Production Lead 1st Shift

Surlean Foods; United States; On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A food manufacturing company in the United States seeks a Production Lead to oversee daily operations on production lines. The successful candidate will be responsible for setup, team motivation, training workers, and ensuring quality output. An effective communicator with problem-solving abilities and at least a high school diploma or GED are essential. The role requires flexibility in hours and a strong understanding of production environments, ensuring that safety and quality standards are met.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 2+ years of lead experience in production desired.
• Knowledge of production problems and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Setup and startup of production lines each day.
• Motivate workers to achieve daily production goals.
• Communicate specific tasks to production employees.
• Train and monitor production line workers.
• Ensure raw products are available for production.

Skills

Effective communication

Motivational skills

Problem-solving abilities

Leadership

Basic understanding of production environment

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

The Production Lead is responsible for establishing a safe work environment and ensuring delivery of quality products as outline in the production schedule.

Responsibilities

• Setup and startup of production lines each day
• Initiates plans to motivate workers to achieve goals
• Willing to jump in and help the team members that they supervise
• Effectively communicate with production employees the specific tasks and goals for the day
• Train and monitor production line workers and track their efficiencies
• Coordinate with receiving department to ensure that raw product is available at the front of line when needed
• Responsible for the daily production documentation
• All other tasks assigned by management

Essential Physical Demands

Frequently stands, lifts, walks, reaches, stoops, bends over, handles product, smells, listens, speaks and sees to perform the essential job duties.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Education and/or experience

High School Diploma, (GED) or 2 years’ lead experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Knowledge of production environment and troubleshoot problems effectively.

Working Conditions

Report to work at assigned time. Ending time will vary based upon production requirements for the day. Flexibility in work hours and days is crucial. The temperatures range from 30 to 110 degrees in rooms. There is exposure to equipment and machinery that are considered to be hazardous. Potential electrical, mechanical, chemical, and heat hazards are also present. The level of noise is high and constant. Floors are damp and slick.

Personal Protective Equipment

Hard hats, ear plugs or muffs, frocks, non-porous steel toed boots, hair nets, must be worn at all times within the plant. Frocks are to remain in productions areas unless they are to be replaced when soiled. Latex gloves must be worn when handling product or contacting sanitary surfaces.