Extraction Lead

The Wonderful Company; California (MO); On-site; USD 30,307 - 35,817; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage

401k with match

On-demand fitness resources

Career advancement opportunities

Empowering mentorship program

Job summary

The Wonderful Company in California is seeking an Extraction Lead to lead the beverage operations team. This critical role includes daily management of quality, safety, and employee performance, with an emphasis on effective training and coaching to maintain operational excellence.

The Extraction Lead will ensure compliance with safety standards while promoting a culture of quality and teamwork. Ideal candidates will possess persuasive communication skills, a strong commitment to safety, and the ability to work with dynamic teams.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills to interact effectively with personnel and management.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team environment.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily beverage operations team, ensuring quality and safety.
• Train and coach employees for optimal performance.
• Manage shift assignments and KPI reporting.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Organizational skills

Microsoft Office proficiency

Job description

From tree to table, POM Wonderful delivers a whole lot of healthy. Known for our iconic double-bubble bottle, we grow, harvest, package, and market fresh pomegranates, pomegranate arils, and a selection of delicious pomegranate-blended juices and teas. With over 9,000 acres in California's Central Valley, POM Wonderful is committed to unleashing the antioxidant power of our handpicked pomegranates.

JOB SUMMARY

The purpose of this position is to lead the daily beverage operations team including overall quality, safety and employee performance of their assigned area. The Extraction Lead will work daily with the staff to ensure efficient work performance by training, coaching, developing and correcting behavior of the employees. This is a leadership position that directs the work of all hourly staff and is responsible for the overall performance of the department.

Compensation- $22 - $26. Final compensation will be dependent upon skills & experience.

Job Description

• Adhere to safety, GMP and quality best practices and company policy.
• Manage& oversee movements made by all forklift & Yard Goat operator
• Plan & implement task and ensure standard processes are being followed
• Daily problem solving
• Able to analyze situations and make decisions
• Support improvements in Quality, Delivery, and Safety
• Ensure all drivers follow safety operating procedures and guidelines
• Conduct safety tailgate meeting
• Housekeeping maintained throughout the processes
• Maintain a safe environment and support a safety culture.
• Maintain a Food Safety environment and support a quality culture.
• Create and maintain a professional working environment.
• Maintain materials and product produced within product specifications.
• Meet expected operational goals and numbers.
• Support maintenance and maintain operation and cleanliness of all machines.
• Maintain area in a clean & organized manner.
• Shift start assign everyone to their workstation, pass down of schedule to employees, and address work to be completed.
• E-mail shift KPIs as required.
• Monitor breaks & lunches. Make sure everyone takes a break & lunch
• Verify & initial shift paperwork as required.
• Shift end: address safety & quality concerns; reconcile paperwork, materials used, and quality issues.
• Own and participate in their own development.
• Must have flexible work schedule with some mandatory weekends and overtime
• Assist/ Perform COP/ CIP process, will also handle chemical during cleaning process
• Aerial lift certified
• Chemical handling training
• Perform any work as assigned.

Qualifications

Communication skills: Persuasive and productive communication skills to appropriately communicate directly with operation personnel, coworkers, and management.

Teamwork: Effectively works with team dynamics, personal objectives promotes team to help others to meet team goals deadlines, and is reliable.

Work quality Expectations: Maintain a high quality process, to insure product to be safe and of high quality.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

• Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's.
• Ability to perform these operations using units of weight measurement, volume, and distance.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to outside weather conditions and extreme cold.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Provide presentations and lead meetings as required.
• Ability to work within a team environment and with external partners.
• Must be self-motivated and able to achieve high impact in an unstructured environment.
• Ability to use Microsoft office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)

The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Characteristics should include but not be limited to: being able to work with others; work efficiently with little or no supervision; understand and able to do basic math equations, communicate the data that is being collected and open availability including evenings and weekends.

Additional Information

POM's Dedication to You:

• Thriving Wellness Community: Access to top-notch medical coverage comprehensive vision and dental plans, and a 401k with match eligibility to secure your financial future and including:
  • 24/7 online physician consultations
  • virtual mental health resources
  • life coaching
  • engaging employee community groups
  • cash rewards for healthy habits and fitness reimbursements
  • library of on-demand fitness videos
• Career Advancement Opportunities: Unlock your potential with clear paths for career progression and internal mobility across our diverse family of brands and business units.
• Focused Learning and Development: Grow as a leader with our dedicated Learning and Organizational Development department, offering extensive resources like People Manager and leadership training, webinars, and eLearning courses.
• Empowering Mentorship Program: Connect with colleagues through our company-wide mentorship program to share goals, overcome challenges, and drive your career forward.
• Continuous Improvement Training: Participate in training that empowers all employees to learn and implement concepts that drive significant, positive change in the workplace.
• Building a Healthy Society: To date, our co-Founders Lynda and Stewart Resnick, through their foundations and The Wonderful Company, have invested more than $2.5 billion in education, health and wellness, community development, and sustainability initiatives across California's Central Valley, Fiji, and the world. In 2025, Wonderful ranked as 1in People's 100 Companies That Care list and was named one of Fortune magazine's 100 Best Companies to Work For. To learn more about our corporate social responsibility efforts, visitcsr.wonderful.com .
• Giving Back to the Community: Make a difference withWonderful Giving , allowing you to allocate company-provided funds to up to three charities of your choice, and join Wonderful Neighbor to contribute to group service projects within our local communities.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.