Line Shift Lead - Second Shift

Swire Coca-Cola, USA; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 24,796 - 38,572; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Health coverage

HSAs

401(k) retirement plan

Virtual care

EAP

Safety shoes

Paid holidays

PTO

Product discounts

Career advancement

Job summary

Swire Coca-Cola Tempe is seeking a Line Shift Lead to supervise a high‑performing manufacturing line, ensure safety, quality, and reliability, and drive daily direction with the shift team.

In this role you will coach and develop operators, allocate staff to stations, execute planned stops, and work with the line manager to maximize uptime and reduce losses, while following DDS, SOPs and plant standards.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma (or GED) required.
• 2+ years working as production/machine operator required.
• Experience in high-speed food manufacturing and/or working knowledge of bottling operations preferred.
• Knowledge of manufacturing and industrial technology. Food manufacturing experience preferred.
• Ability to perform essential functions with little or no supervision.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the shift team complies with company safety and quality procedures
• Coach, train and develop the shift team. Work with the line functional team to determine root cause and solve line losses and performance outages
• Owner of line shift DDS process including shift to shift handover; ensure the team develops a robust plan for planned stops, with clearly defined and allocated roles and actions for each team member to deliver results for the current and next shift. Communicate DDS line, department, and plant direction to teams
• Team Development: Work with the Manufacturing Line Manager to plan and execute training for the team. Coach team on how to own their skill profile to feed needs into training plans
• Work with other Line Shift leaders to resolve staffing issues or coordinate staffing across the shift, follow escalation process for any areas that are identified as critical. For example, serious issues regarding safety, quality, or breakdowns
• Know plant standards around safety, break-time, quality, vacation scheduling, overtime management, absenteeism, etc. Provide constructive feedback and rewards, role model solid behaviors in these areas
• Build own technical skills and help the Manufacturing Line Manager and Technical Specialists set priorities to maximize process reliability/uptime results and loss reduction
• Ensure all shift documentation, SOP processes and orders are completed per standard
• Performs other duties as assigned

Skills

Production experience

Line leadership

Safety awareness

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

paid time off, paid holidays, sick time, 401(k), retirement plan

Join one of the largest bottlers and distributor s of the world's most iconic beverage brands !

Why you'll love working at Swire Coca-Cola :

Swire Coca-Cola is committed to providing balance to support you in all aspects of your life, both at work and beyond. We offer the benefits you need for physical, financial, and emotional well-being.

• Competitive wages paid bi-weekly or optional pay on demand; overtime opportunities
• Health coverage (3 medical options, dental and vision)
• Health Savings Accounts w/ company match
• 401(k) Retirement Plan w/ company match
• FREE virtual primary care, acute care & physical therapy
• FREE Employee Assistance Program
• FREE Safety Shoes annually for most roles
• Seven (7) company paid holidays & 3 paid floating holidays
• Paid time off (vacation, sick time, bereavement, jury duty, maternity / parental, disability leave & volunteer time)
• Discounted & free product
• Opportunities for career advancement

In addition to health benefits, Swire Coca-Cola is proud to offer you opportunities where you help give back directly to the communities and causes you care about. Note: Enrollment in a Swire Medical Plan is required for some benefits.

Who is Swire Coca-Cola? We are a family-owned bottling company with a story spanning over two centuries. We are one of the largest bottlers of Coca-Cola in North America and distribute more than 50 beverage brands and flavors creating joy for our customers every day. Our 8,000+ driven employees work hard as part of a team that delivers refreshment to over 30 million consumers across 13 states. Begin a journey with us at Swire Coca-Cola and belong to a community of dedicated team members who think big and believe in winning together.

Job Details

Schedule: M-F, 1:00PM - 9:30 PM
Job Level: 3

What does a Line Shift Lead do at Swire Coca-Cola?

Part of a high performing team that is engaged and committed to World Class Manufacturing performance, ensuring that the safety of our people always comes first, while building a line culture of continuous improvement with a focus on zero operational defects and losses. The incumbent, in conjunction with the other team functional leaders, has shift accountability of the manufacturing line results including safety, quality, reliability, production attainment, productivity, and costs. This includes setting and leading shift daily direction setting, planned stops and action plans to attack and reduce losses. An effective Line Shift Leader sets high expectations and standards, coaches, holds the team to these standards and ensures that every person on the team understands the results expected. Owns equipment and DMS (Daily Management Systems). Receives and gives coaching. The Line Shift Leader ensures that every person on the team understands the feedback from the DDS (Daily Direction Setting), the results from the previous shift and the results expected for their shift. Confirms the production sequence and change over plan for their shift and allocates staff to their workstation and the planned stop during the shift.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the shift team complies with company safety and quality procedures
• Coach, train and develop the shift team. Work with the line functional team to determine root cause and solve line losses and performance outages
• Owner of line shift DDS process including shift to shift handover; ensure the team develops a robust plan for planned stops, with clearly defined and allocated roles and actions for each team member to deliver results for the current and next shift. Communicate DDS line, department, and plant direction to teams
• Team Development: Work with the Manufacturing Line Manager to plan and execute training for the team. Coach team on how to own their skill profile to feed needs into training plans
• Work with other Line Shift leaders to resolve staffing issues or coordinate staffing across the shift, follow escalation process for any areas that are identified as critical. For example, serious issues regarding safety, quality, or breakdowns
• Know plant standards around safety, break-time, quality, vacation scheduling, overtime management, absenteeism, etc. Provide constructive feedback and rewards, role model solid behaviors in these areas
• Build own technical skills and help the Manufacturing Line Manager and Technical Specialists set priorities to maximize process reliability/uptime results and loss reduction
• Ensure all shift documentation, SOP processes and orders are completed per standard
• Performs other duties as assigned

Requirements

• High School Diploma (or GED) required
• 2+ years working as production/machine operator required
• Experience in high-speed food manufacturing and/or working knowledge of bottling operations preferred
• Knowledge of manufacturing and industrial technology. Food manufacturing experience preferred
• Ability to perform essential functions with little or no supervision

Apply Now and Share a Coke with Swire!

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Screening results are evaluated based on several factors, including the nature and severity of an offense, how much time has passed, the relevance to the position, patterns of repeated offenses, and driving history for roles that require operating a vehicle.

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