Farmer-owned dairy cooperative managing production, processing, and member farm services
Dairy Farmers of America operates a capital-intensive manufacturing and logistics network across the US, with heavy investment in production equipment (Allen-Bradley PLCs, CMMS systems, OPC integration) and supply-chain visibility tools (ServiceNow, ADP). The hiring footprint is heavily weighted toward manufacturing and ops roles, reflecting continuous equipment installation and compliance work — food safety, GMP, and pathogen monitoring dominate their active projects. Stack is operational-technology-forward, minimal cloud/modern data adoption, signaling a traditional on-premises manufacturing operation focused on process efficiency rather than digital transformation.
Notable leadership hires: Engineering Director, Accounting Director, Production Lead, Cooler Lead, Production Shift Lead
Dairy Farmers of America is a farmer-owned cooperative with 10,001+ employees working across dairy processing, manufacturing, and member farm services. Founded in 1998, DFA aggregates milk marketing and dairy products manufacturing for its member farms, operating production facilities and field services across the United States. The company manages the full dairy supply chain—from on-farm support to processing and distribution—and maintains compliance with food safety, GMP, and environmental regulations. DFA is headquartered in Kansas City, Kansas, and employs staff in manufacturing, operations, logistics, engineering, and administrative roles.
DFA uses SAP and JD Edwards for enterprise systems, SQL Server for databases, ServiceNow for service management, Salesforce for CRM, Allen-Bradley and PLC systems for manufacturing control, and VMware/Hyper-V for infrastructure virtualization. CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) supports equipment maintenance across facilities.
Food safety compliance, GMP maintenance, equipment downtime reduction, and fuel/truck idle time optimization are top priorities. DFA is actively implementing predictive maintenance programs, statistical process control (SPC), and pathogen environmental monitoring to address these pain points.
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