Mfg Team Leader I

About the role

Achieve superior self-manufacturing products through high quality, low-cost foods while continuing commitment to the growth, development, and training of our People and continually meeting our commitment to achieve superior service levels.

Responsibilities

• Development mode: Requires direct supervision, administers practices, policies; assigned to a team; focuses on day-to-day issues; mentored by Ops Ldr
• Management: Majority of the time spent using independent judgment making employment-related and business decisions, or effectively recommending such decisions (e.g., product- / dept-related strategies, hiring, promoting, disciplining, suspending, discharging, rewarding, or otherwise engage in resolving Partner-related matters)
• Provides coaching, training, and development
• Administers certification tests
• Seeks out recommendation from appropriate leader on handling critical / complex situations
• Handles day-to-day tactical issues independently with little or no supervision
• Ensures compliance with internal practices and external policies, procedures, guidelines, and governance
• Communicates tactical plans and initiatives to effectively gain partner cooperation
• Provides input on staffing levels and participates in sourcing and interviewing candidates
• Identifies & develops team coordinators
• Processes each work injury
• Administers performance appraisals
• Executes production schedule to ensure on-time delivery in an efficient & effective manner
• Provides detailed shift summaries to other leaders
• Implements plans; prepares / communicates plans to achieve team goals to leader(s)
• Monitors / adjusts labor requirements to balance staffing levels and overtime costs
• Regularly reviews / communicates results with team
• Actively participates in the Hoshin objectives
• Ensures compliance with work instructions, standards, and product specifications

Requirements

• 1–3 years of related experience — Required
• High Performance Work Team experience — Preferred
• Participation in Leadership training and BET — Required
• Working knowledge related to compliance requirements of industry, EEOC, and employment laws — Required
• Strong verbal / written communication and presentation skills — Required
• Strong skills in operating internal / external software, systems — Required
• Analytical skills — Required
• Influencing skills (people and process) — Required
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and shift focus between projects / tasks; attention to detail — Required

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree or 1–3 years of related experience — Preferred

Certifications

• Successful completion of company-sponsored training and development classes — Required

Working Conditions

• Travel by car or plane with overnight stays
• Work flexible and/or rotating schedules, including overnights, weekends, and holidays
• Ambient temperatures range from -20°F to 100°F+; most often they are 65–85°F

Last revised: 6/1/2012