Production Lead - Food Manufacturing (1st/2nd Shift)

gpac; Medford (MA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Market wage

Great Benefits

Growth opportunities

Job summary

gpac is partnering with a growing, well-established food manufacturer in the Greater Boston area to hire Production Leads for 1st and 2nd shifts. The role oversees daily operations, ensures schedules are executed, and staff are trained to maintain product quality and food safety across sausage departments.

The Production Lead will work with the Production Manager and Plant Manager to meet daily goals, coach teams, and drive continuous improvement while ensuring clean, compliant production

Qualifications

• Experience operating grinders, stuffers, mixers, and other production machinery.
• Strong knowledge of food safety policies, sanitation procedures, and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to maintain efficiency, quality, and proper food handling practices.
• Experience in multi-step sausage production processes preferred.
• Prior leadership or lead-operator experience in food manufacturing strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supervise production staff across all sausage departments to maintain consistency and efficiency.
• Attend pre-shift meetings with the Production Manager and Plant Manager to review daily goals; lead post-meeting huddles with teams to communicate schedules and expectations.
• Operate grinders, stuffers, mixers, and other production machinery as needed; report issues to Maintenance.
• Train new employees, provide coaching, and address performance issues.
• Ensure casings, ingredients, labels, and packaging materials are prepared for production and communicate supply needs.
• Review label verification forms, monitor sausage weights, and inspect products for Bianco specifications; report quality concerns.
• Ensure production tasks are completed and the Sausage Room is cleaned, sanitized, and broken down before shift end.
• Support continuous improvement by identifying workflow issues and assisting in implementing process improvements.

Skills

Machinery operation

Food safety knowledge

Leadership

Sausage production experience

Quality control

Job description

gpac is partnering with a growing, well-established food manufacturer in the Greater Boston area to hire Production Leads for 1st and 2nd shifts. The role oversees daily operations, ensures schedules are executed, and staff are trained to maintain product quality and food safety across sausage departments.

The Production Lead will work with the Production Manager and Plant Manager to meet daily goals, coach teams, and drive continuous improvement while ensuring clean, compliant production