Select Milk Producers is one of the nation's largest and most progressive dairy cooperatives, with 32 wholly owned subsidiaries, 12 processing plants, and 8 joint ventures including Fair Oaks Farms, Continental Dairy Facilities, Continental Dairy Facilities Southwest, Mill Haven Foods, Select Custom Solutions, GreenLink and Select Services. With over 1,000 employees, the Select Milk family of companies impacts all aspects of the dairy farm business and at the heart of our family of companies, is you. We strive to go above and beyond what's expected in providing for our families, leading our employees, caring for our land and animals, serving our customers, producing quality milk, and serving one another. This commitment is more than our business, it's in our culture and our character. We believe in being accountable, in doing what's right, in performing at our best, in setting a higher standard. Select Milk Producers and its subsidiaries offer attractive compensation and a best-in-class benefits package that includes but is not limited to medical, vision, dental, life insurance, and more that can be tailored for you and your family. Other benefits for eligible employees include 401(k) up to 6% company match, life and disability insurance, and paid holidays & vacation. We are proud to promote an equal employment opportunity workplace.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: - Accurately and efficiently manage spare part inventory levels.
- Conduct daily cycle counts of parts.
- Ensure established inventory levels are maintained.
- Ensure the spare part inventory is relevant to equipment.
- Enter receipts of purchase orders and coordinates with Accounts Payable as necessary.
- Proactively communicate with management.
- Manage lead times on spare parts to ensure delivery prior to parts being needed in plant.
- Ability to put pressure on suppliers to expedite shipments when timelines get shortened.
- Organize spare parts so they can be easily found by all who need them.
- Good working knowledge of equipment components.
- Use a caliper and spec out components.
- Maintain and adhere to monthly budget.
- Itemize and categorize transactions in general ledger categories.
- Assist with outdoor maintenance such as snow removal and salting.
- Unload deliveries with forklift.
- Perform annual cycle counting of inventory.
- Track meantime between failure of components.
- High involvement with contractors and vendors. Ensure parties are GMP trained and adhere to all GMP and PPE requirements.
- Maintain good working relationships with vendors.
- Source and set up new vendors.
- Source supplies from non-vendors when necessary
- Occasional delivery of parts to other locations as needed.
- Perform small maintenance tasks in the shop as needed.
- Arrange times with contractors to have work completed.
- Maintain good housekeeping practices throughout shop.
Other Duties and Responsibilities:- Understand and adhere to Good Manufacturing Practices.
- Safety Protocol
- Stop any observed unsafe acts and obey facility safety rules and procedures.
- Correct or report any observed safety hazards.
- Support safety policies and programs.
This list of duties and responsibilities is not all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities, as management may deem necessary from time to time.
Qualifications:Education Required:- High School Diploma or equivalent required.
Experience Required:- No experience required; in-house training provided.
- Administrative experience preferred.
- Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and CMMS preferred.
Certification/Licensure Required:- Must maintain a valid driver's license. Travel is primarily local during the business day, although some out-of-area travel may be required.
Skills Required:- Demonstrate attention to detail, quality and cleanliness in work.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Makes good decisions based on analysis, wisdom, experience and judgement; most solutions are correct and accurate when judged over time.
- Dedication to meet the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; acts with customers in mind.
- Demonstrate functional and technical knowledge, ability to learn new skills quickly, and achieve a high level of accomplishment.
- Result driven, bottom-line orientated, strives to exceed goals, and motivates self and others to achieve positive outcomes.
- Demonstrate excellent organizational skills, establish priorities, ability to multitask, and meet deadlines.
- Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with colleagues and individuals inside and outside the organization.
- Basic math skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division).
- Intermediate computer skills with Microsoft Excel, Power Point, Word, Outlook and field-specific software.
- Able to exchange basic informational data (fill out forms/checklists, copy data from one record to another, etc.); interview to gather information; advise others on alternatives/options; coach and counsel others; read, understand and explain technical data.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively at all levels in a collaborative team environment.
- Exhibit a professional manner in dealing with others and work to maintain constructive working relationships.
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