Production Supervisor

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Full-time

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Ready for more than just a job? Build a career with purpose.

At Lactalis in the USA, we're committed to providing meaningful opportunities for our people to learn, grow, and thrive-whether you're just starting your journey with us or looking to take the next step in your career. From day one, we offer the tools and support to help you succeed.

As the world leader in dairy, Lactalis is a family-owned company with over 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals across the globe. Each day, we're proud to produce award-winning dairy products that bring people together.

In the US, we proudly offer an unrivaled house of beloved brands, including Galbani Italian cheeses and ricotta, President specialty cheeses and butters, Kraft natural and grated cheeses, Breakstone's cottage cheese, Cracker Barrel , Black Diamond cheddar, and Parmalat milk. Our yogurt portfolio includes siggi's , Stonyfield Organic , Brown Cow , Oui , Yoplait , Go-Gurt , : ratio , Green Mountain Creamery , and Mountain High , along with a growing family of ethnic favorites like Karoun , Gopi , and Arz .

At Lactalis, we live by our core values- Ambition , Engagement , and Simplicity . We foster a workplace where innovation thrives, diverse perspectives are celebrated, and everyone's unique background and ideas are valued.

Even if you don't meet every qualification, we encourage you to apply. We want to hear about your PASSION, your STORY , and how your EXPERTISE can help us shape the future of dairy.

From your PASSION to ours

Lactalis U.S. Yogurt, part of the Lactalis family of companies, is currently hiring a Production Supervisor based in Casa Grande, Arizona.

The Production Supervisor leads and directs production employees to optimize productivity within assigned shifts and areas. Responsibilities include planning and assigning work, facilitating weekly Continuous Improvement (CI) meetings, and proactively addressing and resolving product and employee concerns. This role ensures compliance with Company policies, OSHA regulations, and applicable laws, while actively participating in CI processes and the Management Operating Structure (MOS).

Schedule : Monday through Friday 2pm - 10pm

From your EXPERTISE to ours

Key responsibilities for this position include :

• Work with plant management and other supervisory staff to assign, direct, review and monitor work of supervised staff to maximize productivity in the plant.
• Ensure proper procedures are in place and being followed for production efficiency, quality of product, employee safety, and state and federal guidelines.
• Inspect products to verify conformance to specifications and direct setup and adjustments to machines.
• Coordinate production schedules and estimate worker hour requirements for completion of job assignments.
• Evaluate needs in production for daily assignment of duties; establish or adjust work procedures to meet production schedules.
• Evaluate probationary period progress of new employees.
• Recommend improvements to production methods, equipment performance and quality of product.
• Analyze and resolve work problems or assist workers in solving work problems.
• Maintain time and production records as required.
• Collaborate with other supervisors to coordinate activities of individual departments.
• Provide supervision of assigned employees in scheduling and daily activities, ensuring effective selection, retention, feedback, disciplinary action and performance management. If a collective bargaining agreement exists, may participate grievances or other contract related activities and discussions.
• Train and instruct employees regarding production and equipment standards and processes. Oversee instruction, implementation and enforcement of policies as they relate to employees.
• Lead by example with the CWD "Code of Quality". This includes following Company policies, standards and specifications.
• Engage in the typical responsibilities of a manager requiring planning, evaluating, organizing, integrating and delegating.

From your STORY to ours

Qualified applicants will contribute the following :

At Lactalis, we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards Program with a variety of affordable benefits and coverage options. We support insurance costs significantly, contribute generously to retirement plans, and offer Paid Time Off from day one. We are committed to your professional growth, providing training and development opportunities, including Education Reimbursement. Join us and grow your career.

Lactalis is an equal employment opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against applicants with regard to any legally-recognized basis including, but not limited to : veteran status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, and physical or mental disabilities.