Gummi Production Lead: Lean, Data-Driven & People-Focused

Albanese Confectionery Group, Inc; Merrillville (IN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Albanese Confectionery Group, Inc. in Merrillville, IN seeks an experienced operations leader to drive efficiency across production practices and align with corporate goals.

You will build relationships with multiple departments, use data as a source of truth, and guide teams toward standardized processes and automation where appropriate. This transformation role emphasizes continuous improvement, training, and accountability while embracing core values to foster a proactive, collaborative work

Qualifications

• Must be able to stand for a 12-hour shift.
• Excellent interpersonal skills – team player and also independently driven.
• Hard worker who is a self-starter and proactive.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be detailed oriented.
• The ability to know right from wrong.
• Basic math and computer skills.
• Great verbal, written, and presentation communication skills.
• Must be able to speak, read and write in English.

Responsibilities

• Support recruitment and coaching of team members around Core Values and company objectives.
• Continuous monitoring of quality and safety requirements.
• Have clarity and understanding of daily tasks and objectives.
• Hold team members accountable for daily tasks and responsibilities.
• Manage daily training and development of team members.
• Communicate expectations and drive team members to meet daily goals.
• Provide fair and consistent feedback to team members.
• Complete daily reporting of team member attendance, payroll, and performance.
• Effectively communicate to all departments in the plant as necessary
• Operate effectively as part of a lean scheduling work environment.
• Collect, organize, and report daily production information.
• Complete quarterly department evaluations with team members.
• Support all production activities as needed.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Team player

Self-starter

Verbal communication

Written communication

Detail oriented

Basic math

Computer skills

English language

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Albanese Confectionery Group, Inc. in Merrillville, IN seeks an experienced operations leader to drive efficiency across production practices and align with corporate goals.

You will build relationships with multiple departments, use data as a source of truth, and guide teams toward standardized processes and automation where appropriate. This transformation role emphasizes continuous improvement, training, and accountability while embracing core values to foster a proactive, collaborative work