Lab Shift Manager In Training

Are you a self-driven person looking to advance your career as a high-impact player on a team? If so, we have an exciting challenge for you and your future! Our culture is built on value commitments to innovation, quality, results, integrity, community, people, and collaboration that fosters a strong employee engagement, teamwork, safety and wellness.

Benefits

package that includes health, dental, vision, wellness programs, employee discounts, retirement plans, tuition reimbursement, ongoing development, advancement opportunities and more. Founded in 1846, today HP Hood is one of the largest and most trusted food and beverage manufacturers in the United States. Our portfolio of national and super-regional brands and licensed products includes Hood, Heluva Good, Lactaid, Blue Diamond Almond Breeze, Planet Oat and more.

Job Summary: This opening is for the Laboratory. Responsible for coordinating daily lab activities so as to meet business objections. General expectations include staying focused on identified goals and drive results; set clear expectations for team; coach, develop and motivate team; hold employees accountable and keep team informed by ensuring effective inter and intra department communication.

This position will be Monday - Friday 1 PM - 10 PM.

Responsibilities

: Ensure effective employee relations by providing employee coaching, corrective action and development. Makes employment decisions. Resolves employee issues through problem resolution.

Provides direct leadership to the plant’s lab department through the Lab Foreman. Manages departmental performance measures, including visual controls and provides regular progress reports to manager. Must exercise continuous leadership to focus plant efforts on shifting priorities.

Responsible for assisting in the training and development of production employees and ensuring that they comply with all SOP’s. Plan and direct production activities and establish production priorities for products in keeping with effective operations and cost factors. Verify Critical Control Points Education and Experience: Requires a 4 year degree in Food Science or related field and/or 1-2 years of related lab manufacturing experience, preferably in a dairy manufacturing environment.

S kills and Competencies: Must exhibit working knowledge of in-plant and regulatory audits and inspection, sampling and testing programs required, operations of equipment and plant, etc. Balances quality, productivity, cost, safety and morale to achieve positive results in all areas. Must not only have troubleshooting skills, but also be able to lead in problem resolution in order to ensure that all products and processes are continuously improving.

Must know MS Office suite, Knowledge of LogPro and Workforce Management payroll system preferred. Maintaining food safety and food quality through completing job tasks and maintaining work areas in a sanitary manner; maintaining the cleaning and sanitation programs; ensure biosecurity procedures are followed; report food safety problems to personnel with authority to initiate action; maintain Master List of Documents for Sanitation and Production and be a member of the SQF and Ethical Sourcing Program Management Team and support continuous improvement of the program. Plant Manager/Warehouse Manager/Quality Assurance Manager is trained in all aspects of the Shift Manager - Training Job description and able to perform coverage in this position as needed.

Compensation

may vary based on skills, experience and location. The pay range for this position is $75,000 $90,000 USD HP Hood is an Equal Opportunity Employer Female/Minority/Veteran/Disabled "VERVRAA Federal Contractor" Privacy Policy CCPA For Applicants in Massachusetts - It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment.