Food Manufacturing Processing Lead

Ken’s Foods, LLC; Marlborough (MA); In loco; USD 70.000 - 90.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Ken’s Foods is seeking a Processing Lead for the 2nd shift at our Marlborough, Massachusetts location. The role oversees the daily completion of Mixer tasks in the Processing Department, coordinating operations while maintaining safety and quality standards.

The candidate should have an associate degree or equivalent, with six months to one year of related experience; kitchen processing experience is required.

Competenze

• Associate degree or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school.
• Six months to one year of related experience or training.
• Kitchen processing experience is required.
• Employment with Ken’s Foods is contingent upon successful completion of a drug test, background screening, and pre-employment assessment.

Mansioni

• Coordinate day-to-day work assignments and provide day-to-day direction.
• Monitor workflow and ensure safety, quality and GMP standards.
• Communicate performance or operational concerns to other departments.
• Maintain safety, company policies, regulations and GMPs.
• Provide limited vacation coverage for Processing Mixers.
• Oversee the daily completion of assigned Mixer tasks in the Processing Department.

Conoscenze

Process coordination

Safety compliance

Quality standards

Team leadership

Communication

Food processing

Formazione

GED/High School Equivalency

Associate degree or equivalent

Kitchen processing experience

Descrizione del lavoro

Ken’s Foods is a family owned business that takes pride in its roots. Ken's Foods, Inc was incorporated in 1958, and currently has plant operations in Marlborough, Massachusetts, McDonough, Georgia, Las Vegas, Nevada, and Lebanon, Indiana. In addition, Ken's employs over 1000 employees nationally. To this day, Ken’s is still owned by the same family, as they continue their tradition of flavor obsession. Joining Ken’s Foods is becoming part of an enthusiastic team. Whether you’re in our state-of-the-art facilities or in our corporate headquarters, you’ll enjoy a warm company culture and get all the tools you will need to succeed in your career.

Ken’s Foods is seeking a Processing Lead for 2 nd shift in our Marlborough, Massachusetts location. The Processing Lead, also identified as the Area Coordinator or Processing Foreman, is responsible for overseeing the daily completion of assigned Mixer tasks in the Processing Department. The role requires current or prior processing experience in a food manufacturing environment, and focuses on coordinating operations, maintaining safety and quality standards, supporting workflow, and communicating operational concerns.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

The position supports Team Leaders and Managers by coordinating work assignments, giving day-to-day work direction, monitoring workflow, promoting compliance with safety, quality, and good manufacturing practice standards, and communicating performance or operational concerns.

Key responsibilities include:

• Ensuring the quality and efficiency of the Processing Operation.
• Understanding and being able to perform each job within the Processing Operation.
• Communicating effectively with other departments.
• Maintaining high quality standards in the most cost-efficient manner.
• Maintaining safety, company policies, regulations, and good manufacturing practices.
• Ensuring compliance with corporate standards and systems used to monitor food safety, food safety culture, quality, and facility cleanliness.
• Providing limited vacation coverage for Processing Mixers.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Food Safety Responsibilities

The role is expected to help produce uncontaminated products, follow Ken’s Foods security and good manufacturing practice policies, report suspicious activities anywhere in or around the plant, and continuously inspect the work area for potential product-contamination issues.

Qualifications and Requirements

Candidates must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The listed requirements represent the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed for the role, and reasonable accommodations may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Education and Experience

The position requires either an associate degree or equivalent qualification from a two-year college or technical school, six months to one year of related experience or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Kitchen processing experience is required.

Employment with Ken’s Foods is contingent upon successful completion of a drug test, background screening, and pre-employment assessment.

Qualifications

Behaviors

Preferred

Dedicated : Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

Team Player : Works well as a member of a group

Leader : Inspires teammates to follow them

Functional Expert : Considered a thought leader on a subject

Motivations

Preferred

Self-Starter : Inspired to perform without outside help

Goal Completion : Inspired to perform well by the completion of tasks

Ability to Make an Impact : Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization

Education

Required

GED/High School Equivalency or better.

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