Production Operator Lead

niagarawater; Columbus, Gahanna (OH, OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Paid parental and caregiver leaves

Medical, including virtual care

Dental

Vision

401(k) with company match

Health Savings Account with company m

Flexible Spending Accounts

Expanded mental wellbe

Job summary

Niagara is seeking a Production Operator Lead to support the Production Supervisor in daily floor operations, ensuring safety, quality, and throughput on a rotating 2-2-3 schedule or as needed. The role involves changeovers, material inspection, and strict adherence to GMP and food safety standards.

Ideal candidates bring multiple years of manufacturing experience and a track record of supervising teams or projects, with a focus on continuous improvement and safety accountability.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications: 4 Years - Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment
• 4 Years - Experience in Position
• 4 Years - Experience managing people/projects

Responsibilities

• Assists Production Supervisor with daily activities of assigned shift, ensuring product safety, quality, and throughput.
• Communicates with previous shift regarding challenges and opportunities on the production lines to prepare for the shift.
• Conducts walkthroughs to verify safety, housekeeping, and quality compliance.
• Assists with batching minerals and preparing lines for scheduled changeovers.
• Inspects raw materials prior to changeovers to ensure correct inventories for production runs and performs first pass quality checks.
• Verifies jobs in Oracle, Warehouse Management System, and/or Line Management System.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associate's Degree

Job description

At Niagara, we're looking for Team Members who want to be part of achieving our mission to provide our customers the highest quality most affordable bottled water.

We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages for our Team Members.

Production Operator Lead

This position is responsible for collaborating with the Production Supervisor to assist with daily operations of the production floor; ensuring the shift meets established safety, quality, and production goals in compliance with all applicable legal and food safety requirements. Essential Functions

Essential Functions

• Assists Production Supervisor with daily activities of assigned shift, ensuring product adheres to Niagara's standard of safety, quality, and throughput.
• Communicates with previous shift regarding any challenges and opportunities on the production lines to prepare for the shift.
• Conducts walkthroughs throughout the shift to verify safety, housekeeping, and quality compliance.
• Assists supervisor with batching minerals (if applicable) and preparing production lines for scheduled changeovers.
• Orders and inspects raw materials prior to changeovers to ensure correct inventories for production runs. Performs first pass quality checks after changeovers to prevent non-conforming product. Returns raw materials after completion of production runs.
• Verifies discrete jobs are correct in Oracle (including quality and bill of material list), Warehouse Management System, and/or Line Management System.
• Supports Production Supervisor with hourly and/or end of shift production reports.
• Utilizes the Efficiency Improvement Tools to understand and comment on line downtime and communicates appropriately per the escalation plan.
• Adheres to the highest standards of company and plant safety programs, guidelines, rules, and regulations.
• Abides by Niagara's Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Food Safety Standards at all times.
• Regular and predictable attendance is an essential function of the job.
• Ability to work 12 hour shifts, day or night, on a rotating 2-2-3 schedule or schedule as dictated by production demand.

Please note this job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without prior notice.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications: 4 Years - Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment
• 4 Years - Experience in Position
• 4 Years - Experience managing people/projects

*experience may include a combination of work experience and education

Preferred Qualifications

• Preferred Qualifications: 6 Years-Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment
• 6 Years- Experience working in Position
• 6 Years - Experience managing people/projects

*experience may include a combination of work experience and education

Competencies

This position embodies the values of Niagara's LIFE competency model, focusing on the following key drivers of success:

Lead Like an Owner Makes safety the number one priority Keeps alert for safety issues and escalates immediately Effectively prioritizes tasks based on department goals Shows respect to others and confronts interpersonal issues directly Prioritizes resolution of customer issues effectively Responds promptly and honors commitments to internal and external customers

InnovACT Makes recommendations to continuously improve policies, methods, procedures, and/or products Demonstrates adaptability by reacting appropriately to unexpected changes in situations or circumstances Increases performance through greater efficiency

Find a Way Seeks to develop technical knowledge through learning from other experts Understands interdepartmental impact of individual decisions and actions Seeks solutions rather than placing blame

Empowered to be Great Consistently looks for ways to improve one's self through growth and development opportunities Communicates clearly and promptly up, down, and across Communicates effectively to manage expectations

Education

Minimum Required: High School Diploma or GED

Preferred: Associate's Degree

Certification/License

Required: N/A

Preferred: N/A

Foreign Language

Required: None Required

Preferred: None Required

Benefits

Our Total Rewards package is thoughtfully designed to support both you and your family:

Regular full-time team members are offered a comprehensive benefits package, while part-time, intern, and seasonal team members are offered a limited benefits package.

• Paid Time Off for holidays, sick time, and vacation time
• Paid parental and caregiver leaves
• Medical, including virtual care options
• Dental
• Vision
• 401(k) with company match
• Health Savings Account with company match
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Expanded mental wellbe