Production Crew Lead 1st Shift

Fresh Express; Morrow (GA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Fresh Express in Morrow, Georgia, seeks a Production Crew Lead responsible for guiding employees and meeting daily production goals. The role involves overseeing safety and quality standards, monitoring production processes, and ensuring proper staffing for efficiency.

Candidates should have a high school diploma and preferably crew lead experience in a manufacturing setting. Bilingual skills are a plus. The position offers a dynamic production environment and the opportunity to lead initiatives for continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Crew lead experience in a manufacturing environment is preferred.
• Must pass drug test and background check.
• Must be able to assume the role of the production supervisor in their absence.

Responsibilities

• Communicate and understand daily production schedule.
• Assist production supervisor in day-to-day operations.
• Monitor product blends to ensure quality standards.
• Ensure compliance with safety and quality requirements.
• Maintain and complete daily paperwork.

Skills

Ability to communicate in written and verbal form

Ability to manage priorities in a fast-paced environment

Mentoring production leads

Facilitating continuous improvement initiatives

Bilingual English/Spanish or English/Vietnamese

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Position Summary

The Production Crew Lead is responsible for developing employees by providing leadership, direction, and support to ensure completion of the daily production schedule, while meeting and exceeding all safety, quality, and efficiency standards.

Essential Functions, Duties and Responsibilities

• Communicate and understand daily production schedule.
• Assist production supervisor in the day-to-day operations of the shift.
• Monitor all product blends to ensure proper yields and quality standards.
• Ensure the execution of all approved raw product deviations.
• Communicate all raw product and quality issues/concerns to the proper personnel.
• Ensure that all production lines are properly staffed based on the cost/labor standards for each item produced.
• Ensure that all team members comply with all safety, quality and GMP requirements.
• Ensure compliance of all process controls in order to maximize efficiency and throughput while minimizing product waste.
• Ensure that all end of shift processes and procedures are followed.
• Maintain, complete and ensure that daily paperwork is complete with all specified documentation and reconciliation.
• Assist in performing training when required and ensuring employee competency.
• Maintain a clean and organized working environment.
• Must be able to meet daily production standards.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Must be able to assume the role of the production supervisor in their absence.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to communicate throughout the organization in written and verbal form.
• Ability to manage priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to communicate and mentor all production leads.
• Must pass drug test and background check.
• Ability to facilitate, lead and train individuals on continuous improvement initiatives and process improvement changes. Lead Kaizen events and SMED exercises. Implement new policies and procedural changes.

Required Education and Experience

• Basic understanding of Microsoft Office.
• Bi-lingual English/Spanish or English/Vietnamese.
• Crew lead experience in a manufacturing environment is preferred.
• High School Diploma or GED.

Working Conditions

Production plant environment with some business office.

Other Information

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed, as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.