Line Shift Lead - Third Shift

Swire Coca-Cola, USA; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

HSA with company match

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Career advancement

Job summary

Swire Coca-Cola is one of the largest bottlers of Coca‑Cola beverages in North America, with 8,000+ employees delivering to 13 states. The Line Shift Lead oversees a high‑performing team on the manufacturing line, focusing on safety, quality, and daily performance.

You will coach staff, manage shift direction, and coordinate staffing to achieve production targets. The role requires a High School Diploma (or GED) and 2+ years in production or bottling.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED is required.
• 2+ years of experience in production/machine operation.
• Experience in high-speed food manufacturing or bottling is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure shift team complies with safety and quality procedures.
• Coach, train and develop the shift team; identify root causes of losses and outages.
• Own the Line shift DDS process and lead handovers; allocate staff and plan stops.
• Develop the team with training and skill-building.
• Coordinate staffing across the shift and escalate critical issues.
• Know plant safety, break times, overtime management and vacation scheduling.
• Provide feedback and model desired behaviors; build technical skills with leadership.

Education

High School Diploma (or GED)

Job description

Join one of the largest bottlers and distributor 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 wage(s) 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/paternity, disability leave & volunteer time)
• Discounted & free product
• Tuition reimbursement
• 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, 9:00 PM-5:30 AM (Overtime and weekends required based on business need)

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 settingand leading shiftdaily directionsetting, planned stops andaction plans to attack and reduce losses. An effectiveLine Shift Leadersets 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 thefeedback from the DDS (Daily Direction Setting), theresults from the previous shift and theresults expectedfor their shift. Confirms theproductionsequence and change overplan for theirshift andallocates staff to their workstation and the planned stop during the shift.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure theirshift team complies with the companySafety and Quality procedures
• Coach, train and develop theshiftteam.Work with the line functional teamto determine root cause and solveline losses andperformance outages
• Owner ofLine shift DDS processincluding 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 DDSline, department, and plant direction to teams
• Team Development:Work with the Manufacturing LineManager to plan and execute training for the team. Coach team on howtoowntheirskill profile to feedneedsinto training plans
• Work withotherLine Shift leaders to resolve staffing issues or coordinate staffing across the shift,follow escalation process for any areas thatare identified as critical. For example,seriousissues regardingsafety,quality,or breakdowns
• Know plant standards around safety, break-time,quality,vacation scheduling, overtime management, absenteeism, etc.
• Provide constructive feedback andrewards,role modelsolid behaviors in these areas
• Build own technical skills and help theManufacturing Line Manager andTechnical Specialists setpriorities to maximize processreliability/uptime resultsand loss reduction
• Ensure all shift documentation, SOP processesand ordersare completedper 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

Due to the nature of our work and to help maintain a safe workplace for our employees and customers, after a candidate receives a conditional offer of employment, they will be required to complete pre-employment screening. This includes a criminal background check, drug screening, and for certain roles, a motor vehicle record review.

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.

All results are reviewed fairly and in accordance with applicable state and federal laws, including the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

Swire Coca-Cola is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer that participates in the E-Verify program as required by law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status or other legally protected characteristics. Swire Coca-Cola does not sponsor applicants for work visas.