Batching Supervisor in La Crosse WI

POSITION SUMMARY:

City Brewing Company, a leading contract manufacturer in the beverage industry, has an immediate opening for a Batching Supervisor at our La Crosse, WI facility. Responsibilities include overseeing day-to-day shift operations with completion of batch/blend production requirements while ensuring quality and TTB compliance. This position is responsible for calculating batch changes and corrections as deemed necessary, personnel management and inter-departmental communication related to the batch/blend operation and maintaining and ensuring compliance with safety and sanitation procedures under the direction of the Batching Manager.

Essential duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Organize work and processes to meet the requirements of the daily and weekly batching schedule.
• Ensure front line quality check compliance to meet Company quality standards. Review data and sensory analysis to make decisions regarding alterations to batched products.
• Communicate with the Packaging, Quality Assurance and Maintenance departments as needed.
• Recommend measures to maintain safe operations, improve production methods, equipment performance and use of equipment to increase efficiency, quality and safety of the department or staff.
• Review the on-hand raw materials to ensure adequate inventory and ingredient accuracy prior to mixing.
• Initiate personnel actions, such as performance evaluations, and disciplinary measures.
• Facilitate shift change meetings.
• Ensure compliance with Internal, Federal, State and local guidelines and regulations including GMP, HACCP, OSHA, FDA and TTB.

Qualifications:

• Associates Degree and/or relevant certifications preferred, but will consider work experience.
• Minimum of 2 years of practical, hands-on work in a production facility including batch/blend experience; beverage/food production experience preferred.
• Possess excellent communication, planning and multi-tasking skills.
• Experience in frontline supervision and employee relations.
• Strong computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Strong leadership and team skills.
• Demonstrate good judgment, common sense and flexibility.
• Must be available to work overtime and weekends.
• Must be available to work any shift.