Leader

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include the coordination of downstream personnel closely directed, at times through the team leader. Communicates to the Team Leader and Shift Maintenance the reliability of the equipment; pallet conveying systems, strappers, wrappers, palletizers. The individual in this role works closely with the Team Leader and Shift Maintenance to ensure shift operational objectives are maintained.

• Manage associates time including break protocols.
• Identify cause and affect issues on downstream equipment up to and including basic repairs and communicates them to the Team Leader and Shift Maintenance.
• Operational understanding of the pallet conveying system and its touch screen controls along with the basic functional controls of palletizers, wrappers and strappers.
• Has knowledge of the handling of all raw materials (tier sheets, top frames, scrap raw materials, pallets, stretch wrap and banding) which would include; how to acquire them, the rotation of stock and storage areas of these materials.
• Ensures product integrity by supplying a quality finished good to our customer based on the quality standard provided. This would include visually inspecting the unit to ensure the proper label information meets the bottle specifications.
• Read and follow the ZMF51 and knows how to be effective and efficient with managing change overs and preventative maintenance.
• Follows basic grinding room operations and knows scrap product procedures. Effectively repair damaged units and knows short pallet protocol.
• Must learn and understand the operations in the layer pad area.
• In absence of team lead, must create line labor schedule; perform daily Shift Meeting, including assign daily tasks and assignments; complete Food Safety and Shift Meeting form; create production labels when needed and for the next shift; print out updated ZMF51 schedule and enter production numbers in SAP and finalize Labor Report.
• Keep record of Trainees (PPK and Temporary) to know percent complete as well as when they will complete training.
• Observes all local and company safety policies and procedures as well as maintaining good housekeeping and GMP practices.
• Follows our ISO standards and how to locate plant procedural forms and work instructions.
• Initiate action(s) for food safety issues and report the issue(s) and action(s) taken to a member of the Food Safety Team.
• Other projects and responsibilities may be added at the company’s discretion.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Experience in manufacturing setting.
• Ability