Associate Manager, Dry Production - Germantown, WI
Job Title: Associate Manager, Dry Production
Location: Germantown, WI
As an Associate Manager, Dry Production, you will coordinate and oversee operations. This includes production planning/scheduling, manufacturing, maintenance program, warehousing, shipping, and receiving, and personnel performance. You will ensure adherence to quality standards, Good Manufacturing Practices, HACCP/Food Safety pre-requisites and SQF System programs. The Associate Manager assists the V.P. & COO in establishing standards of performance, measuring results, determining workflow, and troubleshooting problems.
Your Key Responsibilities:
• Manage production schedules and formulations aligned with customer requirements and shipping timelines.
• Review daily batch paperwork for accuracy and resolve discrepancies quickly.
• Coordinate daily with purchasing, customer service, and quality teams to ensure material availability and prevent operational conflicts.
• Ensure accurate identification and control of materials throughout receiving, storage, staging, manufacturing, packaging, and shipping.
• Partner with Quality to determine dispositions for non‑conforming materials and manage rework usage.
• Monitor sanitation and Master Cleaning Schedule tasks, ensuring completion, documentation, and proper procedures.
• Enforce cGMPs, ensure policy compliance, implement corrective actions, and support SQF certification requirements.
• Provide onboarding training for new production, warehouse, and shipping/receiving personnel.
• Assist in governmental, customer, and third‑party audits and ensure documentation readiness.
• Participate in GMP and HACCP activities, including audits, CCP verification, deviation assessment, and annual HACCP review.
• Support recall and mock‑recall processes through documentation and product retrieval.
• Maintain food safety and food defense standards.
• Oversee multi‑shift production teams, evaluating performance and providing training.
• Coordinate plant maintenance activities, including contractors, permits, GMP compliance, and proper cleanup.
• Ensure plant operations meet regulatory, health, safety, and environmental requirements.
• Manage plant costs, efficiency, and productivity to support profitability.
We Offer:
• A strong sense of accountability – you take initiative, speak up, and see things through. You are responsible and focus on what matters.
• An innovator’s instinct – you’re always looking for better, smarter, more sustainable ways to make an impact.
• Curiosity and an open mind - because you believe progress starts with asking, “Is there a better way?”
• A collaborative spirit – you’re at your best when working across teams, functions and countries.
• A focus on unity - with stakeholders and customers.
• A competitive compensation package – with comprehensive health and welfare benefits.
You Bring:
• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Engineering or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in the food/flavor industry is required.
• Production management and employee supervisory skills.
• SAP experience highly preferred.
• Knowledge of food products, processing techniques and equipment, and inspection procedures.
• Understanding and able to enforce GMPs, quality, HACCP, and SQF 2000 system standards for food processing operations
• Proficient computer skills, including email and Microsoft Office programs.
• Ability to interpret formulas and processes associated with the manufacturing of formulas.
• Experience scheduling multiple product lines in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, effectively organize work and manage priorities.
• Strong communication skills, verbal and written, with a variety of internal and external contacts.
• HACCP Training Certification is preferred.
• OSHA compliant forklift and aerial lift operator's licenses are preferred.
The salary scale provided reflects the pay range dsm-firmenich expects to pay the successful candidate for the position. Individual pay offered will be based on the applicant’s job-related skills, experience, relevant education, or training, and primary work location. The pay range is $110,000-$120,000.
In addition to base salary, we also offer a comprehensive total rewards package, inclusive of annual incentive pay, a retirement savings plan, health care coverage, paid time off, recognition programs and a broad range of other benefits. All benefits and incentives are subject to eligibility requirements.
About dsm-firmenich:
At dsm-firmenich, we don’t just meet expectations – we go beyond them.
Join our global team powered by science, creativity, and a shared purpose: to bring progress to life.
From elevating health to making fortified food and sustainable skincare, the impact of your work here will be felt by millions – every single day. Whether it’s fragrance that helps you focus, alternative meat that’s better for the planet, or reducing sugar without losing flavor, this is where you help shape the future of nutrition, health, and beauty for everyone, everywhere.
And while you’re making a difference, we’ll make sure you’re growing too. With learning that never stops, a culture that lifts you up and the freedom to move across businesses, teams, and borders. Your voice matters here. And your ideas? They’re essential to our future.
Because real progress only happens when we go beyond, together.
Inclusion, belonging and equal opportunity statement:
At dsm-firmenich, we believe being a force for good starts with the way we treat each other. When people feel supported, included, and free to be themselves, they do their best work – and that’s exactly the kind of culture we’re building. A place where opportunity is truly equal, authenticity is celebrated, and everyone has the chance to grow, contribute, and feel they belong.
We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we’re serious about making our hiring process as fair and inclusive as possible. From inclusive language and diverse interview panels to thoughtful sourcing, we’re committed to reflecting the world we serve.
We welcome candidates from all backgrounds — no matter your gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or anything else that makes you, you.
And if you have a disability or need any support through the application process, we’re here to help – just let us know what you need, and we’ll do everything we can to make it work.
Agency statement:
We’re managing this search directly at dsm-firmenich. If you’re applying as an individual, we’d love to hear from you. We’re not accepting agency submissions or proposals involving fees or commissions for this role.