Extraction Lead *2nd Shift

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

Job summary

The Wonderful Company in Buttonwillow, CA is seeking an Extraction Lead to guide the daily beverage operations team, ensuring quality, safety, and employee performance. You will train and coach staff, direct hourly personnel, and drive overall department performance.

Compensation ranges from $22 to $26 per hour, depending on skills and experience. This leadership role requires hands-on supervision, process improvements, and adherence to safety standards.

Qualifications

• Strong communication to interact with operations personnel and management.
• Ability to work in a team and meet deadlines.
• Ability to perform basic math operations and measurements.
• Ability to apply standard operating procedures and safety guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead and train hourly staff in safety, GMP, and quality practices.
• Oversee forklift and yard operator movements and daily tasks.
• Plan, assign, and monitor tasks to ensure standard processes are followed.
• Provide daily problem-solving and decision-making support.
• Monitor KPIs, safety, and quality; ensure a clean, safe environment.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Quality orientation

Mathematical ability

Microsoft Office

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Summary

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

The compensation is $22 – $26 per hour. Final compensation will be dependent upon skills & experience.

Job Description

• Adhere to safety, GMP and quality best practices and company policy.
• Manage and oversee movements made by all forklift and yard goat operators.
• Plan and implement tasks 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 meetings.
• 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 and organized manner.
• Shift start: assign everyone to their workstation, pass down the schedule to employees, and address work to be completed.
• E‑mail shift KPIs as required.
• Monitor breaks and lunches. Make sure everyone takes a break and lunch.
• Verify and initial shift paperwork as required.
• Shift end: address safety and quality concerns; reconcile paperwork, materials used, and quality issues.
• Own and participate in own development.
• Must have a flexible work schedule with some mandatory weekends and overtime.
• Assist perform COP/CIP process, will also handle chemicals 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, volume, and distance.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Must frequently stand, walk, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, and lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Must frequently be 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‑nort medical coverage, comprehensive vision and dental plans, and a 401(k) 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 #1 in 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 with Wonderful 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.

The Wonderful Company is an Equality Opportunity Employer that provides opportunities for advancement. We are committed to creating a diverse workforce that embodies a deep culture of acceptance, equity, and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories.

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