Forming Lead

Jessie Lord Bakery, LLC; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 28,929 - 30,307; Full time

Job summary

Jessie Lord Bakery, LLC is seeking a Forming Lead in Torrance, California. This full-time position involves managing the forming area, ensuring productivity, quality, and safety while training staff to perform effectively.

The ideal candidate should be capable of operating machinery, enforcing food safety standards, and must be able to carry and lift 50 lbs. The role includes working on the second shift with potential weekend availability.

Qualifications

• Ability to understand written and oral direction in English or Spanish.
• Physical ability to carry and lift 50 lbs.
• Capacity to work in a loud environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee the forming area productivity.
• Train employees on safety and job responsibilities.
• Maintain quality and safety standards throughout the shift.

Skills

Management of staff

Quality control

Safety compliance

Understanding of food safety practices

Ability to operate machinery

Job description

About this position

About Shine Foods, Inc.

Since 1996, Shine Foods has been making some of the most delicious and authentic Asian appetizers in the country. We take great pride in being a resource for private label manufacturing and co-packing needs. We work with our customers on creating new exclusive recipes, modifying and commercializing recipes for production. Today, we have grown to be one of the leading custom Asian appetizer manufacturers and co-packing companies serving local communities, retail and foodservice outlets across North America and beyond.

Job Summary

The Forming Lead is responsible for ensuring the productivity adherence to our forming area. This position monitors production forming to ensure that quality, productivity, and safety standards are maintained. Provide employee training to ensure that employees are performing job responsibilities effectively. Assist the supervision of staff operations as necessary to promote and maintain a clean and food safe environment.

Essential Job Functions

• In charge of the forming area in terms of management of staff, management of production and quality targets and to ensure the smooth running of the production processes.
• Directs, controls, assists, and trains employees assigned to a specific area, looking out for safety, and adherence to GMP's, and communicates and delegates tasks to team members per Supervisor's instructions.
• Responsible for the quality and product that is produced within the shift in line with the company's quality systems, processes, and procedures.
• Operates machinery, equipment, tools in a safe and proficient manner according to standards, guidelines, and instructions and assigned machinery speeds.
• Assembles/disassembles machines for use or change overs. Ability to properly lubricate all moving parts to prevent damage due to friction.
• Interacts with maintenance on production equipment to troubleshoot or discuss preventative maintenance to prevent production down time.
• Maintains down time records, delivers, inspects, and performs all activities required of other members of the area, line, or team.
• Must be able to read and understand product weights, scales, and thermometers.
• Must be able to read and understand product specifications established by Shine Foods and recognize deviations from those specifications.
• Performs clean‑up activities as assigned.
• May be assigned other duties by plant management as required.

Food Safety Responsibilities

• All employees are required to immediately report and assist in the elimination or control of any food safety issues they observe to their supervisor.
• Monitors and enforces cGMPs.
• Follows all Good Manufacturing Practices and Pre-requisite programs.

Language Requirement

• Ability to understand written and oral direction in English and/or Spanish.

Physical Requirement

• Occasionally carries and/or lifts 50 lbs.
• Must have the ability to routinely and frequently stand, stoop, bend, climb, fill raw material into machine.
• Ability to walk through production areas.
• Must be able to work in a loud environment.
• Vision abilities include close, distance, peripheral, and depth perception.
• Wears proper footwear.

Schedule

• 2nd shift
• Occasionally available to work on weekends

Supervisor

Shift Supervisor

FLSA Status

Non-Exempt

Job Type

Full-time

Pay range

21 - 22 USD per hour (Torrance)