**Job Description** We are seeking a **Cooler Supervisor** to join our team in **LeMars, IA.** In this role, you will provide work direction and leadership to cooler employees and proactively communicate with Production, Sales, and Customer Service to ensure appropriate product levels are available for load-out and the finished product is delivered accurately and on time. Kemps is a farmer-owned brand of Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), a diary marketing cooperative owned by more than 12,500 family farmers. Since 1914, Kemps has provided families with fresh, delicious dairy products, fresh milk, frozen yogurt, sour cream, cottage cheese and frozen novelty treats. By joining Kemps, you can help us continue to make a difference that matters. We care deeply about the well-being of our neighbors and friends, and we celebrate the diversity of our company and our world. It takes an incredible team to deliver the goodness of dairy and enrich our communities – come join us! Shift: Monday - Friday; 3:00 pm - 11:30 pm **Responsibilities include, but not limited to:** + Schedule work and provide clear direction to cooler employees. Coordinate the work efforts of employees to ensure that outgoing semi-trailers are loaded accurately and on-time to meet customer order requirements. + Determine needed quantities of finished product and communicate those needs to Production. + Anticipate current and future production needs through close communication with Sales and Production. + Monitor incoming loads and invoices to identify damaged or erroneously delivered orders. Work with vendors, suppliers, and other Kemps employees to resolve discrepancies and solve problems. + Notify appropriate department and/or personnel regarding shortages and late deliveries providing internal/external customer service. + Work effectively with unionized employees to promote positive and productive working relationships. Understands and effectively applies work rules, union contract provisions, and employment policies. + Actively promote safe work behaviors and hold self and direct reports accountable for following safety rules and regulations. May coordinate and/or facilitate plant safety meetings, training, and incentive programs. + Understand and fulfill the requirements of SQF 2000 Level 3 code of regulation for food safety and quality. Manage policies, procedures and programs related to operations. Fosters continuous improvement to maintain the SQF 2000 Level 3 certification. + Proactively look for ways to increase operational efficiency and contain costs. Identify and implement best practices in establishing SOP’s and managing labor. Think creatively and abstractly to develop alternative possibilities to drive improvement. + Coordinate with distribution to resolve customer complaints, special deliveries and or order adjustments. + Receive and enter in-coming finished goods into the JDE system to ensure timely and accurate inventory. Uses the inventory application system to minimize customer shortages and out-of-stocks. + Direct spotters or yard personnel to move trucks or trailers to be unloaded or loaded. **Requirements** · High school diploma required. Bachelor’s degree is a plus. · A minimum of 4 years work experience in a warehouse or cold storage environment preferred. Food manufacturing experience is a plus. · 1-3 years of supervisory experience in warehouse environment required. **Benefits:** + Comprehensive Benefits Package available 1 st of the month after start date + 401(k) with company contribution – 100% vested on day one of eligibility + Competitive pay + Paid vacation and holidays + Career growth opportunities – we promote from within! + Service recognition and employee rewards + Employee referral program + Tuition reimbursement + Work for dairy farm families An Equal Opportunity Employer