Production Team Lead

About the role

Lead a team of Production Workers within a production area (Packaging). Produce product, complete tasks, or receive and ship product. Keep crew on task to meet production demands.

Schedule

3:30 pm – 2:00 am (2nd Shift)

Pay

$25.00 – $27.00 per hour ($22 – $24 base wage plus $3.00 shift differential).

Responsibilities

• General
  • Manage start-up to ensure proper materials are available throughout the shift.
  • Perform necessary checks at start of shift and at each new product; document on paperwork, code date, correct label, etc.
  • Follow daily production schedule and achieve specified goals.
  • Prevent and minimize rework and/or inedible.
  • Work closely with Supervisor to plan and schedule work for team.
  • Report hourly on production line performance to supervisor (e.g., safety, quality, team morale, mechanical issues).
  • Update foreman/supervisor regularly about progress on the daily production schedule.
  • Monitor workflow and adjust personnel and resources to maximize production efficiencies.
  • Recognize and perform duties which need to be performed, although not directly assigned.
  • Complete reports and reviews for management.
  • Handle and deal with customer, carrier, and employee issues.
  • Complete all daily production paperwork completely and monitor others for accuracy.
  • Perform inventories and reporting in a timely manner.
  • Ensure products are correctly labeled and identified for proper disposition, and FIFO rotation.
  • Perform other duties and responsibilities as necessary.
• Safety
  • Maintain a safe, clean, and organized work area.
  • Immediately report all accidents and deficiencies to the foreman/supervisor.
  • Report all safety incidents in Salesforce Program.
  • Train new team members on safe work best practices.
  • Ensure safety devices are installed and working properly.
  • Monitor work environment for general food safety hazards and ensure all workers are following company safety policies.
• Communication
  • Keep foreman/supervisor informed daily of problems incurred during the shift.
  • Hold department huddles daily.
  • Suggest improvements; continuously improve the quality of all support activities.
  • Maintain great communication with all departments.
• Personnel
  • Follow good manufacturing practices and HACCP training, along with company SOPs and SSOPs.
  • Assist in training all new personnel hired into the department.
  • Address employee concerns and coach employees on proper behaviors and performance.
  • Contribute to the employee performance appraisal process by providing behavior and performance feedback to the foreman/supervisor.
  • Directly supervise the performance and efficiency of all Team Members, relaying necessary personnel information to the Department Supervisor.
  • Ensure team members are properly attired and ready to start production promptly at start time, and after authorized breaks.

Requirements

• Education & Experience
  • Required: 6 months of relevant lead or manufacturing experience.
  • Preferred: High School Diploma or GED and experience in the food industry.
• Skills & Abilities
  • Ability to work unsupervised.
  • Computer knowledge: Outlook, Excel, SAP.
  • Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines, and handle multiple projects simultaneously.
  • Accuracy and attention to detail.
  • Proactively deal with work-related problems.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
  • Ability to recognize and deal with priorities on the plant floor.
  • Ability to understand production quotas and labor efficiency.
  • Solid verbal and written communication skills; must work effectively with different levels of management and employee groups.
  • Must demonstrate leadership, problem-solving, and employee motivational skills.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and talk or hear.
• Occasionally required to sit and reach with hands and arms.
• Occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• Plant/office setting with varying degrees of temperatures and noise levels.
• Exposure to manufacturing equipment movement and wet/slippery floors.
• Travel may be required.