Line Owner- Viking C crew

About the Role

This position is accountable for ensuring efficient operation in relation to material usage, product waste, and process parameter control to meet production objectives while improving quality, safety, and sanitation performance to maintain continued customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Protect yourself and others by using the SAFE Process, participating in regular safety meetings, conducting safety/sanitation inspections, and maintaining orderliness of work areas. Ensure proper Lock, Tag, and Try of equipment.
• Protect the customer by managing product quality through adherence to product specifications, GMPs & Sanitation Guidelines, foreign material (FM) prevention, HACCP, and assisting with inline routine sanitation, area sanitation, and tool inspection.
• Oversee employee development by training all team members in safety, sanitation, and job duties within the area. Ensure all upgrades are trained and qualified to perform essential duties in your absence.
• Facilitate communication between shifts using enabling technologies (e.g., email, voicemail), log books, and written notes.
• Ensure adherence to the production schedule by monitoring line operation and product flow, including maintaining budgeted line rate, preventing out-of-specification production, startup/shutdown of process lines, adjusting for raw material changes, staging materials, performing line checks (weight control, temperature, levels), and add-back of out-of-specification product.
• Demonstrate commitment to the Continuous Improvement Process by applying its concepts in all work and striving to improve processes. Participate in Quality Work Group (QWG) meetings and follow-up activities.
• Protect production capacity by assisting maintenance in identifying and resolving line equipment problems.
• Accurately and timely record production, line conditions, downtime, and other parameters on paper or computer. Audit process data paperwork and computer entries for completeness and accuracy.
• Adhere to company policies, participate in training, and uphold the highest standards of ethics, integrity, SQF 2000 principles, and data management.
• Proactively manage safety by ensuring compliance with Federal and State regulations and internal policies. Complete behavior-based safety observations and correct unsafe conditions promptly.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Six months to one year of experience in a production, manufacturing, or food processing environment preferred.
• Experience in equipment operation, material handling, or line coordination is a plus.
• Basic computer skills, including data entry and use of touch-screen systems.
• Forklift certification or ability to become certified after hire.
• Leadership ability, attention to detail, and strong communication skills.

Skills

• Ability to communicate, read, write, and comprehend instructions, correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to present information effectively in one-on-one and group settings (20+ people).
• Ability to apply experience and common sense to troubleshoot issues affecting line efficiency, product quality, safety, and sanitation (e.g., equipment malfunctions, raw material variations).
• Ability to recognize when process adjustments are needed due to changing line conditions or raw material variations.
• Ability to assist in determining when and how to take malfunctioning equipment down for repair.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers to handle tools or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Regularly required to talk and hear in both office and loud environments.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Must be able to sit and operate a personal computer.

Work Environment

• Regularly near moving mechanical parts and exposed to hot and/or humid conditions.
• Occasionally access high, precarious places and exposed to fumes, airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and extreme heat.
• Noise level is usually loud, requiring hearing protection.