Finished Product Manager

Job Summary

The Finished Product Manager is responsible for maintaining quality control of product in the lab and is responsible for ensuring a steady flow of material for processing. Also responsible for verifying finished product is correctly loaded into outbound trucks.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

• 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.
• 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 equivalent required; bachelor's degree preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in reviewing & comprehending qualitative data reports to verify product meets specifications.
• Comprehension and understanding of product flow in an industrial production environment preferred.
• Prior quality assurance experience preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• 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.

Physical Demands

• Frequently required to walk, stand, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crawl, and crouch.
• Frequently must push, pull, move or lift up to 50 lbs. and occasionally up to 80 lbs.
• Regularly required to reach with hands and arms.

Work Environment

Job functions will be carried out in a plant environment which requires tolerance for high heat and/or cold temperatures.

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