Line Shift Leader

UNAVAILABLE; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Prescription Drug Coverage

401k Plan

Wellness Program

Life Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Parental Bonding Leave

Job summary

Danone North America is seeking a Shift Leader to manage daily production on our Dallas-area plant line. You will lead a team, uphold GMP, quality, safety, and environmental standards, and drive reliable, efficient operations.

You will implement continuous improvement initiatives, analyze performance data, mentor team members, and ensure compliance with policies while maintaining open communication across shifts.

Qualifications

• HS diploma or equivalent.
• 2-3 years' experience leading shift teams in a manufacturing or related field preferred.
• Basic math skills and good oral and written communication.

Responsibilities

• Ensure adherence to plant standards (GMP, AIB, FDA, IWS, Quality, Safety, Finance, ISO, CODES, Daily Direction Setting, Driving OE/PR).
• Demonstrate and maintain the skills and competencies defined in the Line Shift Leader Step up Card.
• Create an inspiring team environment with open communication in alignment with Danone Behaviors, respect and professionalism.
• Lead your team through RTT DMSs and IWS Phase Journey and act as daily operations decision maker.
• Foster a culture that minimizes Safety and Quality incidents and unplanned stops and track daily metrics.
• Implement activities from maintenance and production and partner with technical/engineering teams.

Skills

Team Leadership

Safety Compliance

Root Cause Analysis

Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Education

HS Diploma or Equivalent

Job description

Short Intro and About the Job

Danone North America offers a strong benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Drug Coverage, 401k Plan, Wellness Program, Life Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement, and Paid Parental Bonding Leave, among other benefit plan options.

$1.00 Shift Differential

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure adherence to plant standards (including but not limited to GMP, AIB, FDA, IWS, Quality, Safety, Finance, ISO, CODES, Daily Direction Setting, Driving OE/PR). As a fundamental piece of the organization, your responsibility is to participate in and own the implementation and deployment of all company standards required to consistently produce high quality goods in a safe working environment. This could include IWS or related integrated work systems and corresponding pillars (Daily Direction Setting, Driving OE; Autonomous Maintenance; planned Maintenance; Focused Improvement; Education and Training; Environmental, Health and Safety; Quality; Organization) with the objective of owning your space, and the performance (Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, Mobilization, Nature) and owning your continuous improvement of shift results.
• Demonstrate and maintain the skills and competencies defined in the Line Shift Leader Step up Card
• Create an inspiring team environment with an open communication culture in alignment with Danone Behaviors, respect and professionalism.
• Ensure team is complying with collective bargaining agreement, policies and procedures
• Lead your team through the execution of the RTT DMSs and IWS Phase Journey
• Act as the daily operations decision maker including leading problem-solving activities
• Effectively lead communication between shifts, team members and facility leaders and escalated to management/IWS Trio’s accordingly
• Foster culture that minimizes Safety and Quality incidents and unplanned stops
• Track and Report shift daily metrics
• Implement planned activities from maintenance and production, partner with the technical and/or engineering teams to support all projects
• Assign team members to workstations and delegate tasks appropriately
• Build and maintain productive team culture and resolve conflicts effectively
• Use of OPL’s to share learnings
• Maintain process and product quality on production line to meet quality specifications including all documentation and QMS standards.
• Support plant Compelling Business Needs (CBN)
• Implement individual and team training plans to schedule.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and plant requirements
• Conduct Daily Management Systems (DMS) health checks
• Engage team members in safety discussions daily, have discussions with team to address safety behaviors and corrections if applicable and complete root cause analysis and safety alert for incidents in the area
• Must be self-motivated, working independently toward departmental objective

About Us, We offer and What's next

At Danone North America, you’ll work with some of the best-known food and beverage brands in the world like Activia, Silk, Two Good, Oikos, evian, and Happy Family. You’ll be part of one of the largest Certified B Corps™ in the world, working together to make sure our brands create real benefits for people, communities, and the planet. We have 6,000+ employees across the U.S. and Canada. Come join our movement for a healthier world:One Planet. One Health BY YOU.

Danone North America doesn’t just welcome what makes you unique, we value it. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All hires to our team are based on qualifications, merit and business needs. We recruit, employ, train and promote regardless of race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, genetic characteristic or any other protected status. Faithful to our values of openness and humanism, all of our employees share in the commitment to engage one another with dignity and respect.

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Education & Experience

• HS diploma or equivalent
• 2-3 years' experience leading shift teams in a manufacturing or related field preferred

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Ability to lead and motivate others to meet business demands
• In depth understanding of and commitment to established values and strategy
• Basic understanding of computers
• Mechanically inclined
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Basic math skills
• Ability to resolve conflicts effectively
• Demonstrated ability to perform root cause analysis/problem solving