Packaging Team Lead

Pharmavite; Opelika (AL); On-site; USD 40,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K match

Medical, dental and vision benefits

Total Rewards package

Job summary

Pharmavite is seeking a Packaging Team Lead in Alabama to guide a safety-focused team, optimize throughput and yield, and ensure daily targets are met. You will mentor staff, coordinate changeovers, and drive continuous improvement across equipment and processes in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

The role emphasizes leadership, adherence to cGMP, and collaboration across departments; a high school diploma or GED and 2+ years of manufacturing experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Ability to lead delivery of required results in Safety, Quality, Productivity and Cost each shift.
• Proficient English ability; read/understand instructions, manuals, and train employees in procedures.
• Basic knowledge of JD Edwards Enterprise One or other required systems to close out work orders.
• Performs routine math calculations and maintains production/cleaning logs.

Responsibilities

• Promote a culture of safety within the team and participate in safety meetings, using required PPE.
• Lead others with problem-solving skills and troubleshoot production issues to meet deadlines.
• Train mentors and develop team members to enable cross-training on equipment and processes.
• Lead the team to meet daily KPIs in OEE, schedule adherence, and changeovers.
• Identify key losses and drive continuous improvement to boost throughput and yield.
• Assist in root-cause problem solving and use AM tools to fix defects and improve RCO.
• Troubleshoot equipment problems and ensure audit readiness using GMP scores.
• Coordinate equipment changeovers and assign work.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Team leadership

English proficiency

JD Edwards

Mathematical calculations

cGMP knowledge

Mechanical aptitude

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

JD Edwards Enterprise One

Job description

Help us bring the gift of health to life.

Working at Pharmavite is an experience like no other. With a focus on complete nutrition for all, each endeavor is urgent and every day counts. You'll have the opportunity to work on the #1 selling national vitamin and supplement brand, Nature Made, as well as an exciting portfolio of other products that are shaping the future of the healthy living industry. Consumer-driven innovation, high quality products and a promising portfolio, all driven by a team with a shared sense of purpose – that’s Pharmavite. Join us to bring the gift of health to life.

This role is not available for any form of immigration sponsorship or support, including completion of the Form I-983 training plan required for STEM OPT.

Day Shift 5

The responsibility of the Packaging Team Lead is to provide guidance to team members while role‑modeling our purpose and values so that the team delivers safety, quality, cost, and reliability targets daily. Demonstrates creative thinking to solve issues, ensure critical objectives are met while identifying losses to improve throughput and yield.

Responsibilities

• Promote a culture of safety within the team ensuring all members participate in BBS/MDSE program and attend the monthly departmental safety meetings, as well as properly use required PPE.
• Effectively lead others, possesses strong problem‑solving skills, and has the technical knowledge to troubleshoot production matters related to quality and/or operational issues while meeting deadlines.
• Train mentors and develop team members to enable an agile workforce that is cross‑trained on multiple pieces of equipment/processes and functions.
• Lead team to meet or exceed daily shift Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in the areas of Operations Equipment Efficiencies (OEE), schedule adherence, and changeovers.
• Utilizing a continuous improvement mindset, identifies key losses to improve throughput and yield.
• Assist in driving root cause problem‑solving with urgency and ensure team uses AM tools such as finding and fixing defects, completion of Clean, Inspect and Lubricate (CIL), and focus on Rapid Change Over (RCO) reductions.
• Facilitate and troubleshoot technical problems to overcome routine manufacturing equipment issues for areas of responsibility.
• Ensure that respective areas and departments are audit ready at any time by utilizing departmental GMP audit scores to effectively improve ratings.
• Responsible for leading and coordinating equipment changeover, work assignments.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Education

High school graduate or GED required or 5 years of equivalent work history.

Certification

None

Experience

Min 2 years’ work experience of increasing responsibility required manufacturing experience in a similar industry preferred.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

Requires:

• Ability to lead delivery of required results in Safety, Quality, Productivity and Cost each shift.
• Proficient English ability; required to read/understand written instructions, manuals, and other information; to maintain a variety of written records, and train, employees in a complex process of operating procedures and manufacturing instructions.
• Basic knowledge of the JD Edwards Enterprise One system or other required systems in order to assist in the close out of work orders.
• Utilizes calculator and or computer to perform routine mathematical calculations (addition, subtraction, division, percentages) and maintain various production and cleaning logs in addition to proper record keeping.
• Knowledge of cGMP’s, basic safety practices in an industrial environment, and familiarity with production goals and setting performance objectives.
• Mechanical aptitude to troubleshoot and fix equipment malfunctions.

Physical Requirements

• Stand/walk for most of the work shift. Perform duties that require constant visual attention to manufacturing process.
• Occasionally push/pull boxes/containers weighing from 30 up to 500 pounds utilizing powered industrial trucks or other lifting devices.
• Manual dexterity required to manipulate controls, disassemble/assemble equipment/boxes using a variety of hand tools.
• Frequent bending, stooping, pushing, pulling, twisting, reaching, lifting, keyboarding, squatting and grasping.
• This list in not intended to be all inclusive.

OUR OFFER

Here, career paths aren't predefined, and bureaucratic limitations don't exist – you have the opportunity to grow, learn from industry pioneers, and develop the way you want to. Pharmavite is investing more in the development of our team – to help us deliver on our purpose and help you achieve your career aspirations. Our environment is geared to fuel curiosity, encourage experimentation, and generate learning as this is the way we develop ourselves and our organization.

Pharmavite is committed to meeting the needs of our employees and their families with a Total Rewards package that's as comprehensive as the vitamins and supplements we deliver to consumers. With competitive compensation programs and standout benefits, we provide employees with optimal health and well‑being – as well as peace of mind. These rewards – plus our new recognition program – ensure employees feel supported both at work and home.

The salary range for this position is $40,000.00 - $66,000.00.

Actual compensation will take into account a wide range of factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to geographic location, education, experience, qualifications and job‑related skills. It is not typical for an individual to be hired above the midpoint of the range for their role and compensation decisions depend on the facts and circumstances of each case. This information is provided to applicants in accordance with state and local laws.

Base pay is only one component of our total rewards offerings, and we will take the full offering into consideration when presenting an offer of employment. Our total rewards package for this position may also include an annual performance bonus, Medical, dental and vision benefits, 401K match, and other wellness benefits.

Pharmavite provides compensation for all overtime hours worked by non‑exempt (hourly) employees in accordance with state and federal law. The need to work overtime hours will be determined by management, based on customer and business necessity, to meet the needs of our business. Pharmavite may require employees to work overtime.

Voluntary overtime requested by non‑exempt employees must be approved in advance by the employee’s supervisor.

Pharmavite is an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit employment discrimination and harassment based on race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, national origin, and any other basis protected by state and federal law. Pharmavite recruits, hires, employs, trains, promotes, and compensates individuals solely based on job‑related qualifications and abilities.

Pharmavite also provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities or based on a sincerely held religious belief, in accordance with applicable laws. If you need to inquire about an accommodation to complete the application process, please email [e-mail].

Disclaimer The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications of employees assigned to this job.

CALIFORNIA FAIR CHANCE ACT: Qualified Applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Any misrepresentations or false statements during the application process, including regarding U.S. work authorization and/or the need for immigration sponsorship or support, may result in the rejection of candidacy or the termination of employment.