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Job Type

Full-time

Description

Position Summary:

The Production Lead is responsible for leading and/or supervising production employees to ensure production guidelines are being met within established timing, quality, and cost standards. This position has emphasis on semi-skilled and skilled operations, quality assurance and troubleshooting. Must possess a high level of technical proficiency to assist operators in problem solving while exercising considerable judgement and have the ability to lead the production process. Direct the routine maintenance and set-up of machines, equipment, and facilities under the direction of the Shift Supervisor. The production lead will be responsible for filling in supervisory duties in the absence of the shift supervisor.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities:

• Follow and enforce all safety protocols to ensure that all employees, no matter the department, are performing their duties in a safe and responsible manner.
• Responsibilities include assisting in training employees to ensure safe operating procedures, assisting in appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems
• Maintain desired product quality and safety
• Maintain adequate knowledge of product and equipment to ensure ability to direct employees to perform the job properly
• Carries out leadership responsibilities in accordance with OWS Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Job Safety Analysis (JSAs) and applicable laws
• Suggests changes in workflow processes and use of equipment to increase efficiency of the department and/or production team to maintain the lowest level of downtime and product costs possible
• Responsible for shift schedule to include: work station assignments/rotations, employee training, vacations, breaks, overtime assignment, back-up for absent employees and shift rotations
• Directly leads production employees
• Maintain a high standard of employee relations
• Be visible on the production floor to address immediate questions and concerns
• Communicate production issues outwardly and openly to floor/plant leadership to ensure that the issues are corrected
• Review finished jobs for completeness and correctness (i.e. lot numbers, film usage, cap usage, correct labeling, etc.)
• Understands and utilizes PLEX to its maximum capability; training personnel on proper paperwork completion in PLEX
• Learn and perform all basic operator duties on all production equipment to assist operations when necessary.

Old World Spices (OWS) has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employees ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, stills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisor as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and OWS reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as OWS may deem appropriate.

Requirements

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Minimum:

• 3+ years of experience in a food manufacturing environment (preferably wet)
• Proven success in building teams and motivating them to produce quality products
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to ensure that downtime is minimized and yield is maximized
• Strong planning/time management skills and balancing of resources
• Proven leadership experience in a team setting
• Strong experience with Microsoft Suite, Google applications, time and attendance applications
• Strong capability to learn new processes and procedures

Preferred:

• 5+ years of experience supervising in a food manufacturing environment
• Good understanding of food manufacturing equipment, proven successes with increasing efficiencies, decreasing down time
• Leading/mentoring team members as well as holding team members accountable
• High mechanical aptitude and ability to troubleshoot equipment
• Strong knowledge of computer applications

Physical Demands:

Physical DemandsLift/Carry

Stand F (Frequently)

Walk F (Frequently)

Lift:

10 lbs. or less O (Occasionally)

11-20 lbs. O (Occasionally)

21-50 lbs. O (Occasionally) Handling/Fingering N (Not Applicable) 51-100 lbs. N (Not Applicable)

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