SITE DIRECTOR
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Join the California Dairies, Inc. (CDI) team, a farmer-owned cooperative dedicated to sustainably producing the highest quality dairy products while fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration. CDI products are delivered locally and around the world.

Nestled in the heart of the SanJoaquin Valley, our Tipton facility manufactures a diverse range of products, including milk powder, butter, nutritional powders, and processed fluids.

We encourage you to be part of our team that's shaping the future of dairy, right from the heart of California!

We offer a generous total rewards package that includes:

* Salary Range - $131,464 - $199,462

* Family medical/dental/vision

* Generous company contributions to 401k

* Relocation Assistance

* 11 Paid holidays

* Paid vacation

* Tuition reimbursement

Job Summary

The Site Director is responsible for providing overall leadership, strategy, planning and vision to the facility and operational staffs to ensure the company is delivering operational excellence in all facets of our business.

Essential Functions

* Oversees plant safety, quality, operations, cost and delivery.

* Establish manufacturing policies that continue to drive performance in areas of lean manufacturing techniques, material usage, shipping and receiving, capacity planning, employee relations and performance.

* Ensure compliance with all regulatory agencies.

* Manages, reviews, verifies, maintains, and controls related to budgets, forecasts, action plans, reports, inventory, invoices, and work schedules.

* Makes personnel evaluations as well as hiring and termination decisions. Communicates and explains goals, concepts, ideas, and opportunities.

* Anticipates problems and develops solutions, plans, policies, and regulations. Delegates and assigns tasks, projects, and responsibilities.

* Detects, analyzes, and corrects problems related to unsafe working conditions and equipment/property conditions.

* Perform other duties as assigned

Supervisory Responsibilities

4 Direct Reports - Plant Manager Processing & Powder, Butter Manager, Maintenance Manager, Warehouse Manager

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

* Must work in a safe and efficient manner and follow all safety procedures including the use of safety equipment.

* Must be able to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization.

* Must have the ability to troubleshoot problems and be persistent until a solution is found.

* Must be willing to ask for assistance when the process, goals or objectives are unclear.

Education and/or Experience

* Degree in Dairy/Food Science or Technology or a related field required or equivalent experience.

* MBA or Similar degree preferred

* 10+ years progressively responsible experience with at least 3 years in management; excellent management, negotiating and organizational skills; demonstrated ability to lead a team and achieve results; experience in budgeting, project management, supervision of accounting, operations and human resources

* Excellent written and spoken English

* Basic computational skills required.

* Simple math reasoning required.

* Minimum five years experience indirectly overseeing a plant maintenance setting involving electronics, instrumentation, refrigeration, electrical, and general mechanical.

Language Skills

A well-modulated tonal volume is required with excellent diction skills needed.

Reasoning Ability

Must have the ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions given in written, oral, or diagram form. Must have the ability to discern when issues may require input from levels of authority within the corporation.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Must possess or be able to acquire a California Driver's License.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The company will make reasonable accommodations that do not cause an undue hardship to the company if such accommodation enables individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

California Dairies is an Equal Opportunity Employment Employer