Food Production Tech Lead - OEE & Safety

Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc.; Lampasas (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. is seeking a Production Technical Lead (PTL) at the Lampasas plant to drive safety, quality, and productivity on the assigned line.

The PTL will lead line/area performance, troubleshoot technical issues, and support continuous improvement initiatives while coordinating with maintenance, engineering and quality teams. The role emphasizes technical excellence on the production floor, coaching front-line operators, and ensuring GMP/HACCP compliance and centerline

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years manufacturing experience, preferably in the food industry.
• Proven experience with troubleshooting processing equipment and implementation of technical solutions.
• Lean manufacturing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as SME for food processing equipment, formulations and methods.
• Provide direction on process optimization and equipment utilization.
• Lead troubleshooting on the production floor.
• Facilitate shift huddles and meetings to share performance and recognize improvements.
• Teach centerline settings and deviation management to operators.
• Provide training to front-line operators to strengthen technical capability.

Skills

Line leadership

Troubleshooting

Process optimization

OEE improvement

Training front-line

Education

High school diploma

College coursework

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. is seeking a Production Technical Lead (PTL) at the Lampasas plant to drive safety, quality, and productivity on the assigned line.

The PTL will lead line/area performance, troubleshoot technical issues, and support continuous improvement initiatives while coordinating with maintenance, engineering and quality teams. The role emphasizes technical excellence on the production floor, coaching front-line operators, and ensuring GMP/HACCP compliance and centerline