Refining Coordinator

About the role

This position is responsible for coordinating the Refining Department during the shift, which includes quality analysis, resource allocation, follow-up and reviewing SAP Real Time Consumption, checking material for the next products in the schedule, releasing and closing Refining Process Orders. The Refining Coordinator coordinates Master Sanitation Execution, enters Work Orders, and escalates issues that will prevent the shift from meeting daily goals. The role provides real-time feedback to the Refining Hourly Team to ensure run rates and quality goals are met, and executes Root Cause Analyses with the team when shift goals cannot be achieved.

Responsibilities

• Assist in execution of day-to-day operations for assigned area, ensuring reports follow policies and procedures related to employee safety and food and feed safety.
• Monitor production outcomes, quantity, and quality to ensure customer and food safety requirements are within specifications, providing detailed information to quality for non-conforming product.
• Monitor risks associated with products and ensure the quality of the product meets customer specifications.
• Maintain adherence to company safety and hygiene standards.
• Ensure employee and product safety at all times by completing full training according to task procedures and individual needs.
• Mentor production workers and participate in their selection.
• Handle holidays, welfare, performance reviews and engagement, highlight training gaps and needs, disciplines, performance management and absence management.
• Identify risks and recommend areas of improvement and innovation.
• Handle basic issues and problems under direct supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Ability to read and interpret documents (safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals)
• Strong computer program professional knowledge, including ability to enter and retrieve data
• Ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with internal functions
• Strong prioritization skills
• Ability to work independently and in a teamwork environment
• Ability to adapt and learn in a changing work environment
• Ability to anticipate, recognize, and seek process and laboratory problems, implement improvements based on the findings
• Ability to work overtime including weekends, holidays, or different shifts with advance notice

Preferred

• 5+ years' experience in a food manufacturing environment
• 1+ year of supervisory experience or demonstrated leadership experience, such as crew leadership, project leadership or equivalent
• 1+ years' experience in a Laboratory Technician Role or FSQR Related Area
• Experience with Chocolate Refining Process
• Experience with laboratory instrumentation
• Strong analytical skills to evaluate change factors and formulate independent decisions
• Previous Lead Operation experience
• Experience in 5S events, creation and roll out of SOPs and OPLs
• SAP Experience
• Excellent communication and presentation skills both verbal and written

Location

Position is based in Lititz, Pennsylvania. Relocation assistance is provided for this role. The business will not sponsor applicants for work visas.