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    Ingredients Specialist - Caledonia, United States - Mennel

    Mennel
    Mennel Caledonia, United States

    2 weeks ago

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    Description

    Title:
    Ingredients Specialist


    Department:
    Planning


    Reports To:
    Refer to location organizational chart


    SUMMARY:


    The Ingredients Specialist is responsible for assigning and coordinating all controlled inbound orders of ingredients, packaging, and materials to achieve the best cost, customer service level and transit times.

    This position will take a leadership role within the planning team to support the Planning Supervisor. This position will sustain the Mission and Motto and Food Safety and Quality Statement of the Mennel Milling Company.


    PRIMARY WORK SHIFT:
    Works shift as assigned and overtime as required.

    Monday through Friday 7AM – 4PM. Will vary, depending on workload.


    ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:


    To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without accommodation.


    Follow all food and personal safety rules and regulations in respect to GMP's, OSHA, HACCP, the Global Food Safety Initiative, the US FDA Food Safety Modernization Act as stated in the FS&Q Statement, and sanitation guidelines as set forth by the company as listed in Corporate Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) and attend all required training sessions.

    Maintain the department/facility in an everyday audit ready condition.

    Track and order materials in a timely and accurate manner while maintaining appropriate inventory level targets with consideration to space and cost.

    Utilize various microcomputer applications. Demonstrated mastery of the purchasing,receiving and inventory functions of D365 and SAP.

    Present and help implement ideas that will productively impact material planning, usage, and inventory functions.
    Monitor inventory levels as finished product demand fluctuates and update accordingly.

    Minimize inventory write-offs, scrap, and dumps by proactively seeking options to use all materials prior to shelf-life expiration or obsolescence.

    Assure materials supply for new products are supplied in a timely manner.
    Work with vendors, procurement, and the plant to resolve material issues as they arise.
    Ensure compliance to all purchasing and inventory management control standards,policies and procedures.

    Communication of material issues to procurement, transportation, production planners,schedulers, management, and all other levels.

    Active involvement in all inventory activities including physical inventories and cycle-counts.


    Work off shifts, off hours and weekends as business needs require to assure material supply or to coordinate supply for specific projects.

    Assist in risk assessment and mitigation activities.
    Mentor and develop training plans for Planners as needed.
    Develop and manage work instructions and documentation.
    Coordinate and manage high visibility and important customer BOM changes.
    Develop and execute inventory control methods and reports to ensure accurate inventory levels.
    Overview DOS to ensure appropriate levels of materials.
    Primary corporate Sourcing contact to work with new products, contracts, and discontinued items.
    Complete knowledge of all ingredient planner functions to back fill as needed.
    Other duties may be assigned.


    SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
    This position has no supervisory duties.


    QUALIFICATIONS:
    The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required to perform this job.


    A minimum of a High School Diploma or equivalent required; a 2-year college degree or technical school course work and three years of job-related experience, preferably in a business management; or any equivalent combination of education and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities preferred.

    Materials management and inventory management experience preferred.
    Materials purchasing background preferred.
    Basic knowledge of production and warehouse operations.
    Strong PC skills – Excel, Word.
    Basic knowledge of warehouse management and inventory software systems such as D365, SAP, WMS and Prisma.
    Detail oriented and strong organizational skills.
    Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills.
    Ability to work effectively with vendors, transportation, procurement, and all levels of personnel at Martel.
    Demonstrated leadership qualities.


    LANGUAGE SKILLS:
    Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, memos, procedures, and plans. Ability to write, complete checklists and other basic documentation and correspondence. Ability to effectively present information or data in one-on-one and small group situations to co-workers, supervisors, and managers.


    MATHEMATICAL SKILLS :
    Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.


    REASONING ABILITY:
    Must use solid judgment when making decisions. Must have ability to quickly recognize and plan for changing work duties and events.


    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:


    While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to perform maintenance tasks, reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, twist, crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear.

    The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds or more.

    Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.


    WORK ENVIRONMENT:
    The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job:


    While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to conditions that are typical to a fast- paced manufacturing environment, including: moving equipment and machinery, dusty, hot/humid, and cold conditions; employee must be willing to work in all weather conditions, at heights, and in the presence of airborne particles.

    The noise level in the work environment usually requires the use of hearing protection. Work involves exposure to common wheat allergens.
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