Line Lead - Bars - Third Shift

Position Purpose

The individual in this position is responsible for running an entire production line, ensuring line productivity meets department standards for volume and quality. This is accomplished by assigning daily duties, overseeing line personnel, and ensuring issues are addressed in a timely manner.

Essential Job Functions & Responsibilities

• Cookout Line Productivity
  • Coordinate line productivity
  • Ensure line personnel are effectively utilized at all times
  • Set up and changeovers
  • Lead and motivate line staff to ensure optimal productivity and work quality
  • Provide necessary training and direction to ensure proper completion of tasks
  • Communicate shift productivity standards to line staff
  • Verify that lines are supplied with necessary components to meet daily production schedule
  • Identify line issues using root cause analysis (5 Why and Fishbone)
  • Communicate with supervision and maintenance personnel to maximize line efficiencies
• Quality & Safety Standards
  • Inspect finished products to ensure they meet production/quality standards
  • Ensure all Lindt & Sprungli health and safety guidelines are followed
  • Report issues in a timely and accurate manner to management
  • Use proper safety gear when performing assigned tasks
  • Follow Lock Out Tag Out policies
  • Oversee line staff to ensure policies and procedures are followed
  • Address and/or escalate issues in a timely manner to management
  • Apply 5S methodologies to maintain clean and sanitary work areas
  • Participate in TPM teams assisting in the implementation and expansion of Lean initiatives
• Administrative Duties
  • Accurate record keeping and timely submission of documents using SAP, Integrated Control System, Ignition, Brady Link 360 system, and ADP
  • Monitor attendance for assigned shift and report line capacity issues to supervision
  • Establish and maintain accurate record keeping logs for downtime, resolutions, and preventive maintenance conducted on machines
  • Maintain accurate machine logs to identify efficiencies, trends, benchmark problems, issues, and resolutions
  • Communicate consistent issues to the supervisor in a timely manner
  • Attend daily and weekly technical meetings to report and discuss productivity and safety issues, participate in identifying resolutions to problems, and make recommendations to management

Experience Qualifications & Requirements

• 2 years experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably in a food industry, required
• 2 years supervisory/lead experience, preferred
• Rout Cause Analysis (5 Why/Fishbone), preferred
• Leadership training, preferred
• Total Productive Maintenance experience, preferred

Skills & Knowledge

• Ability to demonstrate solid operating knowledge of machinery and manufacturing equipment
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work collaboratively
• Ability to prioritize and multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Basic computer skills
• Basic mechanical skills
• Ability to identify line issues using Root Cause Analysis (5 Why and Fishbone) and communicate with Supervision and Maintenance to maximize line efficiencies
• Total Productive Maintenance knowledge
• Second language a plus

Education

• High school diploma
• Associate or bachelor’s degree a plus

Other Requirements

• Regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 40 pounds, occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Ability to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and reach with arms
• Demonstrated hand/eye coordination
• Flexibility to meet rotational shift changes, as required
• Weekend work, as required

Total Rewards

Compensation Range: $18.24 - $23.70
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Other Requirements

• Successfully pass a background screening and may be required to pass drug screenings as well