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Safety First. Excellence. Pride. Integrity. Compassion. Trust. Are you ready to plant your career in a place where words like these serve as the foundation for doing business every day? At Michigan Sugar, our purpose is Making Life Sweeter, and our mission is Creating Growth and Opportunity.Michigan Sugar Company has an immediate, full-time opportunity for a Packaging & Warehousing Manager, located at the Bay City Factory, 2600 S. Euclid Ave., Bay City, MI 48706.Job SummaryThe Packaging & Warehousing Manager is responsible for managing dry sugar handling, packaging, warehousing and shipping operations efficiently to minimize costs and maximize productivity.Primary Responsibilities

• Supervision & Staffing
• Supervise employees in packaging, warehousing, and shipping operations.
• Ensuring adherence to collective bargaining agreement (CBA)
• Manage hiring, onboarding, and internal promotion processes to ensure optimal staffing levels.
• Manage employee complaints, grievances, and disciplinary actions in compliance with company policies and CBA
• Train employees on:
• Job-specific procedures
• Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
• Food Safety protocols
• Compliance & Regulatory Oversight
• Enforce/Maintain compliance with:
• Michigan Sugar's safety policies and personnel policies
• MIOSHA regulations
• Occupational Health & Safety standards
• 21 CFR Part 110 (Current Good Manufacturing Practices)
• The “Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002”
• Ensure accurate maintenance of required documentation related to food traceability.
• Maintain segregation protocols for:
• Food-grade and non-food-grade lubricants
• Cleaning chemicals
• Non-conforming products
• Food Safety & Quality Assurance
• Adherence to Safe Quality Foods (SQF) and American Institute of Baking (AIB)
• Support the Food Safety Committee as an active member.
• Provide food safety training (SQF / AIB):
• Upon hire for new employees
• Annually for all warehouse employees
• Implement and monitor the HACCP program:
• Ensure proper functioning of screens, magnets, and metal detectors
• Apply corrective actions per HACCP procedures
• Coordinate with the Sanitation Manager and FSQA Coordinator to ensure adherence to sanitation protocols.
• Ensure pest control procedures comply with Michigan Sugar, AIB & SQF standards
• Administer the glass and brittle plastic control program with periodic documented audits.
• Conduct and document mock product recalls every six months.
• Investigate customer complaints regarding packaging quality, identify root causes, and document corrective actions.
• Facility & Equipment Management
• Collaborate with the Maintenance Manager to maintain equipment and warehouse facilities, including silos.
• Ensure plant housekeeping is maintained through monthly self-inspections under the Sanitation Self-Inspection Program.
• Conduct annual inspections of employee lockers.
• Shipping, Receiving & Documentation
• Ensure COAs (Certificates of Analysis) are provided with shipments when required.
• Inspect and document all shipping vehicles prior to sugar pick-up.
• Inspect and document incoming deliveries of ingredients and packaging materials.
• Ensure storage practices align with AIB standards:
• Maintain an 18-inch perimeter between stored goods and walls.
• Oversee stock rotation to prevent excessive product or material aging

Position Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Management and/or 3 to 5 years of equivalent relevant experience, preferred in manufacturing, production or packaging and warehousing operations.
• Commitment to achieve and promote a high level of safety awareness.
• Computer experience with the knowledge of Microsoft office, PeopleSoft, and Rapid software or similar.
• Ability to plan and organize priorities in a fast-paced production environment.
• Management and development of supervision and leadership through training, coaching and evaluations.
• Complete the following training: Preventive Controls for Human Food or HACCP, Michigan Sugar Company's Food Safety and Quality Systems, General factory safety requirements (Right to Know), Food-related Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).

KEY COMPETENCIES

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to reach multiple shifts.
• Ability to plan and organize priorities in a fast paced production environment.
• Management and development of supervision and leadership through training, coaching and evaluations.
• Ability to lead improvement efforts.
• Demonstrated personal leadership and positive can-do attitude.
• Ability to quickly problem solve and make decisions.
• Flexible and able to work in fast paced and varying environments.
• Ability to work well with others in a team environment.
• Provides model behavior to demonstrate corporate values.

NOTE: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by staff assigned to this position. The above statements are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills that may be required. All staff may be required to perform duties outside their normal responsibilities as needed.Michigan Sugar Company offers competitive market wages for both hourly and salaried employees, opportunity for professional growth and development, and comprehensive benefit packages that may include medical, dental, 401(k) and paid time off. To learn more visit www.michigansugar.com .Michigan Sugar Company was founded in 1906 when six smaller sugar companies merged their operations. In 2002, Michigan Sugar Company became a grower-owned cooperative and in 2004, it merged with Monitor Sugar Company to form the company that exists today.Michigan Sugar Company is headquartered in Bay City and has sugar beet processing facilities in Bay City, Caro, Croswell and Sebewaing. Its nearly 900 grower-owners plant and harvest up to 140,000 acres of sugar beets each year in 17 Michigan counties, as well as Ontario, Canada. Those beets are sliced at the factories and turned into about 1.3 billion pounds of sugar annually.That sugar is sold to industrial, commercial, and retail customers under the Pioneer and Big Chief brands.Michigan Sugar Company has approximately 1,000 year-round employees and an additional 1,100 seasonal workers. It is the No. 1 employer in Huron County, the No. 2 employer in Bay and Sanilac counties and the No. 3 employer in Tuscola County. The company's annual payroll is more than $90 million and its annual local economic impact is about $700 million.Michigan Sugar Company is the third largest of eight sugar beet processing companies in the United States and Michigan is one of 11 states where sugar beets are grown in the country.Michigan Sugar Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Seniority level

• Seniority levelMid-Senior level

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• Employment typeFull-time

Job function

• Job functionInformation Technology
• IndustriesFood and Beverage Manufacturing

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