Production Lead - Night Shift

Darigold is seeking a motivated Production Lead to join the team at our Caldwell plant. The Production Lead will serve as critical front-line support, being the first point of contact for production operators. This position is responsible for managing day to day production activities, assisting with equipment troubleshooting and improvement processes.

Darigold is the fifth largest dairy cooperative in the United States based on milk volume, and one of the largest privately held organizations headquartered in the state of Washington. Since 1918, our producers have taken pride in producing dairy products with unsurpassed quality. Today we are one of the nation's largest agricultural cooperatives, producing over 8.5 billion pounds of milk every year. Through innovative technology and our efficient, flexible production capabilities, we deliver value-added products and customer-driven solutions. Darigold is now known throughout the world for bringing fresh, wholesome dairy products and ingredients from the Northwest to people all around the globe.

What You Will Do:

• Coordination and delivery against the daily/weekly production plan
• Compliance with Good Manufacturing Process Standards
• Maintenance and monitoring any required inventory necessary to facilitate meeting production attainment or processing loadout schedules.
• Perform Quality Tests on products produced in accordance with company or regulatory guidelines
• Assists with training new hires & covers breaks
• Organization of the assigned work area and perform ongoing cleaning tasks in compliance with good manufacturing practices
• Assisting Maintenance members in routine maintenance and repairs
• Collection of information, accurately computes weights and measurements, and completes any required production reports accurately, maintaining any necessary paperwork

What You Will Bring:

• Strong computer skills (Word, Excel, and Outlook)
• The ability to work with groups of people with varying levels of education, expertise, and backgrounds and lead by example
• Ability to apply GMP procedures and practices to the system and ensure conformance
• Must be self-motivated and require minimal oversight or supervision
• Must be able to stand/walk for 12 hours and confidently traverse concrete and tile floors that may intermittently be wet with milk, water, or butter
• Must be able to climb up and down stairs both expanded metal and catwalk
• Must be able to lift and/or carry up to 60 pounds frequently, between floor level and chest level and above shoulder height
• Must be able to wear required PPE including hard hat, safety glasses, rubber steel toed boots, etc.
• High school diploma or equivalent preferred
• Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Processes preferred
• 1 year production experience preferred
• Schedule: Thursday - Saturday and every other Wednesday

Benefits of Working at Darigold:

We understand that as an employee, benefits that support you and your family in and out of work are important. We’re proud to offer eligible positions a competitive total rewards package that includes:

• Employer 401K contribution of up to 5%
• Comprehensive medical, dental & vision benefits
• Employer paid life & disability coverage
• Paid time off and paid Holidays
• 8 weeks paid parental Leave
• Education assistance
• Community giving through matching donations
• Access to great dairy products & participation in our employee butter purchase program
• $1.50/hours night shift differential (where applicable)
• OT Eligible

Our Commitment to Diversity:

Achieving our vision to Lead Dairy Forward requires cultivating and supporting a team with varying backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We are committed to providing a workplace based on mutual respect where all employees feel included and can bring their best and authentic selves to work every day. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and Affirmative Action Employer. We welcome all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, marital status, creed, religion, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. As a condition of employment applicants offered a role will be required to successfully pass our pre-employment background screen, receive a negative drug screen result & confirm eligibility to work in the U.S. We participate in E-Verify - please follow the links for details, English / Spanish & view our Right to Work Statement, English / Spanish.