Process Coordinator

Process Coordinator Hausbeck Pickle Company’s mission is to produce & deliver the highest quality food products with enthusiasm & integrity while striving for win-win partnerships with our customers and suppliers. Hausbeck Pickle Company is now an employee-owned company (ESOP). While Hausbeck Pickle Company has always been a family-oriented environment, establishing an ESOP is a way to honor employees for their stellar work and empower and reward them through shared equity for striving towards an even higher goal.

Please consider joining a team whose vision is to share the FUN, FLAVOR & FREEDOM of our food products with everyone, making the world a tastier place!

Job Summary

The Process Coordinator is responsible for developing, maintaining, and managing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) across production, sanitation, warehouse, and maintenance departments. This role involves collaborating with department leads and subject-matter experts to ensure that SOPs accurately reflect current processes, supporting continuous improvement initiatives, conducting floor audits, facilitating training, and promoting workplace organization and hygiene standards such as 5S.

Benefits

– We offer a comprehensive benefits package including BCBSM medical, dental, and vision coverage—with the company paying 85% of premiums. Additional benefits include company-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance, employer HSA contributions, a 401(k) with company match, and 11 paid holidays. Salary: Range 50k-60k Essential Job Functions:

• Create, maintain, and update SOPs for various operational processes including production, sanitation, warehouse, and maintenance.
• Collaborate with department leads and subject-matter experts to ensure SOPs reflect current practices and expectations.
• Identify gaps, inconsistencies, or outdated information and coordinate updates to SOPs accordingly.
• Ensure SOPs are clear, practical, standardized, and accessible to all employees.
• Maintain documentation and revision histories for SOPs. TRAINING & PROCESS SUPPORT
• Train employees on new and revised SOPs and process expectations.
• Provide hands-on coaching and clarify procedures when employees have questions.
• Partner with department leads to reinforce standardized work practices and identify additional training needs. CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
• Support continuous improvement initiatives across departments.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, quality, safety, organization, and consistency.
• Participate in process improvement projects and help coordinate their implementation.
• Assist in evaluating the effectiveness of process changes and document improvements. ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS & PROBLEM SOLVING
• Assist department leads with root cause analysis when process, quality, safety, or operational issues occur.
• Gather information, observe processes, review SOPs, and communicate with employees and leadership.
• Help identify contributing factors and develop practical corrective actions.
• Follow up on corrective actions to ensure solutions are effective and sustainable. FLOOR AUDITS & PROCESS COMPLIANCE
• Conduct routine floor audits to compare actual work practices against established SOPs and process expectations.
• Provide constructive feedback to employees and department leads regarding adherence to standard processes and workmanship expectations.
• Document findings and communicate recurring issues or trends to leadership.
• Help identify where SOPs, training, equipment, or processes may need improvement based on audit findings. 5S & WORKPLACE ORGANIZATION
• Assist with 5S initiatives throughout the facility.
• Support efforts to improve organization, cleanliness, visual management, standardization, and efficiency.
• Participate in 5S audits and follow-up activities.
• Help departments sustain improvements after implementation. Additional Responsibilities:
• Perform all other duties as assigned. Position Qualifications Education and/or Experience:
• High school diploma or equivalent required; additional technical, manufacturing, or business education preferred.
• Experience in manufacturing, production, operations, quality, continuous improvement, or related field preferred.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to understand, document, and communicate processes clearly.
• Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
• Comfortable working directly with employees and department leadership on the production floor.
• Ability to provide constructive feedback in a professional and collaborative manner.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office or similar documentation tools.
• Familiarity with SOPs, 5S, root cause analysis, Lean manufacturing, or continuous improvement principles is preferred. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software as required to complete and maintain records.
• Good written and verbal communication skills to convey and receive information effectively (in person, on the phone, or through written correspondence).
• Good analytical and judgment skills.
• Excellent organizational skills to work independently, prioritize, handle multiple tasks and manage time.
• Leadership skills including comfort with decision-making responsibilities, coaching, teaching and counseling, ability to inspire and build confidence in others and forge alliances and garner support. Certifications, Licenses, Registrations:
• Provide necessary papers allowing holder to work legally in the United States. Safety Sensitive Position Equipment or vehicles used by and activities performed by this position that could cause serious injury or death to the operator, other employees and/or other individuals if not used properly or safely. Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Prolonged periods of walking/moving around, standing/remaining stationary, bending and stooping/kneeling.
• Sit at a desk and work on a computer for prolonged periods of time, talk and hear and use hands to handle, control or feel objects, tools or controls.
• Lift up to 50 pounds.
• Use close vision and ability to focus on computer screens and documents; distance vision; peripheral vison; depth perception; color vision. Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Challenging work demands including heavy workload/work quantity or quality demands, time demands, conflicting/multiple deadlines or tasks, infrequent rest breaks, long or unpredictable work hours, shiftwork.
• Challenging situations including dealing with employees and guest in an environment that is continuously changing. Work Schedule
• Hours and days to be determined by the business needs of the organization and are subject to change.
• Occasional travel as needed. Equal Employment Opportunity Policy: Hausbeck Pickle Company provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. https://hausbeck.com/