Cheesemake Supervisor

Summary/Objective 

Actively participates in the cheesemaking process from milk reception to affinage. Expected to be in the make room every day, spending approximately 70% of the day in production, not only supervising the cheesemakers but also participating in the make process. Administrative duties should take +/- 30% of the Production.

This position also ensures the physical and mental integrity of each employee while at work by maintaining safe work behaviors, safe work conditions and a safe work environment.

Essential Functions 
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

• Ensure a daily presence in production to check and control the smooth running of the manufacturing steps and correct if necessary 
• On a daily basis in the production rooms to check the production monitoring and the proper functioning of the equipment
• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and report on safety, quality, and performance results; Implement corrective actions as required
• Co-leads and participates in regular TPM meetings with other managers
• Plan production orders, staff schedules and milk purchases using SAP and existing programs
• Control cheese yields and product quality and set up dashboards to stay on budget (hours, cheese yields, consumables)
• Control staff hours, stocks of consumables and chemicals
• Monitor hours on Kronos and correct discrepancies before sending them to management control
• Plan milk purchases with the planning manager 
• Manage stocks and order ingredients, consumables, chemicals assisted by the planning manager; and controls the consumption of all ingredients and consumables
• Ensure the training and updating of the skills of all the staff under his/her responsibility
• Participate in the development and compliance of all SOPs from the reception of the milk to the shipment of the products to the warehouse
• Co participates in the drafting and implementation of all SOPs and ensures that they are respected from the receipt of the milk to the shipment of the cheeses
• Ensure with the quality team to maintain compliance with RC GMP, RC SOP, USDA, ODA, OSHA regulations
• Lead team meetings (daily/weekly/monthly as appropriate) 
• Help in new product projects and testing; ensure compliance to Safety, preventative maintenance policies and procedure
• Ability to understand all job requirements and possess good troubleshooting skills
• Other duties as assigned

Competencies 
Leadership 
Decision Making 
Performance Management 
Time Management 
Conflict Management 
Communication Proficiency 
Problem Solving/Analysis 
Results Driven 
Technical Capacity 

Supervisory Responsibility 
This position manages all employees in the department and is responsible for performance management and hiring of employees within the department after consultation and agreement with the plant manager.

Work Environment 

In the performance of the duties of this position, the employee works on the production floor and in an office environment. 

• Frequent exposure to a hot or cold climate;
• Frequent exposure to chemicals;
• Frequent exposure to noise and vibration;
• Frequent exposure to damp and humid conditions.

This role regularly uses standard office equipment such as computers and phones.

Physical Demands 
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, and use fingers to type. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling and climbing all day. The employee must occasionally lift or move items up to and over 50 pounds.   

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work 
This is a full-time position. Occasional off shift work hours will be required. Weekend and holiday work required as needed. 

Travel 
This position requires <10% travel.  Occasionally travel is outside the local area and overnight. 

Required Education and Experience 
1. High school diploma or equivalent; 
2. 3-5 years’ experience as production lead or supervisor in manufacturing; 

3. Proficient in Microsoft Office software; 
4. Leadership, problem solving, organizational, and strong communication skills.   

Preferred Education and Experience 
1. Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; 
2. 5-8 years of general manufacturing experience; dairy or food manufacturing
3. SAP, OEE, and CIM experience; 
4. Continuous Improvement knowledge 

Additional Eligibility Qualifications 
None is required for this position.   

Work Authorization/Security Clearance 
Eligible to work in USA. 

Food Safety and Product Quality 
This position is responsible for supporting the food safety management system and for communicating food safety issues to the Quality Department.   

Affirmative Action Plan/Equal Employment Opportunity Statement 
Rogue Creamery provides equal employment opportunities to all individuals, regardless of race, color, creed, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law. Additionally, the company takes positive steps to ensure that candidates are employed and employees are treated during employment without considering any of these characteristics. Any form of discrimination will not be tolerated.

Other Duties 
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.