Production Lead

Position Summary

Leads team members to identify, manage, and execute the plant’s process improvement opportunities. Manages production staff to attain production safety and quality goals. Assists the Supervisor in identifying problems or bottlenecks in production processes and resolving issues. Ensures production resources including materials, equipment and staff are available as needed to maintain production schedules. Supports continuous improvement goals in safety, quality, cost and customer service. Responsible for managing and owning various functions of the business and creating an engaged and team-oriented workforce in order to improve business results.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain assigned production team to ensure safety, quality, and productivity are maintained.
• Provide/oversee employee training to ensure employees are performing job responsibilities effectively.
• Assist Supervisor in evaluating subordinate performance, communicating with employees, and providing feedback for work performance improvement.
• Participate in the support of plant and company safety programs, promoting and maintaining a high level of awareness and adherence to defined employee safety requirements such as lock-out/tag-out, personal protective equipment, etc.
• Ensure the quality of finished products meets or exceeds company specifications by regularly inspecting production output and working with QA department.
• Enforce all safety rules and regulations and coach employees on safe work habits.
• Maintain a high level of sanitation, GMPs and clean working environment at all times.
• Conduct regular inspections on assigned tasks and following safety, quality, production and company protocols.
• Aid the Supervisor in implementing and enforcing cost-saving measures, including tracking and reducing product and material waste.
• Monitor and operate area production equipment as instructed, and as necessary, to maintain area operation.
• Identify and record any problems relating to food safety and the quality of the ingredients, processes, quality system or safety system.
• Promptly inform Supervisor and/or Management of any employee, food safety or quality issues or of any processes which become noncompliant with specified requirements.
• Consistently follow, observe and report all timekeeping for self and assigned staff in accordance with company policy.
• Ensure product identifiers are properly applied to all units in accordance with company guidelines, and that all material used in your assigned area are correct and in compliance with quality standards.
• Support production line change overs and effectively communicate with other shift personnel.
• Know emergency procedures in the event of an equipment failure or other emergencies.
• Maintain proper line crew staffing for designated line.
• Cook lunch and break activities for assigned team members.
• Learn the abilities of all employees under direct supervision and utilize each employee to best meet the production schedule.
• Perform other job-related projects, duties and assignments as directed by leadership and management.