Finished Product Manager
Darling Ingredients, Bastrop, TX, United States
Company Details
Darling Ingredients repurposes and recycles materials from the animal agriculture and food industries - transforming them into essential ingredients that do everything from feeding animals to fertilizing crops to fueling planes and nourishing people. We are the number one publicly traded company of our kind, operating a global family of brands and businesses that span more than 260 facilities in over 15 countries. Our unique scale allows us to make entire industries less wasteful and more sustainable, helping move the world toward a more circular economy.
Job Summary
The Finished Product Manager is responsible for managing the sale and distribution of finished products at the facility. This role will include, but not be limited to, coordinating logistics of finished product, managing drivers that load finished product and managing our daily on hand finished product inventory. Reviews daily process paperwork, cooker charts, cGMP forms and performs/observes activities as outlined in the Food Safety plans, performs data entry and helps in the plant daily operations under management supervision.
Essential Duties/Responsibilities
Completes profiles on meat and bone meal, poultry meal, feather meal, and yellow and brown grease production.
Completes profiles on all grease purchases and shipments.
Follows plant cGMP and Food Safety policies.
Certified PCQI holds the plant employees accountable for daily activities, reports to plant management.
Assist with training of all plant and fleet personnel on cGMP policies
Reviews and evaluates qualitative data reports to verify that product meets Company specifications.
Serves as plant liaison with Central Lab & Corporate Sales Office with respect to quality.
Submits results for all testing to appropriate management staff.
Responsible for moving product from one location to another.
Operates heavy equipment to load materials.
Maintains housekeeping for safe and neat work area.
Knowledgeable of plant products and specifications.
Responsible for Loadout Operations.
All other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
High School diploma or GED equivalent required.
Management experience, 3+ years, in an industrial, manufacturing or laboratory setting.
Demonstrated experience in reviewing & comprehending qualitative data reports to verify product meets specifications.
Preferred Qualifications
Prior laboratory experience preferred.
Experience working in a rendering operation preferred.
Work well with others in a team, management, and regulatory environment.
Highly organized and safety-conscious.
Superior time management skills; detail oriented and able to multi-task.
Ability to deal with minor problems involving equipment or various situations.
Exceptional communication skills both written and oral.
Basic math skills; ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers.
Good oral and written skills.
The information contained in this job description is intended to describe the essential job functions required of those assigned to this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the job. The ability to competently perform all the essential duties of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation, demonstrated commitment to effective customer service delivery, integrity, and the ability to work productively as a member of a team or work group are basic requirements of all positions at Darling Ingredients.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Darling Ingredients is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military service, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state and local law. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/poster
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Darling Ingredients repurposes and recycles materials from the animal agriculture and food industries - transforming them into essential ingredients that do everything from feeding animals to fertilizing crops to fueling planes and nourishing people. We are the number one publicly traded company of our kind, operating a global family of brands and businesses that span more than 260 facilities in over 15 countries. Our unique scale allows us to make entire industries less wasteful and more sustainable, helping move the world toward a more circular economy.
Job Summary
The Finished Product Manager is responsible for managing the sale and distribution of finished products at the facility. This role will include, but not be limited to, coordinating logistics of finished product, managing drivers that load finished product and managing our daily on hand finished product inventory. Reviews daily process paperwork, cooker charts, cGMP forms and performs/observes activities as outlined in the Food Safety plans, performs data entry and helps in the plant daily operations under management supervision.
Essential Duties/Responsibilities
Completes profiles on meat and bone meal, poultry meal, feather meal, and yellow and brown grease production.
Completes profiles on all grease purchases and shipments.
Follows plant cGMP and Food Safety policies.
Certified PCQI holds the plant employees accountable for daily activities, reports to plant management.
Assist with training of all plant and fleet personnel on cGMP policies
Reviews and evaluates qualitative data reports to verify that product meets Company specifications.
Serves as plant liaison with Central Lab & Corporate Sales Office with respect to quality.
Submits results for all testing to appropriate management staff.
Responsible for moving product from one location to another.
Operates heavy equipment to load materials.
Maintains housekeeping for safe and neat work area.
Knowledgeable of plant products and specifications.
Responsible for Loadout Operations.
All other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
High School diploma or GED equivalent required.
Management experience, 3+ years, in an industrial, manufacturing or laboratory setting.
Demonstrated experience in reviewing & comprehending qualitative data reports to verify product meets specifications.
Preferred Qualifications
Prior laboratory experience preferred.
Experience working in a rendering operation preferred.
Work well with others in a team, management, and regulatory environment.
Highly organized and safety-conscious.
Superior time management skills; detail oriented and able to multi-task.
Ability to deal with minor problems involving equipment or various situations.
Exceptional communication skills both written and oral.
Basic math skills; ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers.
Good oral and written skills.
The information contained in this job description is intended to describe the essential job functions required of those assigned to this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the job. The ability to competently perform all the essential duties of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation, demonstrated commitment to effective customer service delivery, integrity, and the ability to work productively as a member of a team or work group are basic requirements of all positions at Darling Ingredients.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Darling Ingredients is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military service, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state and local law. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/poster
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