Crew Lead 1st Shift

Fresh Express; Streamwood (IL); On-site; USD 24,796 - 33,062; Full time

Job summary

Fresh Express in Streamwood, IL is seeking a Crew Lead to manage day-to-day production operations across lines, ensuring safety, quality, and efficiency standards are met. The role requires coordinating schedules, staffing, and line changeovers while maintaining a fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate has at least 2 years in a leadership capacity, experience supervising 40–50 production staff, and is a team player who can communicate across shifts. Bilingual abilities are a plus.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience in a leadership role
• Experience leading a group of 40-50 production employees
• Experience in food industry or manufacturing is a plus
• Work in a respectful manner and be a team player
• Steel toed shoes required
• Available to work Monday–Saturday
• Bilingual English/Spanish or English/Polish is a plus

Responsibilities

• Communicate and understand Production schedule
• Communicate all scheduling concerns to Production Supervisor
• Ensure that all production lines are staffed properly
• Ensure lines are set up with correct product, labeling and packaging
• Coordinate changeovers with PMO, lift operators, dryer deck and case erector operators
• Maintain a clean and organized working environment
• Ensure products are safe and meet customer specifications
• Monitor packaging lines to ensure correct quantities produced
• Report mechanical issues to appropriate personnel
• Complete hourly documentation
• Follow and adjust the daily production schedule
• Meet machine efficiency and downtime targets
• Meet daily production standards
• Assist in new hire orientation and onboarding
• Validate carton barcode scanning
• Ensure PMO paperwork accuracy
• Perform other duties as assigned

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Communication

Bilingual

Job description

Shift Hours

Monday-Saturday 5am-4:00pm

The Crew Lead or production lead is responsible for the day-to-day operations for all lines in their area while meeting and exceeding all safety, quality, and efficiency standards.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Communicate and understand Production schedule.
• Communicate all scheduling concerns to Production Supervisor
• Ensure that all production lines are staffed properly.
• Ensure that all lines are setup properly with correct product, COOL labeling and correct packaging information as required.
• Coordinate changeovers with PMO's, Lift operators, dryer deck and case erector operators when required.
• Maintain a clean and organized working environment.
• Ensure that the products are safe and meet the customer specifications.
• Communicate quality issues of raw product to the appropriate personnel.
• Responsible for monitoring packaging lines in order to ensure correct quantities are produced without overruns.
• Communicate mechanical issues to the appropriate personnel.
• Responsible for the proper and accurate completion of hourly documentation.
• Follow and complete the daily production schedule, including changes that may occur during the course of the shift.
• Responsible for meeting machine efficiency and effectiveness which is measured in downtime percentage, bags per minute and process failures.
• Meet daily production standards.
• Assist in performing new hire orientation training and ensure that they are able to demonstrate competencies in all work areas.
• Responsible for the validation of all carton barcode scanning.
• Ensure the accuracy of all PMO paperwork.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Physical Demand

Employee is required to stand for prolonged periods of time (duration of the shift, 8 hours or more); perform repetitive motions throughout shift such as: push/pull/lift and move up to 40 pounds, bend continuously, & reach with hands and arms; occasionally crouch, kneel, stoop and/or crawl to pick up product. This position requires ability to climb stairs or step up onto a platform several times throughout the shift and keep up in a fast-paced environment.

Work Environment

This is a fast-paced manufacturing warehouse setting. Employee is routinely exposed to wet/cold conditions of roughly 34 degrees Fahrenheit. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to occasionally loud, which requires hearing protection.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience in a leadership role
• Experience in leading a group of 40-50 production employees
• Experience working in food industry or manufacturing is a plus but not necessary.
• Work in a respectful manner and be a team player
• Steel toed shoes
• Available to work a Monday - Saturday schedule
• Bilingual English/Spanish or English/Polish is a plus

Other Information

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed, as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.

Salary: $21 per hour