Team Leader

Production Supervisor – Night Shift

At APS BioGroup, a division of Glanbia Nutritional’s Inc, our portfolio centers on dairy nutritional ingredients. We co-innovate and deliver bioactive ingredient solutions for the mainstream food and beverage, infant and clinical, as well as functional nutrition markets. We are the number one Colostrum based nutritional ingredients globally and our protein systems have just begun to majorly transform the bioactive nutrition market. Glanbia itself has a direct presence in 21 countries, with manufacturing facilities in the US, Germany and China, and international sales and technical offices around the world.   

The Opportunity 

This role oversees daily production operations, coaches and develops hourly employees, identifies and implements process optimization projects in addition to providing the leadership that ensures all employees on shift can improve and sustain a zero-loss work culture that drives out injuries and ensures products are safe and meet quality specifications. The role will manage all aspects of the shift plant operations ensuring safety, quality, budget, KPI’s are met by engaging all employees. 

This full time position will report to the Plant Manager and duties will include but are not limited to the following:   

• Assist management in ensuring plant productivity, quality, and safety standards are met while adhering to production schedule and KPI’s
• Utilizes continuous improvement processes, driving zero losses and uphold the culture of Glanbia non-negotiables.
• Ensure all plant employees are responsible and accountable to maintain GMP and site standards which include FDA, and USDA standards.
• Ensure product quality and food safety by ensuring plant employee’s sustains quality systems. (HAACP, SQF, SOP, GMPs)
• Schedule and coordinate shifts and employees’ work schedules.
• Conduct audits to ensure employees are performing tasks according to Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
• Provide performance coaching to and development of hourly employees. 
• Conduct employee meetings, supervise production workforce and assist in employment resolution.

 The Skills you will bring to the team

• Bachelor’s degree in a hard science preferred but not required; a minimum of three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals.
• Provide leadership to others through example and sharing of knowledge/skill. SAP experience preferred but not required.
• Positive, can do attitude, with eagerness to learn and grow where needed.
• Ability to read, write and interpret reports, correspondence, documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Comply with all safety policies, practices and procedures. Report all unsafe activities to supervisor and/or Human Resources.
• Intermediate personal computer skills, including electronic mail, routine database activity, word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, etc.
• Must be able to lift and carry items weighing up to 50 pounds.

If you think you have what it takes, but don't necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please apply!

Where and how you will work  

The opportunity will be based in Phoenix, AZ and is fully onsite.   

What we would like to offer you!  

The opportunity to develop your career on a global stage, continuous learning through an on-demand learning platform, and a competitive compensation package including staff discounts, generous family leave policy, health & dental plan, competitive salary, 401K.  

About Glanbia  

The Glanbia Group comprises three divisions: Glanbia Performance Nutrition, Glanbia Nutritional's, and Joint Ventures. Collectively and with our partners we offer an incredible breadth of expertise in nutrition. We employ a team of 6,000 people, work with global food and beverage companies, and sell our award-winning and market-leading products in 130 countries worldwide.  

At Glanbia, we celebrate diversity, because we know that our individual strengths make us stronger together. We welcome and encourage interest from a variety of candidates, we will give your application consideration, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.

At Glanbia, our culture celebrates individuality, knowing that together we are more.