Lead, Nights

Expected pay range: $24.25 - $27.13 per hour. This role may qualify for supplemental compensation in the form of bonus and incentive programs, contingent upon achieving pre-established individual and company performance metrics. Benefits eligible.

Who We Are

At Van Drunen Farms, we’re not just providing ingredients; we’re providing people with purpose and possibility. As a trusted partner in delivering fruit, vegetable, herb, and grain-based ingredient solutions to companies around the globe, we’re striving to build a values-aligned workforce that embodies humility, integrity, passion, and excellence.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support a production team while coordinating daily activities to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality food production.
• Oversee production processes including drying, freezing, wet and dry processing, sifting, grinding, boxing, and packaging operations.
• Ensure compliance with safety procedures, GMPs, SOPs, PPE requirements, and Lock Out/Tag Out (LOTO) standards while promoting a safe work environment.
• Monitor product quality, perform and verify Critical Control Point (CCP) checks, participate in audits, and address quality or handling issues promptly.
• Coordinate equipment setup, sanitation activities, production readiness, shift transitions, and scheduled cleaning tasks to support operational goals.
• Train, coach, and develop team members, assist with onboarding, communicate updates, and support employee performance and accountability.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required.
• A minimum of two years of production experience or an equivalent combination of related experience, education, and training.
• Previous leadership or team lead experience preferred.
• Basic computer skills, including Excel, email, ERP systems, online training platforms, and file management.
• Ability to prepare reports, maintain documentation, analyze basic data, and communicate effectively with team members and leadership.
• Strong math skills, attention to detail, and forklift experience preferred; forklift certification may be required with training provided as needed.

Schedule

Full-time schedule of Monday through Friday, 6:30 p.m. to 5:00 a.m., with Saturdays as needed.

Work Environment

• Opportunity to lead a production team and make a direct impact on safety, quality, and operational performance.
• Ongoing development through leadership, safety, quality, and production training programs.
• Collaborative environment focused on teamwork, accountability, continuous improvement, and employee growth.
• Work environment may include dusty, cold, hot, humid, wet, loud, or outdoor conditions depending on the assigned area.
• Physical requirements include standing, walking, climbing stairs and ladders, frequent bending and kneeling, pushing and pulling equipment, using required PPE, and regularly lifting or handling materials weighing up to 50 pounds.