The Production Team Advisor leads the efforts of a production team. Duties include planning, organizing, training, coaching, compliance with various customers, company, government requirements and guidelines.
What you’ll do:
- Monitoring daily production variance, yield variance, mass balance, and process losses.
- Driving improvements in the recovery of protein, lactose, fat, and utility systems.
- Analyzing deviations, conducting root cause analysis, implementing corrective actions, and tracking recovery KPIs.
- Preparing variance and recovery reports, while coordinating closely with the Production, Quality, & Maintenance teams to achieve overall plant targets.
- Develop Schreiber Foods Culture – Train, coach, evaluate and reinforce Process Excellence principles with partners.
- Converting Goals – Lead team efforts in meeting or exceeding goals in Productivity, Raw Material Usage, Safety, Customer Complaints, and Service.
- Customer Requirements – Work with Team Leader in identifying and communicating customer requirements.
- Develop PCP’s to insure customer requirements are met.
- Governmental Regulations – Be knowledgeable of various government regulations that must be complied with, i.e., OSHA, USDA, FDA, EPA, EEOC, OFCCP, etc.
- Process Improvements – Through the use of problem solving methods, CAT’s, and other quality tools identify and make process improvements.
- Daily Operation – Work with the team to make sure that daily production is organized to maximize efficiencies, making necessary adjustments as conditions change.
- Capital Investment – Work with the Team Leader and team in identifying potential capital improvements assisting with analysis and justification.
- Administration – Administer various company, plant or department processes in certification programs, pay systems, assessment/feedback processes, etc.
- Together with the leadership team, ensures compliance with Food Safety and Food Quality Plans, in addition to customer requirements. Interprets and communicates customer requirements to plant production and/or support groups. Establishes and Audits PCPs, CCPs and Standard Operating Procedures to define and monitor processes, to ensure customer requirements are met. Reviews incidents during which the procedures are not met, and determines appropriate corrective action for partners failing to follow standard procedures.
What you need to succeed:
B. Tech Dairy Technology/ Food Technology/ Dairy Science/ Food Science
8 to 10 years of work experience in production
Proven leadership experience in a team environment
Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving abilities
Ability to make good business decisions quickly
Desire to grow and take on new challenges and opportunities
Skills Required
- B.Tech in Dairy Technology, Food Technology, Dairy Science, or Food Science
- 8 to 10 years of production work experience
- Proven leadership experience in a team environment
- Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving abilities
- Ability to make good business decisions quickly
- Desire to grow and take on new challenges and opportunities
- Knowledge of governmental regulations (OSHA, USDA, FDA, EPA, EEOC, OFCCP)
- Experience with process improvements, root cause analysis, and corrective actions
- Experience preparing variance and recovery reports and tracking recovery KPIs
- Experience training, coaching, evaluating team members and reinforcing Process Excellence
- Ability to ensure compliance with Food Safety and Food Quality Plans and customer requirements
Schreiber Foods Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Schreiber Foods and has not been reviewed or approved by Schreiber Foods.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs are described as notably strong, combining a substantial 401(k) company match with employee ownership through an ESOP. Company-funded retirement contributions are highlighted as a distinctive advantage that materially elevates total rewards.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is presented as comprehensive, including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance with eligibility often starting on day one. Wellness resources, screenings, and access to clinics at some sites reinforce the perceived depth of coverage.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Incentive structures include performance-based bonuses paid periodically, with additional off-shift and extended-week bonuses in certain roles. Overtime opportunities and shift premiums are commonly cited as meaningful income enhancers.
Schreiber Foods Insights
What We Do
Schreiber Foods strives to do good through food every day. Based in North America, we’re a customer-brand leader in cream cheese, natural cheese, process cheese, beverages and yogurt. Our more than 10,000 employees and presence on five continents enable us to be an essential ingredient in our customers’ success. With annual sales of more than $7 billion, we partner with the best retailers, restaurants, distributors and food manufacturers around the globe. We also recognize our responsibility to do good in the world and are driven to make a difference in everything we do. We’ve come a long way since our start as a small cheese company in 1945. Today, our team is more than 10,000 strong at locations across North America, Europe, South America, Asia and Africa. But our commitment to providing safe food the right way has never changed. At Schreiber, we call ourselves partners, not employees, and there’s a good reason behind that. Our work is more than just a job. We make the company grow. We help each other grow and take care of each other along the way. And, we all share in the rewards. Our people are truly the heart of our company, and we're on a journey together. We work hard to find great people with diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives, and provide opportunities to help them grow. But it’s about more than a career at Schreiber. Like a family, we care deeply about each other. We strive to foster an inclusive work environment where all our partners can thrive. We've increased our commitment to diversity and inclusion by creating an overarching Diversity and Inclusion Council, as well as resource groups for women, African Americans, Pride, Vets and more groups that give a voice to all of our partners. We're always looking for passionate partners to join our team and bring to life our culture of being customer obsessed and brilliant at the basics. Want to learn more about our company? Visit us at www.schreiberfoods.com.
