• Ensures the safety of all personnel through compliance with occupational safety and health regulations, demonstrate safety leadership through participation in all safety processes with a goal of zero injuries.
• Adhere to and implement Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), HACCP, and FSMA requirements. Be responsible for the daily plant operations, which include safety and environmental compliance, food safety, quality control, production, cost optimization and efficiencies.
• Recognized environmental, safety, and GMP hazards and takes actions to ensure the hazards are eliminated so as not to affect employee safety, product quality and environmental purity.
• Addresses employee concerns and maintain good communications and morale on sift and within department.
• Learn all the Fermentation/Facilities Technician roles and responsibilities and SOPs specific to each area and equipment in the facility and fill in when necessary due to absences.
• Facilitate the needs of Fermentation/Facilities Technicians to ensure maximum productivity.
• Ensure all required batch records and forms are completed in an accurate and timely manner. Ensure all assigned equipment is being operated in a safe, productive, and timely manner.
• Ensure all products in assigned area are produced according to the batch record and specifications.
• Ensure assigned equipment and rooms are cleaned according to SOPs in a timely manner,
• Adhere to company rules and safe work practices within the department.
• Keep work area clean and organized.

• Required: Bachelor's Degree
• Preferred: Bachelor of Science in Microbiology, Chemistry, Engineering, or related field
• Leadership Skills - Must have strong leadership skills and the ability to direct, organize, and motivate a team. Must be proactive, detail oriented and focused on Quality. Will drive accountability with team by ensuring each person understands what is expected from them.
• Communication Skills - Must be able to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos. Must be able to write simple correspondence. Must be able to effectively present information to other employees.
• Mathematical Skills - Must have the ability to add, subtract, divide, and multiply in all units of measure using whole number, common fractions, and decimals.
• Reasoning Ability - Must have the ability to apply common sense understanding to carry our detailed written or oral instructions. Must have the ability to handle problems involving a few variables in standardized situations.
• Physical Demands - The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the major accountabilities of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee is frequently required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regular lift and move up to 50 pounds unassisted. Specific vision abilities required by this job include the ability to focus depending on the situation.
• Mechanical Aptitude - The employee must be able to learn to operate, maintain and adjust assigned equipment.
• Dependability - Employee must arrive on time for assigned shift. Must have valid drivers license.
• Respirator Use - Employee must be able to wear a respirator depending on the situation.

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