Production Lead - 1st Shift

U.S. Waffle Company; Liberty (SC); On-site; USD 22,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

US Waffle Company in Liberty, SC is seeking a shift supervisor to help keep production running safely, efficiently, and at the highest quality standards. The 1st Shift runs from 6:00 AM to 2:30 PM, with 8 hour shifts and occasional overtime and weekends.

As a supervisor you will lead hourly production staff, facilitate line meetings, train team members, monitor safety, and oversee daily handoffs. Basic Plex software skills and a mechanical aptitude are preferred, and weekend work may be required.

Qualifications

• Willingness to work weekends.
• Basic computer skills and ability to learn Plex.
• Moderate mechanical aptitude.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate team meetings for the line.
• Direct hourly production staff by training, coordinating, and verifying daily activities.
• Enforce safe work practices with proper PPE usage.
• Update daily handoffs and manage staffing to control overtime.
• Document issues and report to Shift Manager and HR immediately.
• Maintain 85% floor presence and 15% admin presence.

Skills

Team leadership

Safety leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Tools

Plex

Job description

Join our team at US Waffle Company and play a critical role in keeping production running safely, efficiently, and at the highest quality standards.

1st Shift - 6 AM until 2:30 PM

8 hours shifts and some OT and weekends

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Facilitate team meetings for respective line.
• Demonstrates basic set up and operational knowledge of all line related equipment
• Ensure that team members understand their duties or delegated tasks.
• Demonstrate Safety leadership - Enforce safe work practices by requiring proper PPE usage and correcting unsafe conditions.
• Update communication boards for daily “hot” handoffs.
• Manage department staffing plan to ensure optimal productivity and control unnecessary over time.
• Direct hourly production staff by training, coordinating, and verifying daily activities within assigned areas.
• Documents any team member issues, altercations, and accidents and reports them to the Shift Manager along with Human Resources immediately.
• Must maintain 85% floor presence and 15% admin presence.
• Perform related duties as assigned by supervisor.

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

• Must be willing to work weekends when needed.
• Computer skills – ability to learn specific software programs (Plex) to access paperwork, program equipment for running specific products, produce labels, etc.
• Moderate mechanical aptitude is needed.

Physical and Safety Requirements:

• Must be able to lift and carry up to 70 lbs.
• Complies with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s) and all other food safety requirements.
• Complies with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE’s) requirements.
• Constant walking and standing.
• Frequent bending, stooping, squatting, pushing, lifting and climbing.
• Position will require working in very hot and cold conditions.
• Other conditions include flour dust, wet floors, occasional smoke and fumes if product burns.