Department Manager, Dairy – Deerfield

Location: Deerfield Beach, FL
Job ID: 30857BR
Department: Deerfield Dairy
Working Hours: Minimum 45 hours per week; primarily afternoon shift
Pay Frequency: Weekly
Date Posted: Oct 31, 2024

$83 - 125k

Onsite

Full Time - Regular

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Description

• Planning and maintaining production processes within the production department
• Ensuring food quality and food safety within the production department; including Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP), Safe Quality Foods (SQF) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs)
• Ensuring associate safety within the production department by complying with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) safety regulations
• Developing, training, and mentoring production department associates: which includes;
  • Participating in the interview and selection process
  • Executing, administering and training associates on Publix, Manufacturing and plant policies
  • Providing direction, encouraging, motivating and building morale and
  • Evaluating performance and verifying results
• Identifying and ensuring execution of continuous improvement opportunities to improve associate productivity and asset productivity

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Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent experience
• Three years’ of experience in a manufacturing environment or equivalent experience
• Two years of leadership experience or equivalent experience
• Ability to obtain and maintain Certified Food Safety Manager certification
• Strong managerial and leadership skills
• Must have a willingness to work a variable schedule including nights, holidays, and weekends
• Ability to be on call 24 hours/7 days per week
• Ability to travel with overnight stays
• Communication skills (in both written and verbal format)
• Knowledge of Microsoft application (Excel, Access, Outlook, Word)
• Ability to be innovative
• Ability to demonstrate interpersonal skills
• Ability to demonstrate detailed organization by analyzing, planning, and follow through at a detailed level
• Ability to work independently, be a self-starter and demonstrate a high degree of self-motivation, commitment, and integrity
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and conceptual skills
• Ability to analyze and design processes
• Ability to analyze information and data
• Ability to multi-task by handling more than one priority at a time
• Ability to learn new, complex ideas or concepts
• Ability to visualize a situation
• Ability to be exposed to highly confidential information and matters
• Ability to act in a professional manner
• Ability to remain calm in a crisis
• Strong facilitation skills
• Ability to execute large-scale projects from vision through implementation
• Ability to motivate and inspire
• Ability to encourage participation, learning, innovation and creativity within teams and associates and a
• Commitment to Publix and our mission.

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Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a Business or a related field or its equivalent
• 3 years of Publix Manufacturing management experience
• SQF Certification
• HACCP Certification

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Benefits

• Employee stock ownership plan that contributes Publix stock to associates each year at no cost
• An opportunity to purchase additional shares of our privately-held stock
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Group health, dental and vision plans
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Free hot lunches (buffet-style) at facilities with a cafeteria
• Visit our website to see all of our benefits: Benefits – Jobs (publix.com)

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Year End Bonus

As a year-end bonus to associates, Publix issues one month’s extra pay (pro-rated in the first year) each year if associate remains employed through issue date of the bonus check that year. This is calculated as a 13th month of pay in the Potential Annual Pay with Bonus line above.

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Additional Information

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Please do not use your Publix email address when applying. Once your application has been successfully submitted you will receive a confirmation email.

* Please note that Publix will not sponsor any hire for this position for a visa or permanent residence.

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