Production Technician III

Responsibilities

• Deliver best-in-class performance across the balanced Scorecard
• Safety - Deliver upon the site safety goal of zero injuries by doing the following:
• Being a role model in communicating, demonstrating and supporting safe behaviors
• Regularly completing and/or participating in behavioral safety observations and training others on the process
• Actively participate in safety meetings
• Regularly conduct safety audits and risk reduction initiatives
• Ensure 100% completion of all safety/regulatory training as it applies to you
• Quality - Achieve Zero-defect performance and improve the customer experience by doing the following:
• Understanding and training others on all quality control, Safe Quality Food, Good Manufacturing Practices, and other regulatory requirements.
• Production – Help foster and support a Continuous Improvement environment by doing the following:
• Identify and address equipment and material issues as they occur
• Partner across maintenance and quality organizations as you leverage the Daily Management System to drive site performance.
• Lead and/or support cross-functional focused improvement initiatives to streamline material flow and improve equipment efficiency to increase capacity and reduce operating expenses
• Lead and sustain TPM-based Production Environment
• Support and drive the site TPM journey and the various implementations; mentor and teach others in the TPM process
• Develop corrective action plans, escalating to Crew Leads or maintenance as appropriate.
• Define, review, and drive improvements to standard work for Autonomous (AM) and Preventative (PM) maintenance activities, coordinate and align standards between shifts, and perform layered audits to identify and address gaps.
• Actively participate in various Kaizen activities at the site and assist in line and MBU implementations of improvements identified during the events.
• Lead team meetings at the line and business unit boards; leverage process to escalate and resolve issues
• Partner with maintenance on the execution of preventative maintenance, and lead improvement activities on issues that cross team and functional boundaries.
• Engage in Mini Business Unit structure (MBU) and High Performing Team (HPT) model
• Demonstrate ability to work effectively with others
• Complete all tasks in work area and contribute fair share of team’s work
• Communicate status of work during shift transitions
• Demonstrate a willingness to help other team members, receive and provide constructive feedback, and display high level of cooperation across the site
• Exhibits a positive demeanor and models engaging communication styles and behaviors
• Demonstrates self-awareness and takes actions to continuously improve
• Does not engage in negative commentary
• Interacts respectfully and professionally with all members of the KDP

Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead a team through daily operations and initiatives supporting safety, quality, delivery, and continuous improvement.
• Experience supporting team members to ensure they meet required and desired training and development goals.
• Mathematical skills to make production calculations and perform loss and waste analysis
• Ability to learn, train, and support Subject Matter Expert responsibilities for the business unit to ensure team members are performing task that are related to MES and WES transactions properly.
• Ability to spend significant time standing on the manufacturing floor with some frequency of computer work
• Ability to lift, push, and pull 75 pounds frequently without assistance