Production Line Lead

Pacific American Fish Company (PAFCO); Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid vacation leave

401k with employee matching

Job summary

PAFCO in Los Angeles, CA seeks a Production Line Lead to oversee daily activities on an assigned production line, ensure targets, product quality, and food safety, and provide hands-on leadership to production employees.

You will coordinate workflow, monitor line performance, and communicate issues to the Production Supervisor, while upholding GMPs, sanitation, and safety procedures, contributing to continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Previous experience in food processing, seafood processing, manufacturing, or production environment preferred.
• Previous lead or supervisory experience preferred.
• Knowledge of production processes, food safety, GMPs, and sanitation practices.
• Strong communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to effectively prioritize tasks and work in a fast-paced production environment.
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, and perform repetitive movements throughout the shift.
• Ability to work in refrigerated or cold production environments.
• Ability to lift and move product or materials as required.
• Ability to work flexible schedules, including overtime, weekends, and holidays when needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead and direct production employees on assigned lines to meet daily production goals and schedules.
• Monitor processing, portioning, packaging, labeling, and product handling activities to ensure efficient production flow.
• Ensure products meet established quality, food safety, customer, and company specifications.
• Assign work and provide direction, training, and coaching to production employees.
• Monitor production output, yields, waste, downtime, and overall line performance.
• Identify and address production, equipment, quality, or employee issues and elevate concerns to the Production Supervisor as needed.
• Ensure employees follow company policies, GMPs, sanitation requirements, and safety procedures.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe production area throughout the shift.
• Complete required production records, reports, and documentation accurately and timely.
• Assist with employee breaks, line coverage, and workflow adjustments to maintain productivity.
• Work closely with Quality Control, Maintenance, Warehouse, and Production teams to resolve operational issues.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on productivity, efficiency, quality, and waste reduction.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Supervisory experience

Food safety knowledge

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Description

PAFCO is a $700MM+ global seafood manufacturing company with 50+ years of success. Our business is built on trust which has allowed both our company and our customers to succeed together. Learn more about the company at www.pafco.net.

Job Summary

The Production Line Lead is responsible for overseeing daily activities on an assigned production line, ensuring production targets, product quality, food safety, and workplace safety standards are consistently met. This role provides hands‑on leadership to production employees, coordinates workflow, monitors line performance, and communicates operational issues to the Production Supervisor.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and direct production employees on assigned lines to meet daily production goals and schedules.
• Monitor processing, portioning, packaging, labeling, and product handling activities to ensure efficient production flow.
• Ensure products meet established quality, food safety, customer, and company specifications.
• Assign work and provide direction, training, and coaching to production employees.
• Monitor production output, yields, waste, downtime, and overall line performance.
• Identify and address production, equipment, quality, or employee issues and elevate concerns to the Production Supervisor as needed.
• Ensure employees follow company policies, GMPs, sanitation requirements, and safety procedures.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe production area throughout the shift.
• Complete required production records, reports, and documentation accurately and timely.
• Assist with employee breaks, line coverage, and workflow adjustments to maintain productivity.
• Work closely with Quality Control, Maintenance, Warehouse, and Production teams to resolve operational issues.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on productivity, efficiency, quality, and waste reduction.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Previous experience in food processing, seafood processing, manufacturing, or production environment preferred.
• Previous lead or supervisory experience preferred.
• Knowledge of production processes, food safety, GMPs, and sanitation practices.
• Strong communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to effectively prioritize tasks and work in a fast-paced production environment.
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, and perform repetitive movements throughout the shift.
• Ability to work in refrigerated or cold production environments.
• Ability to lift and move product or materials as required.
• Ability to work flexible schedules, including overtime, weekends, and holidays when needed.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Paid vacation leave
• 401k with employee matching

Employment Eligibility

• PAFCO does not offer sponsorship for this position