Line Team Lead - Sausage Production

Johnsonville; Kansas; On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnsonville, LLC. is seeking a Team Lead for our manufacturing operations in the United States.

The successful candidate will drive safety, quality, production, and sanitation commitments under Reliability Excellence, while guiding team members toward productivity improvements and strong teamwork. The role emphasizes leading learning, building relationships with Members, and fostering an environment of innovation and ownership to solve problems.

Qualifications

• Must follow safety policies and be capable of physical tasks.
• Ability to multitask across line operations and departments.
• Basic reading and comprehension of production documentation.

Responsibilities

• Know and follow all safety policies involved in the position.
• Follow GMP, SOP, and safe food handling practices.
• Operate equipment to keep pace with line speed.
• Cross-train to various positions within and possibly outside of the department.
• Follow daily production schedules for products running that day.
• Complete daily paperwork as required by the equipment being operated.
• Proper set up and tear down of equipment as assigned.
• All other duties as assigned

Skills

Safety compliance

Multitasking

Reading skills

Physical endurance

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

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Our manufacturing members are the heart of our organization. Members of our manufacturing team, which includes machine operators, packaging, shipping and more, take pride in ensuring we produce only the highest-quality, most consistent products for our customers and consumers. If you’re passionate about making a difference, we want you to help make our products, processes, communities and each other better.

Position Overview

The successful candidate will ensure compliance with safety, quality, production and sanitation requirements driven by Reliability Excellence; function as a technical and business resource in areas of system operations, work towards continuous improvements in performance measures by leading actions for assigned duties. The Team Lead will be expected to lead, motivate and facilitate learning for Members to achieve productivity results, improve individual skills and enhance teamwork. The Team Lead will also be expected to establish and sustain effective relationships with all Members to foster an environment where innovation, cooperation and ownership are used to solve problems.

Responsibilities

• Know and follow all safety policies involved in the position. This may include being trained as an authorized Member of the Lock Out Tag Out, or forklift program(s).
• Follow all GMP, SOP, and safe food handling practices.
• Operation of equipment to keep pace with line speed.
• Cross-train to various positions within and possibly outside of the department.
• Follow daily production schedules for products running that day.
• Complete daily paperwork as required by the equipment being operated.
• Proper set up and tear down of equipment as assigned.
• All other duties as assigned

Education

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred

Experience

• Experience with Red Zone a plus

Skills

• Ability to perform responsibilities in a safe and efficient manner.
• Multitasking required.
• Basic reading skills
• Requires full range of body motion: standing, squatting, kneeling, upper body twisting: occasional lifting up to 40 pounds.
• Ability to take on future learning opportunities.

Other Requirements

Benefits and Compensation

Applicants must be eligible to work in the country where this job is located, without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.

About our Company

Since 1945, our family-owned band of sausage-makers has invented better ways to make, eat and prepare crave-able sausage. Today, we are 4,000+ Members strong. We sell our famous sausage in all 50 United States and more than 40 countries. We have a culture built on the idea that if we make developing your talents our top priority, great business results will follow naturally. We call it The Johnsonville Way. It has been our secret sauce for decades, and we hope you get to experience it for yourself!

Johnsonville is an equal opportunity employer, including Vet/Disability.

We embrace the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and do not discriminate on the basis of any protected characteristic, including protected veteran and disability status.

Our culture, called the Johnsonville Way, guides the way we behave, operate and treat one another. We truly believe that here at Johnsonville, we have a moral responsibility to create and maintain an environment that requires each Member to fully develop their God-given talents and help others to do the same. We achieve this by living the Johnsonville Way.

Our owner is famous for saying that, "Other companies use their people to build a business, but at Johnsonville, we use the business to build our people." We are proud to offer endless opportunities for continued learning and growth here at Johnsonville.

Johnsonville is an equal opportunity employer, including Vet/Disability. We embrace the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and do not discriminate on the basis of any protected characteristic, including protected veteran and disability status.