Job description
Lassonde Pappas & Co., formerly Old Orchard Brands, is a US Leader in beverage manufacturing dedicated to our team members, customers and consumers satisfaction. We remain committed to our small-town roots and rural values. Hardworking and caring are qualities that make our teams special. Since 1942, we’ve been producing delicious products for our customers across the country!
To provide the best for our customers, we focus on building the best team by creating and advancing an inclusive environment amongst our diverse workforce. If you’re passionate about customer satisfaction, reliable, and committed to being and doing better, join us!
We value each of our employee’s total wellbeing. To support employees in all stages of their wellness journey, we have a robust benefits program including: medical, dental, and vision coverage options, growth and development potential, along with 401-K, Life & Disability Insurance, PTO, Tuition Reimbursement, Health Fairs, Gym Membership Discounts, and so much more!
POSITION SUMMARY
The
Plant Inventory Control Clerk will be responsible for overseeing both the finish goods inventory and raw materials inventory and ensuring inventory accuracy. The focus for finished goods is on validating the prior day’s production counts by package and flavor. Raw materials inventory includes assisting in receiving in all raw materials except for bulk concentrate into QAD. This position also handles the cycle counts for all finished goods and raw materials including some bulk concentrate and makes the adjustments in the inventory reporting system. This role reports to the Production Manager and is based out of our Sparta, Michigan location.
Primary Responsibilities include :
- Validate prior day’s finished good production, including reviewing formula recovery and validating counts versus reported formula recovery. Communicate formula recovery and questionable yield information to plant on a daily basis.
- Adjust work orders for any count discrepancies and communicate to impacted departments when it is complete.
- Complete cycle counts on raw materials, including some of the bulk concentrates.
- Complete miscellaneous packaging cycle counts.
- Conduct daily cycle counts, input results in quarterly cycle count spreadsheet; must maintain accurate inventory.
- Complete random cycle counts on finished product; responsible for determining which items to cycle count and at what frequency
- Input cycle counts in spreadsheet and inform impacted departments of any significant cycle count adjustments
- Ensure coolers and freezers are organized to support FIFO and daily counting; maintain row and bin integrity. If needed, rotate product so the oldest and partials are used first
- Ability to read receiving documents and match them with actual product
- Use production schedule to pull labels and stage them for production use. Accurately label inventory by conducting cycle counts. Responsible for filling in for label coordinator when out or on vacation.
- Assist Quality Assurance Manager with Ingredient waste hold items – Destruction planning and completing destructions onsite.
- Key individual for ensuring Yearly Deloitte Audit is successful.
- Accountable for food safety, food quality and regulatory requirements for their position
- Encouraged to notify management about actual or potential food safety issues
- Adopt and maintain all SQF requirements for their position
- Empowerment to work with supervision to resolve food safety and food quality issues within their scope of work
- Perform other related duties as required and assigned
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Minimum Required Qualifications
- 6 months related experience
- A high school diploma or equivalent
- Computer knowledge and ability to effectively communicate analysis of any issues or problems
- Forklift certification
- Must be detailed oriented and can multi-task
- Must have excellent time management skills
Additional Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in the food/beverage industry
- Previous experience in Manufacturing or production environment
- Ability to direct, coach, and train others
- Consultative, influential, strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS & WORKING CONDITIONS
This position requires sufficient physical ability to work in a typical office setting; driving a motor vehicle and occasionally working in the field.
FREQUENT: sitting, upward and downward flexion of neck; fine finger dexterity and light to moderate finger pressure to include extended periods of keyboard and mouse use, side-to-side turning of neck, walking, standing, bending and stooping, pushing/pulling, twisting at waist, moderate wrist torque to twist equipment knobs and dials.
OCCASIONAL: squatting, kneeling, reach above and at shoulder height, moderate grasp to manipulate reference books and manuals; lifting objects weighing up to 50lbs. from below waist to above shoulders and transporting distances up to 50 feet.
This job description is not intended to contain a comprehensive list of the responsibilities that are required to successfully perform in this position. Other duties as assigned are part of every job description. The conditions herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential job functions.
Lassonde Pappas & Co., Inc provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
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