Graduate Trainee

California Dairies Inc • Visalia, CA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

This is a two-year program that focuses on developing leadership skills in top-caliber talent coming out of college. The position will be based in Visalia, California, or at one of our other manufacturing sites in California’s Central Valley. Graduates will play a key role in learning the production and/or support functions, gain valuable training, and support both safety and quality aspects of the business. Essential FunctionsGraduate will follow 4 rotational training plans to include: Plant Operations To include learning product flow of milk, milk powders, and butters Work with shift supervision to understand daily plant operations Understand plant employee schedules, work rules, and staffing Learn plant recording keeping and data systems Plant Quality Learn and focus on plant quality and sanitation programs Learn various labs and testing method used in all products Work with quality compliance to understand audits and other compliance requirement Business Acumen Work with all support functions of our company to understand their function which will include accounting and finance, engineering and maintenance, human resources, member relations, transportation.Leadership Complete various leadership training courses Learn to lead and be able to fill in for a supervisor as needed. Projects Complete various projects as assigned Focus on delivery timetables and prioritization Support and enforce SQF / QA, GMP, Safety policies and procedures, and production needs. “Food Safety and Quality” are the responsibilities of this position.Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Must have the ability to trouble shoot problems and be persistent until a solution is found.
• Must work in a safe manner and follow all safety procedures including use of safety equipment.
• Must be willing to ask for assistance when the process is unclear.
• Must demonstrate good judgement when carrying out duties as assigned.
• Must be able to communicate with upper management on a daily basis.
• Excellent organizational and follow through skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Basic computational skills required.
• Simple math reasoning required.
• A BS degree in Dairy or Food Science or other related field
• English is required as the written and spoken language.

Responsibilities

• Plant Operations
• Plant Quality
• Business Acumen
• Leadership
• Complete various projects as assigned
• Support and enforce SQF / QA, GMP, Safety policies and procedures, and production needs.
• Perform other duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level