Job Information
Post Holdings Inc. Lead Production-AL in Troy, Alabama
Brand: 8th Ave Food & Provisions
Categories: Operations Production
Locations: Troy, Alabama
Position Type: Regular Full-Time
Remote Eligible: No
Req ID: 24355
Job Description
Business Unit Overview
8th Avenue Food & Provisions is a growing organization made up of businesses that produce and sell quality products including pasta, peanut butter, granola, and fruit and nut trail mixes to retail, foodservice and ingredient customers. The company was formed in October 2018 through a combination of Post Holdings’ private brands businesses and is owned by Post Holdings and funds affiliated with Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. (“THL”), a private equity firm.
Responsibilities
Position Summary:
Our Production Lead is a valuable part of our team. In addition to performing the normal functions of their job, the Production Lead performs training, onboarding, and troubleshooting as needed during their shift. At the direction of company leadership, this role guides front-line employees to accomplish production/packaging throughput and quality goals in a safe and cost-efficient manner at the direction of Management.
Duties and Responsibilities:
· Proactively monitors and measures production department throughput and quality metrics daily · At direction of company leadership, this role is accountable for being an active participant and steward for all Health and Safety initiatives (model safe work behaviors, Safety Issue Reporting, incident reporting) to maintain safe working environments and to advance production department safety programs · Under the guidance and direction of company leadership, reviews work order needs and resources necessary to accomplish daily objectives and provide work direction to front-line staff. Raise production and quality issues in a timely manner and partner with department leader to resolve issues · At the direction of the sanitation leader, provide work direction to front line staff to ensure that sanitation responsibilities are completed in a timely, effective, and compliant manner · Leverage work order plans, company leadership direction, and technical knowledge to ensure operators complete work in a accurate (quality) and timely (productive) manner, resulting in minimal machine downtime; escalating complex issues to shift supervisor as needed · Uses lean manufacturing processes to identify and troubleshoot issues and concerns · Partner with company leadership to proactively identify and execute on continuous improvement opportunities in the areas of: safety, quality, productivity, and sanitation · QUALITY - Responsible for maintaining quality parameters for areas of responsibility. · FOOD SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES- Will follow established programs, policies and practices to produce safe quality foods that meet regulatory and company requirements. Will support the development, implementation, maintenance, and ongoing improvement of the SQF Systems. · Other duties, as assigned
Education and Experience Required:
· 3+ years manufacturing experience as an operator · Must be able to work weekends, holidays, and overtime, as needed
Post Holdings provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, status as a covered veteran and any other category protected under applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
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