Processing Supervisor jobs in Sioux Falls, SD

FLSA STATUS: Non-Exempt

REPORTS TO: Senior Managing Director of FSQA

SCHEDULE: Full-Time

POSITION SUMMARY:

Responsible for establishing processes and policies to ensure Great Plains Processing is producing the highest quality product. They are responsible for maintaining, documenting, and implementing these processes throughout the company. Responsible for the overall coordination and implementation of environmental health and safety programs to assure compliance with regulatory guidelines and policies.

RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES:

• Develop company Quality Management policies and procedures. Train all employees in implementing all food safety standards. Ensure all employees follow Quality Management System procedures.
• Ensures compliance with all applicable federal, state and local legislation and codes governing environmental health and safety. This also includes quality, control, personnel, product handling, chemical and environment.
• Promote awareness of customer requirements. Ensure all production and testing data is filed and recorded correctly as required by the GPP quality system.
• Lead and assist auditors through GPP processes and certification requirements.
• Coordinate and lead the adequate resolution of customer quality complaints within GPP.
• Document and resolve both internal and external quality errors in the GPP quality database. Ensures personnel training and corrective action follow-up is completed.
• Monitor and document all testing data as required by any GPP contractual agreements.
• Make sure all invoices related to quality assurance are properly approved and submitted to accounts payable in a timely fashion.
• Work with all outside third party labs in implementing company procedures for sample submission and data retrieval, including internal preliminary samples as well as finished product samples.
• Directs industrial hygiene, occupational and general safety programs to ensure a safe environment and comply with OSHA and HACCP safety standards.
• Develops and implements accident investigation, data analysis, and recurrence prevention programs and procedures. Ensures GPP accident/injury form is documented correctly.
• Continually strives for plant improvements to increase efficiency and reduce costs.
• Responds and aids in emergency situations.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

  EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE DESIRED:

• 4 year degree in related field or comparable experience
• COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:
• General knowledge and understanding of processes and procedures throughout plant operations.
• Detailed knowledge of business systems.
• Accurate and timely record keeping.
• Ability to combine information from multiple disciplines to identify problems and recommend appropriate solutions.
• Provides vision and direction to the plant.
• Promotes Great Plains Values.
• Promotes integrity in all plant activities.
• Recognizes the need for improvements and effectively manages implementation of change.
• Fosters collaboration and teamwork. Gains support and commitment from within plant departments as well as with other divisions within the organization.
• Handles multiple demands and balances competing priorities. Assists others in prioritization of duties.
• Emphasized the vital importance of the customer and communicates the need to deliver high quality service at all times.
• Is fiscally responsible and directs the use of company resources in appropriate manner.
• Coordinated the development of strategic and business plans for the plant.
• Understands how the position affects quality objective.
• Promotes environment for open and timely communication.
• Actively enlists input from others and responds to others respectfully.
• Conveys information clearly and effectively in both written and verbal formats.
• Prepares and delivers clear presentations and presents a professional image to employees, groups, and customers.
• Utilizes strong interpersonal communication skills.
• Respects each individual.
• Sets high personal standards of performance and pursues aggressive goals.
• Makes decisions that show understanding of issues.
• Has ability to handle multiple demands and shifting priorities.
• Highly motivated, self-directed, self-starter with an entrepreneurial spirit.

• Promotes and pursues learning and self-development.

  SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY

• No supervisory responsibilities.

  ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• First Aid Training
• HACCP Training Certified
• OSHA 30-Hour General Industry Certified
• PCQI Training