ADM
**104333BR**
**Job Title:** Production Coordinator - Decatur, IL **Department/Function:** Operations: Manufacturing, Production, Maintenance, Utilities- *Job Description:**
- *Production Coordinator - Decatur, IL**
- Assist plant personnel (operators, technicians, supervisors) with the strategies to collect, analyze and interpret relevant data to develop a loss landscape for the purpose of prioritizing resources and focus.
- Partner with department leadership to determine short, medium and long term plans to mitigate and eliminate the causes of losses in all aspects of their process.
- Continuously apply Performance Excellence tools in efforts to contribute to the continuous improvement and readiness of the West plant.
- Assist with the development and execution of plans to bring colleague skills to a level of proficiency that translates into improved process operation and results.
- Support efforts to implement technology and practices to reduce contamination, increase efficiency and yield and increase utilization of idle equipment.
- Provide training, mentoring, and transfer knowledge to colleagues at all levels of the organization.
- Take over hourly colleague scheduling
- Provide feedback to colleagues regarding effective operations and performance
- Understand their role in food safety and quality systems, is actively engaged in plant and food safety efforts, and ensures conformance to good manufacturing practices
- Support the department as one of three backup operations champions
- Audit the process daily for accountability with PE activities and have discussions with operators and supervisors
- Fill in as needed for department coverage on nights/weekends/holidays.
- Rotate departments as needed to build well-rounded knowledge of the facility.
- Minimum of 3 years of production and supervisory experience or equivalent.
- Ability to work the assigned shift.
- Timely and consistent self-starter with ability to handle deadlines while prioritizing multiple tasks.
- Demonstrated compliance and leadership in plant Environmental, Health, Safety, and Quality programs.
- Excellent communication skills - both oral and detailed written are needed to be effective in this position.
- Strong leadership, management, and interpersonal skills are vital to effectively interact with multiple employees, management personnel, and other stakeholders. Interpersonal skills employed include handling conflict; motivating, instructing, and training personnel in a fair, honest, and direct way.
- Ability to utilize independent judgment to solve problems, have excellent organizational skills, and strive for continuous improvement.
- Technical aptitude in math, chemistry, and chemical processes.
- Ability and willingness to travel as required for training.
- Basic computer knowledge (Email, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- *Critical job duties include-**
- *SHEQ (Safety, Health, Environmental, Quality)**
- Ensure safety, quality, and environmental compliance at all times through thorough understanding of ADM and Plant policies and practices, and routine cross-department auditing.
- Proactively support, lead, and participate in the company safety programs.
- Is the Incident Command PIC (Person In Charge) on shift and is responsible for conducting monthly activities and drills.
- Ensures that incidents which occur on their shift have investigations that are done in a timely manner and adequately reported.
- Ensures shift employee safety training is completed in a timely manner.
- Maintains an understanding and proactively addresses quality issues throughout the plant.
- Knowledgeable and responsible for environmental compliance and decisions on reportable issues.
- Develops employees to focus on safety behaviors of themselves and their fellow employees.
- Ensure compliance with all company policies, procedures and practices and recommends changes and/or improvements as needed.
- Mentors and helps train new Shift Supervisors.
- Provides input on hourly shift personnel to Shift Supervisors and provides feedback to Department Superintendents regarding the performance of the Shift Supervisors.
- Works with the Shift Supervisors to maintain discipline within shift and discuss the need for appropriate disciplinary action with the Department Superintendent and Human Resources Manager.
- Develops and maintains a detailed understanding of plant-wide operations and is responsible for decision making in all areas of the operation in the absence of day shift management.
- Make vital contacts with safety, quality, environmental, and management where appropriate.
- Coordinates all maintenance resources in the absence of day shift maintenance management. Strives to adhere to the schedule to maximize efficiency, while addressing any immediate plant operational needs.
- Acts as the main contact for all security issues in the absence of day shift management.
- Ensures completion of requests and instruction in individual department communications.
- Work on special projects as assigned by the Plant Superintendent and assists Department Superintendents with project work.
REF:104333BR
**Req/Job ID:**104333BR
**City:** Decatur **State:** IL - Illinois **Ref ID:**\#LI-CJ1
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- *Benefits and Perks**
- **Physical wellness** - medical/Rx, dental, vision and on-site wellness center access or gym reimbursement (as applicable).
- **Financial wellness** - flexible spending accounts, health savings account, 401(k) with matching contributions and cash balance plan, discounted employee stock purchasing program, life insurance, disability, workers' compensation, legal assistance, identity theft protection.
- **Mental and social wellness** - Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and Colleague Giving Programs (ADM Cares).
- Paid time off including paid holidays.
- Adoption assistance and paid maternity and parental leave.
- Tuition assistance.
- Company-sponsored training and development resources, such as LinkedIn Learning, language training and mentoring programs.
- Benefits may vary for bargained locations, confirm benefit eligibility with your recruiter.
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