Frontline Coordinator 1

Bonduelle Americas; Swedesboro (NJ); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Bonduelle Americas is seeking a Frontline Coordinator for our Swedesboro facility. You will support production leads in achieving safety, quality, and efficiency goals while working in a refrigerated environment.

This role requires coaching team members on safety, quality, and production standards and tracking production metrics during runs. You will coordinate staffing, monitor downtime, and ensure adherence to GMP, HACCP, and SQF guidelines.

Qualifications

• GED/High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Reading, writing and speaking English required.
• Basic math comprehension required.

Responsibilities

• Follow GMP/PPE, safety guidelines.
• Maintain HACCP and sanitation guidelines.
• Communicate downtime reporting and hourly production rates (BPM).
• Oversee housekeeping and daily schedule.
• Lead, coach, train and delegate tasks to team members.
• Maintain yield standards and ensure product quality.
• Coordinate staffing and breaks; inform supervisor.
• Explain and educate line associates on product quality.
• Perform quality verification of bowls and labels (top/bottom).
• Complete changeover tasks and verify product meets size/color specs.
• Understand and explain Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
• Troubleshoot/seal equipment, label applicators, case erectors, etc.
• Oversee setup and operation of sealing equipment and label applicator.
• Manage FIFO rotation and product availability.
• Explain Vorne system usage to associates.

Skills

GED/High School Diploma

English proficiency

Basic math

Time management

RPDMS

Vorne efficiency tracking

Multitasking

Team player

Fast paced environment

Ability to multitask

KPI understanding

Education

GED/High School Diploma

Tools

RPDMS

Vorne Efficiency Tracking System

Job description

• Department: Salads
• Reports to: Production Supervisor
• Location: Swedesboro

Make a greater impact at Bonduelle Americas!

Bonduelle Americas is a certified B Corp inviting people to embrace a flexitarian lifestyle with an expanding portfolio of plant-rich products available in and beyond the produce aisle. We operate four facilities and employ nearly 3,000 Associates in the US.

Bonduelle Americas is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Groupe Bonduelle (BON.PA), an established global brand with more than 170 years of family heritage bringing the joy of plants to tables around the world. Globally, our ready-to-eat plant-rich food products are grown on 173,000 acres by our grower partners and marketed in nearly 100 countries. Our mission is to inspire the transition toward a plant-rich diet to contribute to people's well-being and planet health.

Join us at Bonduelle Americas for an opportunity to advance your career in a culture that places people first. As a valued member of our company, you will work in a mission-driven environment aimed at preserving the planet’s resources while providing healthy plant-based products to millions of consumers around the world.

Position Summary:

The Frontline Coordinator is a key position within our manufacturing plants and supports our production team leads as they drive production to the highest safety, quality, and efficiency standards by fully embracing the Company's RCE philosophy. This role is a position that requires work exposure in multiple areas in our refrigerated production environment. The Frontline Coordinator supports the coaching and training of team members on safety, quality and production standards. This position is also responsible for the tracking of production metrics during the course of the production runs and communicating back to the line team to support the achievement of manufacturing key performance indicators.

Key Responsibilities:

• Follows & enforces GMP/PPE, Safety guidelines
• Follows & maintains HACCP & Sanitation guidelines & processes
• Communicate (verbally & in writing) to complete downtime reporting and hourly production rates & BPM (bowls per minute)
• Oversee and maintain good housekeeping practices
• Complete daily schedule
• Lead/Coach/Train/Delegate Tasks to team members
• Maintain yield standards
• Coordination of staffing of line(s), breaks, lunches and communicates to supervisor
• Communicate and educate line associates on good product and quality
• Complete quality verification of bowl and case label (top & bottom of labels)
• Completes product change over tasks
• Verifies product meets quality standards for size and color without having foreign objects or defects
• Four equipment related skills for operators: Ability to detect abnormalities. Ability to correct abnormalities and restore functioning. Ability to set optimum equipment conditions. Ability to maintain optimal equipment conditions
• Able to understand and explain to associates the definition of the Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
• Comply with SQF Regulatory Requirements
• Facilitate basic machine troubleshooting/inspections for sealing equipment, case & bowl label applications, case erectors & taping equipment
• Oversee machine and condiment set-up and operation (sealing equipment & label applicator
• Oversees product rotation (FIFO) & product availability
• Able to understand and explain to associates how to use the Vorne Efficiency Tracking System

What you need:

• GED/High School Diploma

• Reading, Writing, Speaking English

• Comprehension of basic math

• 6 Months to 2 Years related experience or 6 Months on the job training

• Proficient in computer skills/Software knowledge (RPDMS)

• Proficient in Time Management skills

• Knowledgeable in rest and meal breaks (State Laws)

• Willingness to work in a cold environment

• Able to work flexible schedule

• Ability to work in a fast paced environment

• Team player-able to work on a team

• Ability to multitask

• Ability to understand plant KPI's (production, quality & safety)

• Bonduelle Fresh Americas requires its employees to provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19, where allowable under the law, unless they are approved for a reasonable accommodation. If you are unable to provide proof of vaccination, you will be required to provide proof of a COVID test on a weekly basis.

Related Success Metrics:

• Follow all GMP/PPE, Safety Guidelines

• Knowledge of HACCP & Sanitation guidelines & processes

• Comply with SQF/USDA Regulatory Programs

Desired Traits:

• Excellence- ability to deliver consistent quality results through sense of urgency and taking initiative, while also demonstrating flexibility to meet business needs.

• People-minded- ability to foster mutual respect and positive relationships with co-workers, demonstrates listening skills and ensures physical safety of self and others.

• Integrity- honors commitments, acts honestly and with accountability.

• Fairness- ensures objectivity and sets a good example for others.

Physical Work Environment: While performing the duties of this job, the associate will be required to perform repetitive movements. The associate regularly works near moving mechanical parts and is regularly exposed to extreme cold. The associate frequently works in high, precarious places. The associate is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.