Production Team Lead

Impact Confections, Inc.; Janesville (WI); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Impact Confections, Inc. in Janesville, WI seeks a Production Team Lead to oversee daily production activities, coach a shift, and ensure safety, quality, and productivity goals are met. You will monitor performance, train staff, and ensure adherence to GMPs and food safety standards.

The role requires hands-on leadership, strong communication with cross-functional teams, and the ability to resolve issues quickly to meet customer commitments.

Qualifications

• At least one year of experience in an industrial manufacturing/warehouse environment.
• Experience with computers and MS Office; ERP system experience preferred.
• Strong attention to detail and a self-starter attitude.
• Ability to stand and walk most of the shift.

Responsibilities

• Set and enforce performance standards; motivate the team.
• Lead communication of production standards to meet/exceed goals.
• Ensure safety, GMP and company policies are followed.
• Coordinate with HR, Quality and other departments to solve issues.
• Train existing employees on new products or processes.
• Record production data in the ERP/MRP system and validate pallets.

Skills

Team leadership

English communication

Attention to detail

Physical stamina

Tools

ERP/MRP system

MS Office

Job description

From our home in Janesville, Wisconsin, Impact Confections has been delighting candy lovers with bold flavors and timeless favorites for generations. We're proud to be the makers of WARHEADS®, the iconic sour candy that dares taste buds everywhere, and the classic Melster® Candies, known for nostalgic treats like Circus Peanuts and seasonal delights that families have cherished for decades.

SUMMARY

The Production Team Lead is responsible for overseeing daily production activities and leading a team to ensure safety, quality, and productivity goals are met. This role provides hands-on leadership, trains and coaches employees, monitors production performance, and ensures compliance with food safety regulations, GMPs, and company policies.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Sets performance and accountability standards, enforces and motivates.
• Communicates production and performance standards and expectations, then leads and motivates the team to meet or exceed.
• Act as the communication conduct between production employees and Management
• Ensures all team members adhere to safety and Company policies.
• Engage with shift employees to provide assistance and guidance where needed, consulting other departments (HR, Quality, etc.) when needed to solve issues.
• Train existing employees on new products or processes.
• Communicates with plant leadership and peers alike both professionally and timely to quickly address and solve production and/or performance challenges.
• Ensure that the correct materials and supplies are set up on the line.
• Ensure machines are in proper working order for production startup and shut down, call maintenance if equipment requires repair.
• Strong desire to achieve while working within and supporting a team environment, doing whatever it takes to help fulfill our customer commitments.
• Ensure that the product is made according to procedure and specifications
• Accepts responsibility and accountability in ensuring that every pallet of finished goods is correctly validated and recorded prior to its’ transfer from the production department to warehousing.
• Accurately double-checks each pallet against appropriate Work Order to ensure production yield, shipping specifications and labeling requirements are correct and complete.
• Upon verification, accurately and efficiently enters and records production information in the ERP/MRP system for each pallet finished during their assigned shift.
• If discrepancies are found between Work Order specifications and actual production results, this role halts the shipping process, notifies the appropriate contact and works to correct the issue.
• Uses knowledge of ERP/MRP system to print and then attach/adhere correct shipping and labeling tags, as appropriate, on pallets and in shipping records.
• Uses computers and programs to create and/or update a daily production report.
• Effectively communicates with internal departments to support production goals.
• Strong desire to achieve while working within and supporting a team environment, doing whatever it takes to help fulfill our customer commitments.
• Adheres to and supports all applicable housekeeping, safety, SQF and GMP practices while performing job duties.

QUALIFICATIONS

• At least one year of experience in an industrial manufacturing/warehouse environment highly preferred.
• Experience using computers and MS Office required; experience using an ERP system desired.
• Basic mathematical skills required, such as ability to compute production yield.
• Steadfast attention to detail.
• Self-starter, hardworking with a positive, team-centered attitude.
• Ability and desire to stay active, standing and walking most of the shift.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

There are no supervisory responsibilities with this role.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Performs basic database updates, queries and searches, and printing of labels.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to communicate with co-workers and/or read instructions or written standards for production in English

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to perform or learn basic mathematic skills as needed, such as production yield.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out basic step instructions. Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or limited variables.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand and use hands to finger, handle, or feel and occasionally required to walk, reach with hands and arms, and taste or smell. This role must frequently lift and/or move up to 30 lbs. and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 lbs. Utilizing a powered industrial lift, the ability to move and maneuver finished goods pallets as needed.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.