Crew Lead 2nd Shift

Fresh Express Salads; Streamwood (IL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Fresh Express Salads is seeking a Crew Lead to supervise day-to-day operations across all lines. You will ensure staffing, proper setup, and adherence to safety, quality, and efficiency standards while coordinating changeovers and maintaining documentation.

You will lead a team of 40–50 production employees, communicate the production schedule, and help train new hires. This role requires a strong work ethic, the ability to work Monday through Saturday, and safety-compliant footwear.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of leadership experience in a production setting.
• Experience leading a group of 40–50 production employees.
• Food industry or manufacturing experience is a plus.
• Must wear steel-toed shoes and be available Monday–Saturday.

Responsibilities

• Communicate and understand the Production schedule.
• Ensure lines are staffed and set up with correct product, labeling, and packaging information.
• Coordinate changeovers with operators and PMO staff as required.
• Maintain a clean and safe work environment and ensure product quality meets specs.
• Monitor packaging lines to ensure correct quantities and no overruns.
• Record hourly documentation accurately and meet daily production standards.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Bilingual English/Spanish or English/–

Job description

Shift Hours: Monday-Saturday 3:30 pm -1:30 am

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-passed environment.

Work Environment

This is a fast-passed 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 occasional 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.