Lead Manufacturing Specialist

Basic American Foods; Blackfoot (ID); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Basic American Foods in Blackfoot, ID is seeking a Lead Manufacturing Specialist to supervise multiple production and packaging lines, ensuring food safety and high efficiency. You will coach teams and coordinate with maintenance and quality to meet line rates and safety standards.

You will lead root-cause investigations, apply lean methods, and uphold HACCP and GMP requirements while aligning with customer expectations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 3+ years in a manufacturing lead role, or 5+ years in lieu of degree.
• Strong knowledge of lean manufacturing principles and process improvement.
• Experience with workplace safety and GMP regulations.
• Ability to lift and move up to 50 pounds as required.

Responsibilities

• Actively involved in SAFE process; coach employees on safe duties for personnel and food safety.
• Support schedules, crewing, line rates, and coordination with maintenance and material changes.
• Lead performance appraisals, timely disciplinary actions, and cross-shift communication.
• Represent on-shift for emergency response; ensure policy compliance and investigations.
• Meet customer requirements through training, sanitation guidelines, HACCP compliance, and audits.
• Improve processes using lean manufacturing concepts and identify value-added/cost-savings projects.
• Conduct root-cause analysis using Lean tools and ensure effective corrective actions.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Process knowledge

Leadership

Safety & GMP

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Lead Manufacturing Specialist - Blackfoot, ID

Are you the perfect blend of leader & achiever that motivates others to accomplish goals as a team?

Our Lead Manufacturing Specialist provides leadership and supervision across multiple production & packaging lines to ensure people & food safety as well as achieving manufacturing efficiency goals.

What will you do as the Lead Manufacturing Specialist?

1. Actively involved in the SAFE process. Responsible for coaching employees on all aspects of performing their duties in the safest manner possible for both personnel safety and food safety.
2. Supports adherence to production and packaging schedules and distributes crewing. Works with other team members to reach budgeted line rates, prevent out of specification production, direct maintenance activities, manage raw material changes, and when necessary, uses the hold process to prevent out of specification product from reaching the customer.
3. Accountable for team problem solving, decision making, fair and timely disciplinary action, and conflict resolution. Ensures performance appraisals and progress reports are done in a timely manner. Facilitates the communication between shifts and teams. Work with functional support teams to ensure crew is properly trained and cross trained.
4. Acts as on-shift representative for all emergency response coordination, and compliance to Company policies (drug/alcohol, attendance, EEO, etc.). Responds to personnel issues as needed and conducts thorough investigations and coordinates results/issues.
5. Assist in meeting customer requirements through communication, documentation, training of team members, and adherence to sanitation guidelines and GMP's, including the HACCP program. Responsible, in part, for meeting requirements of various supplier certification programs and audits. Maintains plant cleanliness to satisfactory degree.
6. Improves process by following lean manufacturing concepts, company values, and company culture. Strives to improve each work process. Support the identification of value added and cost savings activities and projects.
7. Facilitates root cause analysis as needed using the Basic Way. Leads team through investigations, identifies root cause, and implements solutions/ corrective actions. Audits results to determine effectiveness. Utilizes tools and methodologies consistent with Lean Manufacturing principles, i.e. 5-Why, A3, Statistical Analysis.

We're Looking for Someone With:

• Bachelor's degree and three plus years manufacturing related experience in a lead role, or five plus years in lieu of degree.
• Manufacturing and process knowledge
• Lean manufacturing knowledge and skills
• Working knowledge of workplace safety and GMP regulations
• Able to lift and move up to 50 pounds is required

Additional Traits That Set You Apart:

• Working knowledge of database software; ADP; IFS (ERP) software; Redzone; excel spreadsheet software and word processing software.
• Ability to make sound business decisions
• Keen attention to detail
• Written and spoken communication skills
• Ability to evaluate problems, correctly focus the resources and make efficient decisions
• Strong leadership and effective management skills to direct employees in efficient operations
• Effectively perform root cause analysis

At BAF, we are an equal-opportunity employer. We value diversity and strive to create a supportive and inclusive community of individuals committed to helping each other and our company thrive. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.