HPP Production Lead 1st Shift

Sign-On Bonus

Earn a $3,000 sign-on bonus paid in installments as you build your career with us:

• $1,000 after your first 30 days
• $1,000 after 90 days
• $1,000 after 6 months

About the role

The Team Leader is a leader for our HPP associates, typically overseeing 1 or 2 HPP Lines. They are responsible for carrying out and delivering the expectations and customer demands set by the Operations Manager and HPP Supervisor. Team leaders oversee the manufacturing activities and undertake a combination of physical and mental work that ranges from filling out paperwork and filing reports to managing production assembly lines and helping their team complete orders. Team leaders are strong communicators who can motivate a team to achieve Productivity, Schedule, Safety and GMP targets.

Responsibilities

• Assign all associates to workstations daily tasks and expected outcomes.
• Communicate and execute work assignments to meet set expectations by the department and customer requirements.
• Monitor and lead employees during shift to ensure they are following GMP and Safety Regulations.
• Train and hold associates accountable for departments, QA, Safety and HPP processes and procedures.
• Complete the required paperwork for the department and ensure all paperwork submitted by associates is complete and accurate.
• Communicate with leadership, QA department and Maintenance team.
• Handle any minor tasks related to your role.
• Monitor staff progress and track it for future assignments to line positions.
• Motivate team members to meet production goals.
• Examine completed work (in-process and finished goods) to detect defects and verify conformance to specifications.
• Collaborate with machine operators, supervisors, and management to ensure progress and time frame for completion of orders.
• Execute Line changeovers when switching from product to product.
• Ensure line clearance process is executed properly.
• Ensure that CIP’s are appropriately and thoroughly handled according to documented process, schedule and timeline.
• Update performance board for responsible lines each hour.
• Ensure all data is accurate and complete; where there are excursions from hourly target, provide a thorough explanation of cause and action to correct.
• Maintain the optimal use of labor by moving staff along the line, between lines and to other off line tasks (Sanitation, VAS, Rework, etc) when HPP schedule changes staffing needs or machines unexpectedly shut down for maintenance attention.
• Maximize machine on-line time and optimizing labor utilization.
• Serve as the first level of troubleshooting with HPP, conveyors, printers, etc.; escalate to the Maintenance department, conveying the sense of urgency and monitoring progress.
• Report all persistent or repeat issues to the supervisor immediately for appropriate disciplinary action.
• Communicate changeovers with the Quality department and Production team to make sure a third-party verification has taken place.

Qualifications

• Machine operator experience is desired.
• Experience working in a team environment.
• Ability to meet daily deadlines and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven satisfactory attendance.
• Flexible with work schedule and job duties in a changing work environment.
• Good communication skills (read, write, speak).
• Proven legible writing skills.
• High school diploma or GED.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience working in the cold storage environment.
• Bi-lingual in Spanish.

Working Conditions

This is largely a static role with long periods of standing and walking; however, the ability to perform repetitively bending and standing up is also required. The role requires the ability to lift 10–35 lbs. repetitively and up to 45 lbs. occasionally, and to push/pull up to 250 lbs. on rollers occasionally. It operates in a wet and cold/refrigerated environment (around 35°F) located within a manufacturing, warehousing, and production facility, and must be able to withstand cold temperatures for 8–12 hours a day. Facilities may process, pack, and store products containing allergenic food ingredients as referenced by the FDA; team members who may come in direct contact must be able to work with these ingredients.