Plant Operations Associate

Job Title: Plant Operations Associate

Company: Foremost Farms

Location: Reedsburg, WI

Description: The Plant Operations Associate administratively supports the overall manufacturing facility in production, quality, employee health and safety, human resources, and document control. They contribute to the success of the organization by ensuring daily transactional duties are completed on time and accurately.

Key Accountabilities

• Coordinate human resources and safety administrative tasks:
• Initiate posting of open positions, and schedule pre-employment screening.
• Support the Kronos Time & Attendance System.
• Coordinate employee relations paperwork with corporate Human Resources, while maintaining confidentiality standards.
• Assist with on-boarding and orientation of new employees.
• Complete paperwork for job changes, status changes, and pay changes.
• Administer safety supplies inventory.
• Conduct safety training and track safety training compliance.
• Coordinate updates to Job Safety Analysis (JSA) for each position.

Coordinate and support employer sponsored events and arrival of guests:

• Meet and greet visitors and notify employees of the visitors' arrival.
• Ensure compliance with Foremost Farms visitor guidelines.
• Coordinate the ordering and delivery of employee lunches.

Support production and manufacturing functions:

• Provide support for the Supply Chain Operations Resource Engagement (SCORE) Management Process.
• Support the upkeep and maintenance of the Key Performance Indicator (KPI) and Action Board functions.
• Analyze and validate milk receipts from outside vendors.
• Support the hourly employee scheduling process.
• Order and monitor employee uniforms.
• Cross train and serve as back up for other administrative roles at the facility.

This role adheres to the requirements of and supports the need for monitoring and/or verifying of control points and maintaining the related required documentation. For example, Critical Control Points(CCP), Preventive Controls(PC), Critical Quality Points(CQP), Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points(HACCP), and Safe Quality Food(SQF) plans. This is not an all-inclusive list.

Other related duties as assigned

Experience, Skills and Abilities: 

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED.
• 1 year of job-related experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Associate degree in business or other related field.
• 3-5 years of job-related experience.

Key competencies: Facilitate trusting relationships through effective communication, follow through on commitments, resolving conflicts and recognizing the good work of others. Demonstrate growth-oriented qualities by asking questions, being curious open-minded, agile, learning from failures and inspiring the same in others. Demonstrate agility and resilience with open mind, flexibility, and support of others in difficult situations. Organize work with plans, goals and timelines, prioritization, and time management. Communicate to share relevant information proactively and brings others along.

Hours/Employment Type: Full Time

Salary/Wages: Competitive Wages!

How to Apply: Visit our online posting.

Questions? Please contact Claire Selden at claire.selden@foremostfarms.com, (608) 355-8793