing safety rules and practices, encouraging safe work behaviors, and promptly correcting conditions and unsafe behavior, which may lead to accidents.
Continually endorse the Quality & Food Safety Policies, assure conformance to all requirements of the Quality & Food Safety Management Systems, & take action to properly report failures of these systems to site management.
DAILY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Executing the production schedule for processing products to meet established product quality specifications and packaging requirements while ensuring compliance to safety, environmental and regulatory policies. Coordinates and supervises the activities of the operators and team leaders to maximize fermentation, centrifugation, blending, evaporation, filter press and liquid cultures packaging efficiencies with minimal equipment downtime.
Training new and existing team members on equipment operations, maintains and updates operating procedures and working instructions. Must follow established procedures and run set points in order to achieve QC approved products.
Assists the Production Manager in implementing and conceiving new initiatives with the purpose of improving plant performance driven by, but not limited to Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
Essential Functions:
Leads and coordinates employee element of assigned work group to maximize efficiency. This includes activities such as hiring & termination of staff, corrective actions, annual review process, training, coaching, counseling, conflict resolution, and other disciplining of staff.
Becomes expert in department(s) overseeing-- Fermentation, Cultures harvesting & packaging, Dry blend & packaging, Liquid Receiving & filtration & evaporation, Wet Blend operations, Spray drying, and any other process streams by understanding & coordinating the equipment operation, procedures, SQF, HACCP, GMP, Safety, sanitation, preventative maintenance programs and personnel capabilities.
Utilizes SAP, Lotus Notes, Mapics and other software to perform transaction functions for materials flow. Trains new and existing team members on the operation of all PCs, software, relevant PLC interfaces and instrumentation, the importance of following JAMs and working instructions and provides documentation of training.
Empowers employees to effectively perform their tasks independently at the expected level by ensuring that the necessary knowledge, training and tools have been provided while developing training tools where needed.
Will help the site implement new equipment, develop SOP's and complete product qualification steps on new equipment.
What do I need to be successful?
A four-year degree preferred in engineering, food technology or business, or 5 years production supervision with demonstrated effective leadership and performance.
Minimum of 2 years of experience in a dairy plant or related industry. Leadership experience is desirable. Familiarity with spray drying and powders processing highly desirable.
Ability to understand functioning process equipment. Good communication, leadership, planning and organizational skills are required. Influential track record in training. Must have good computer/IT skills; Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint experience required.
Kerry is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. Kerry will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen. EEO is the Law poster can be found here. Additional information can also be here .
Kerry is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. Kerry will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen. EEO is the Law poster can be found here. Additional information can also be here .
Beware of scams online or from individuals claiming to represent us. A Kerry employee will not solicit candidates through a non-Kerry email address or phone number. In addition, Kerry does not currently utilise video chat rooms (e.g., Google Hangouts) to conduct interviews. Refuse any request that asks you to provide payment to participate in the hiring process (e.g., purchasing a "starter kit," investing in training, or something similar). Kerry will not ask you to pay any money at any point in the hiring process with the exception of reimbursable travel expenses. In addition, any payments made by Kerry will be from official firm accounts bearing the Kerry name.
Position Type (US)Full Time
Career Function Manufacturing/Production
Recruiter
Posting Type DNI
Leading to better encompasses all we do at Kerry, it's how we've become the worlds leading taste and nutrition company. Whether it's building and manufacturing sustainable solutions for food, beverage or pharmaceutical consumers, our commitment to lead the world to better nutrition drives us forward. With 24,000+ colleagues across the globe and 15,000+ Kerry products, your opportunities are limitless.
About Kerry
Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.
About the role
The 2nd Shift Production Supervisor position will be accountable for leading direct reports to achieve shift Production targets while maintaining a safe and efficient operation and producing products to established quality standards.
What will you do?
ORGANIZATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
Demonstrates leadership in the area of safety. This requires observing and enforcing safety rules and practices, encouraging safe work behaviors, and promptly correcting conditions and unsafe behavior, which may lead to accidents.
Continually endorse the Quality & Food Safety Policies, assure conformance to all requirements of the Quality & Food Safety Management Systems, & take action to properly report failures of these systems to site management.
DAILY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Executing the production schedule for processing products to meet established product quality specifications and packaging requirements while ensuring compliance to safety, environmental and regulatory policies. Coordinates and supervises the activities of the operators and team leaders to maximize fermentation, centrifugation, blending, evaporation, filter press and liquid cultures packaging efficiencies with minimal equipment downtime.
Training new and existing team members on equipment operations, maintains and updates operating procedures and working instructions. Must follow established procedures and run set points in order to achieve QC approved products.
Assists the Production Manager in implementing and conceiving new initiatives with the purpose of improving plant performance driven by, but not limited to Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
Essential Functions:
Leads and coordinates employee element of assigned work group to maximize efficiency. This includes activities such as hiring & termination of staff, corrective actions, annual review process, training, coaching, counseling, conflict resolution, and other disciplining of staff.
Becomes expert in department(s) overseeing-- Fermentation, Cultures harvesting & packaging, Dry blend & packaging, Liquid Receiving & filtration & evaporation, Wet Blend operations, Spray drying, and any other process streams by understanding & coordinating the equipment operation, procedures, SQF, HACCP, GMP, Safety, sanitation, preventative maintenance programs and personnel capabilities.
Utilizes SAP, Lotus Notes, Mapics and other software to perform transaction functions for materials flow. Trains new and existing team members on the operation of all PCs, software, relevant PLC interfaces and instrumentation, the importance of following JAMs and working instructions and provides documentation of training.
Empowers employees to effectively perform their tasks independently at the expected level by ensuring that the necessary knowledge, training and tools have been provided while developing training tools where needed.
Will help the site implement new equipment, develop SOP's and complete product qualification steps on new equipment.
What do I need to be successful?
A four-year degree preferred in engineering, food technology or business, or 5 years production supervision with demonstrated effective leadership and performance.
Minimum of 2 years of experience in a dairy plant or related industry. Leadership experience is desirable. Familiarity with spray drying and powders processing highly desirable.
Ability to understand functioning process equipment. Good communication, leadership, planning and organizational skills are required. Influential track record in training. Must have good computer/IT skills; Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint experience required.
Kerry is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. Kerry will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen. EEO is the Law poster can be found here. Additional information can also be here .
Kerry is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. Kerry will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen. EEO is the Law poster can be found here. Additional information can also be here .
Beware of scams online or from individuals claiming to represent us. A Kerry employee will not solicit candidates through a non-Kerry email address or phone number. In addition, Kerry does not currently utilise video chat rooms (e.g., Google Hangouts) to conduct interviews. Refuse any request that asks you to provide payment to participate in the hiring process (e.g., purchasing a "starter kit," investing in training, or something similar). Kerry will not ask you to pay any money at any point in the hiring process with the exception of reimbursable travel expenses. In addition, any payments made by Kerry will be from official firm accounts bearing the Kerry name.
