Cup Filling Team Leader

Schedule

Shift: 11:00 PM - 7:00 AM

Duties and Responsibilities

• Always adhere to safe working practices
• Perform daily checks of area for non-compliance and report them to your supervisor
• Ensure finished product conforms to specifications
• Maintain quality products efficiently within time and quantity parameters
• Drive and motivate team to meet and exceed daily targets and deadlines
• Accurately and timely complete required documentation to enable clear traceability
• Follow the company GMP’s
• Avoid contamination and maintain a clean and tidy production area
• Remove out of spec material from production line
• Complete Date Code and Label checks
• Report Downtime to maintenance in a timely manner
• Plan all activities to reduce downtime
• Record data
• Manage ERP system transactions
• Manage employees work schedules, breaks and tardiness
• Communicate and update all relevant parties of any issues or changes
• Conduct Weekly team brief with direct reports
• Monitor and action all waste
• Manage inventory of raw material
• Manage, coach, and develop direct reports
• Take active lead with new employees and temporary labor
• Encourage colleagues to challenge the status quo and drive continuous improvement
• Take instructions from supervisors

Required Skills

• 2 years manufacturing experience preferably in the food industry
• Experience working in temperature-controlled settings
• Experience with perishable items
• Proven record of accomplishment in safe working practices
• Excellent interpersonal skills needed for working in a team environment
• Goal oriented & well organized
• Ability to work all scheduled shifts, on time

Desired Skills

• Ability to operate a pallet jack / forklift
• Able to interact and communicate with the supervisors and team members
• Able to lift 50 lbs.
• Passion for food and high quality
• Excellent attention to detail
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Time management
• Leadership – coaching and developing
• Problem solving
• Planning and organizing
• Numeracy skills
• Bi-lingual preferred

Responsibilities As A Leader Within the Kettle Cuisine Team

• Model and support Kettle’s Core Values and safety culture
• Manage performance of all team members
• Build a strong, committed, and collaborative team
• Develop individual team members & their careers
• Create a culture of accountability & performance
• Drive a focus on quality and continuous improvement
• Plan work, track results, and resolve variances

Pay Range for Cup Filling Team Lead

The Cup Filling Team Lead base pay range $21-27 USD/hourly. The listed salary range represents Kettle Cuisine’s good faith estimate for this position and represents the minimum and maximum for new hire salaries for the Lynn, MA location only. Ranges will be reviewed on a regular basis. An employee’s rate of pay within the range is determined by their qualifications, relevant experience, and demonstrated performance over time. In addition to those factors, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as a part of any final offer. The Cup Filling Team Lead position is eligible for our comprehensive benefits package and is eligible for the annual discretionary bonus program up to 5%.