Production Lead

Steven Charles; Pembroke (NC); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A forward-thinking company seeks a Production Lead to oversee daily operations in a dynamic production environment. This role involves ensuring the efficiency of the production line, maintaining quality and safety standards, and training team members to meet organizational goals. The ideal candidate will possess strong supervision and teamwork skills, with a focus on achieving productivity and hygiene targets. Join this innovative team and contribute to creating the world’s best desserts while celebrating life’s sweetest moments.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and comprehend instructions and memos.
• Flexibility to work various and extended hours and shifts.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all employees follow production formulas and documentation.
• Train new and existing employees on equipment and procedures.
• Maintain hygiene standards consistent with GMP and sanitation schedules.

Skills

Supervision

Teamwork

Mathematical Skills

Communication Skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Here at Steven Charles, we are committed to bringing people together to celebrate life’s sweetest moments by creating the world’s best desserts. We understand that it is our employees who provide the services that our customers rely upon, and who will enable us to create new opportunities in the years to come. We are seeking a Production Lead to be based in our Pembroke, NC Facility.

The lead reports to the department supervisor and is directly responsible for the day-to-day operation of a production and packaging line. This person will continuously monitor line performance, quality, and safety to ensure that they are within standard.

Your Day to Day

• Ensures that all employees in the production line and area of their responsibilities, are following all formulas, build sheets including the documentation of lots, batches and waste logs are correct.
• Operate all the equipment within their assigned area, report any defects with the equipment on line boards of responsibility, and train workers how to use the equipment within their area of responsibility.
• Plan and assign daily tasks, verify completion of tasks and related documentation per site required documentation list.
• Assign and follow-up with employees to ensure the completion of assigned work in the setup and sanitation.
• Set up equipment and troubleshooting adjustments, to keep products within standard and the line running at or above required performance.
• Maintain the require hygiene standards of the equipment and the facility, consistent with GMP standards and Master Sanitation Schedules
• Train new and existing employees within the department, line and area.
• Effectively communicate with other departments to work together to achieve organizational results.
• Work with Production Supervisors to ensure daily planning is followed efficiently.
• Work with QA team to ensure food safety standards and procedures and guidelines are followed by all workers.
• Coordinate the completion of Master Cleaning Schedule supporting staff on day-to-day basis.
• Ensure all daily shift paperwork is kept in order, completed accurately, and filed at shift end.
• Ensure that all production activities are working efficiently and that changeovers are smooth, and on schedule.
• Help keep material and time waste to a minimum.
• Achieve shift targets for productivity, quality, and hygiene/sanitation.
• Ensure adherence to quality, safety, and hygiene standards.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What You Bring to the Team

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred.
• Ability to read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to communicate in English and write correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to leads, supervisors and R&D
• MATHEMATICAL SKILLS - Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Flexibility to work various and extended hours and shifts.
• Demonstrated strong supervision and teamwork.

EEO Statement

Steven Charles provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Contact HR if you have any questions.