Why you will love working at Maola:
- Owned by a cooperative of family farmers who are passionate about cultivating sustainable dairy goodness and bottling fresh Maola brand milk and dairy products.
- 100 years of dedicated stability and growth across 11 states.
- Competitive pay Medical Dental Vision 401(k) Life Insurance Time Off Provisions and more available no later than one month after hire.
- Our employees are an integral part of who we are what you do and what you think matters.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Direct staff on shift to efficiently perform tasks in a safe manner.
- Assists Department Managers with and evaluation of practices in order to drive Continuous Improvement.
- Analyze equipment related issues and other problems and effectively communicate issues between maintenance and other staff.
- Inspect incoming and outgoing goods to ensure quality and accuracy standards are met.
- Monitor packaging ingredient and finished product inventories to ensure needs are met.
- Monitor and enforce sanitation instructions activities and verification.
- Monitor and enforce Plant GMP SOPs
- Ability to become certified by the State of Maryland in the operation of CHARM antibiotic testing equipment. This activity requires annual recertification.
- Ability to perform sensory testing on finished products.
- Document activities in accordance with SOP State and Federal guidelines.
- Oversee and evaluate training of new staff members.
- Schedule and/or cover staff vacancies as needed per SOP.
- Communicate effectively with all levels of management and other departments.
- Must be available to work any shift day and/or night.
REQUIREMENTS:
- College education: Bachelors degree in a business science or engineering field preferred
- 12 years or more of food manufacturing operational leadership experience.
- Dairy experience desired but not mandatory.
- Must know CIP (clean in place)
- Must know COP (clean out place.
- Must be a Master sanitation operator.
- Must be able be able to write and develop SOPs.
- Must have worked in food or beverage as a sanitation person.
- Familiar with HTST (hot temperature short time)
OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Able to be flexible at times with hours worked.
- Ability to work independently and function as a team player.
- Ability to help lead operations in achieving key objectives and goals.
- Must be able to work with minimal supervision independently or with a group.
- Demonstrate reliability through good attendance and work ethic.
- Highly organized and detail oriented.
- Proficiency with MS Word and MS Excel.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Follow company policies and safety regulations
Required Experience:
Manager