Plant Operations Coordinator - Temporary (4 month placement) in Traverse City, Michigan at Bel Brands USA

At Bel, we are not just a company—we are a company on a Mission, built on 160 years of bold innovation, family values, and a commitment to social purpose. With beloved brands like Babybel®, GoGo squeeZ®, The Laughing Cow®, and Boursin®, our snacking solutions bring more than joy; they want to serve as a force for good. Our U.S. Mission? To help close the critical 80% nutrition gap by making it easier for Americans to eat more fruits, veggies, and dairy as part of their daily lives.

The company has headquarters in Chicago and New York City and operates 4 manufacturing plants in Little Chute, WI; Brookings, SD; Traverse City, MI; and Nampa, ID. #IWorkForAllForGood

Job Summary

This position is a temporary position lasting approximately four months. The Production Operations Coordinator provides operational and administrative support to the Production, Quality, Maintenance, and Supply Chain teams to ensure accurate production reporting, manufacturing execution, inventory reconciliation, production documentation, and regulatory compliance. This role serves as a key resource supporting daily plant operations, production scheduling, manufacturing order management, production records, and continuous improvement activities in a 24/7 manufacturing environment.

Primary Responsibilities

Production Planning & Manufacturing Orders

• Create, release, modify and close Manufacturing Orders (MOs)
• Perform week-end manufacturing order reconciliation and closure
• Backdate manufacturing transactions when required
• Support production scheduling updates
• Create new manufacturing orders as needed
• Communicate schedule updates to plant personnel

Production Reporting & ERP Transactions

• Maintain daily production reporting including:
  • OEE
  • Downtime
  • CIP Runtime/Downtime
  • Production output
  • Material consumptions
• Review production consumption accuracy
• Investigate and correct missed consumptions
• Reconcile manufacturing inventory transactions
• Maintain production KPI reporting and plant SQCDME boards
• Generate and distribute daily and weekly production reports

Production Documentation

• Build and maintain daily production folders
• Review production paperwork for completeness
• Scan, archive and maintain production documentation
• Maintain electronic production records
• Return completed production documentation for retention
• Support document control activities

Preventive Maintenance Documentation

• Print weekly PM work orders
• Enter PM completion records
• Scan and archive completed PM documentation
• Maintain Preventive Maintenance documentation including:
  • Red Point Audits
  • Fastener Audits
  • Blue Point Audits
  • Air Particle & Velocity testing
• Maintain maintenance documentation files

Quality & Food Safety Support

• Review production, quality and food safety records for compliance
• Support pH sample collection as required
• Perform pH meter verification as required
• Verify production scales as required
• Support pouch weight verification activities
• Support Quality investigations and documentation
• Assist with Product Hold and NCMR documentation
• Support traceability exercises and product investigations

Inventory & Material Management

• Reconcile production inventories
• Support FIFO/FEFO inventory practices
• Perform weekly dry ingredient inventory counts
• Determine dry ingredient requirements
• Prepare SCNs and labels
• Maintain dry ingredient inventory records
• Coordinate production supply inventories
• Maintain production consumable inventory levels

Administrative & Operations Support

• Prepare Zebra labels and production documentation as requested
• Maintain production administrative supplies
• Support Production Managers, Supervisors and Leads
• Support plant 5S initiatives
• Assist with special projects and continuous improvement activities
• Perform other duties as assigned

Key Performance Indicators

• Accurate production reporting
• Timely manufacturing order management
• Accurate inventory reconciliation
• Timely week closure
• Documentation compliance
• Production schedule accuracy
• Quality record accuracy
• Customer support to Production Operations

Qualifications

Education

High School Diploma required.

Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Experience

• Manufacturing environment preferred
• ERP experience preferred
• Strong administrative experience
• Production reporting experience preferred

Skills

• Strong Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Attention to detail
• Organization
• Time management
• Analytical thinking
• Communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities
• Ability to work independently
• Strong customer service mindset

PHYSICAL & TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

• Must be able to work up to 12 hours
• Must be able to work in normal office conditions and on a food manufacturing floor wearing proper PPE
• Must be able to lift up to 40 lbs. on occasion

Bel Brands is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability status or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Bel Brands also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also Bel Brand’s policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.

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