DFA Rotational Program - Operations, Engineering, Quality

Company

Location

• Kansas City, Kansas
• This position is part of the Experience program, a rotational program for graduates aspiring to a career in manufacturing. In this role, the Rotational Operations Analyst will rotate through various functions such as manufacturing, engineering, quality and process technology over approximately a two-year timeframe. This program is designed to offer experience, education and exposure to prepare an individual for a future role in manufacturing.

Location

• this program offers rotations in various manufacturing plant locations. Specific locations will be discussed throughout the interview process.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Visit a DFA farm to gain basic dairy farming knowledge and experience
• Meet with cross-functional experts to further understand the business and the Cooperative
• Work on various plant shifts to gain insight into the manufacturing process, opportunities, and challenges
• Complete a manufacturing project using educational experience
• Participate in review of production costs, rework meeting, and/or analytics
• Participate in on ideation, package design, problem-solving, etc., meetings
• Utilize systems throughout rotation, including Power BI, Salesforce, PCM, genesis, trace gains, SharePoint, etc., to analyze data and produce metrics. Produce reports, provide analytics, and build capability around data analysis and critical thinking
• Participate in a customer audit in plant (understanding of quality, regulatory etc.)
• Prepare and send samples for customers. Understand how to maintain sample and raw material inventory