Production Team Lead

Primo Water Corporation; Hope (AR); On-site; CAD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in the beverage sector is seeking a Team Leader for Production. This role is pivotal in driving performance and ensuring quality standards in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. You will lead a team, develop their skills, and foster a safe workplace while maintaining effective communication and adherence to regulations. If you have a passion for leadership and a background in food processing or manufacturing, this opportunity is your chance to make a significant impact in a company dedicated to healthy hydration and sustainability.

Qualifications

• Experience in food processing or manufacturing environment preferred.
• Ability to assist with changeovers, advanced CILs, PMs.

Responsibilities

• Provide frontline leadership in day-to-day operations of getting bottles out safely.
• Develop team capability through training, coaching, and role-modeling.

Skills

Leadership

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Team Development

Food Processing Knowledge

Education

Secondary School Diploma

Tools

Basic Computer Skills

Job description

Overview

Primo Brands is a leading branded beverage company in North America with a focus on healthy hydration. We are proud to offer an extensive and iconic portfolio of highly recognizable, sustainably sourced, and conveniently packaged branded beverages distributed across more than 150,000 retail outlets.

If you are a current associate of Primo Brands, please apply via myADP.

Compensation $31.22/Hr CAD

Location: Hope, BC

Responsibilities

The Team Leader Production role is responsible for teaching, training and driving performance within a factory. This role will serve as relief where needed and be responsible to provide back up to the Production Resource.

Major Responsibilities:

• Provide frontline leadership in day-to-day operations of getting bottles out the door safely and in accordance with quality standards.
• Assist, as needed, during any safety issues and quality hold situations.
• Develop team capability through training, coaching, role-modeling & assists Production Resource with managing skills matrix.
• Leads onboarding process for new employees.
• Enable effective communication by strengthening the use of standardized documentation & communication.
• Ability to identify process failures when they happen and coach the team through problem solving.
• Coordinate with business unit leaders to plan and manage the day-to-day allocation of resources (equipment, people, materials, and systems)
• Coach, mentor and develop team members to meet current and future business requirements.
• Build relationships with frontline team members, colleagues, and support services to ensure team-goal alignment.
• Create and maintain a safe and positive work environment.
• Understand and adhere to internal/external regulations, procedures & policies.
• Actively pursue quality standards, specifically HAACP and GMP’s
• Review daily measures + coordinate resources to drive business results.
• Communicate with planning and floor personnel ensure daily schedule changes and line management.
• Other duties as assigned by leadership.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Secondary school diploma or equivalent
• Experience in food processing or manufacturing environment preferred.
• Advanced understanding of at least 3 machine centers. Can effectively troubleshoot common
• Ability to assist with changeovers, advanced CILs, PMs.
• Effective & impactful communication skills to lead others, teach processes and summarize production issues.
• Demonstrated experience working in a fast-paced team environment.
• Demonstrated leadership aptitude.
• Basic computer skills and ability to coach others in the creation of standards/OPL’s/Maps.
• Ability to build relationships as a trustworthy & fair team member.
• Ability to commute/relocate to Hope, BC; reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work.
• Legally eligible to work in Canada.

Primo Brands’ established portfolio includes billion-dollar brands Poland Spring and Pure Life, premium brands like Saratoga and Mountain Valley, regional leaders such as Arrowhead, Deer Park, Ice Mountain Ozarka, and Zephyrhills, purified brands, Primo Water and Sparkletts, and flavored and enhanced brands like Splash and AC+ION. Our extensive direct-to-consumer offerings and industry-leading line-up of innovative water dispensers create consumer connectivity through recurring water purchases across Water Direct, Water Exchange, and Water Refill. At Primo Brands, our more than 11,000 associates are at the heart of what we do and deliver on our mission to provide healthy hydration to consumers wherever, however and whenever they want it. We believe in fostering a respectful culture, which values our associates who are deeply invested in quality hydration, our communities, and the sustainability of our packaging and water sources for generations to come.

Primo Brands welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations will be provided on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.