Production Team Lead

Davita Inc.; Wausau (WI); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Production Team Lead in Wisconsin, where you will inspire and oversee a dynamic production team. This role emphasizes safety and quality in a fast-paced environment, partnering with cross-functional teams to drive improvements and support product development. If you are ready to make an impact and advance your career, apply today!

Qualifications

• 1+ year of relevant work experience in food or dietary supplement manufacturing.
• Ability to work effectively as a team player.
• Personal responsibility for following safety rules and SOPs.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations and ensure quality and safety standards.
• Manage inventory processes and document non-conformances.
• Promote continuous improvement and facilitate employee training.

Skills

Teamwork

Safety compliance

Problem-solving

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

SAP

Job description

Are you ready fora new beginning?

We need your talent, knowledge and dedication to better our world with biology.

Our purpose points the way

In Novonesis, we know that solutions rooted in biology can help solve humanity's biggest challenges. Since we began more than a century ago, this has been our guide. It's how we've gotten so far. And it's how we'll impact the future. Now, more than ever, the world needs change. And with biosolutions, the possibilities for transformation are endless.

We're here to better our world with biology.

Join us as our new Production Team Lead

As a Lead Operator on 2nd shift, you will play a key role in guiding and inspiring a dynamic production team. You will oversee daily operators, ensure quality and safety standards are met, and drive continuous improvement initiatives. This position offers an exciting opportunity to lead with impact, collaborate cross-functionally, and contribute to the success of a growing organization. The Lead Operator reports directly to the Production Supervisor.

In this role you'll make an impact by:

• Demonstrating a safety first, quality always mindset and expect the same from others.

• Identifying and documenting process non-conformances and equipment failures while working collaboratively to mitigate risk, troubleshoot, and determine root causes and action plans.

• Managing inventory processes, including cycle counts and physical inventory. Utilize electronic MRP systems (SAP) to maintain accurate inventory and process records.

• Maintaining and updating procedures, process documents, and forms in the document management system.

• Participating in team meetings and champion safety initiatives.

• Taking accountability for team performance by setting clear expectations, providing feedback, and professionally handling difficult conversations to support team growth and development.

• Collaborating with supervisors on performance assessments and provide constructive coaching.

• Scheduling and assigning tasks, set priorities, and evaluate results.

• Working with Planning to meet customer demands and optimize capacity planning.

• Promoting continuous improvement by standardizing processes and implementing lean principles.

• Investigating inventory discrepancies and manage sample and discard records.

• Facilitating employee training and create robust training materials.

• Acting as a key contributor to new product development and customer trials.

• Supporting quality and compliance efforts during internal and external audits.

• Leading by example, effectively supporting Operators and Supervisors as needed.

• Maintaining a clean and well-kept working area, and work cross-functionally with Sanitation.

• Demonstrating Lock-Out/Tag-Out compliance.

• Basic understanding of Dietary Supplement Regulations.

• Operating equipment within the assigned area when needed, especially to minimize downtime.

• Ensuring team is following Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and Work Instructions (WI).

To succeed you must hold:

• High School Diploma along with 1 + year of relevantwork experience in a food or dietary supplement manufacturing facility.

• Ability to work effectively as a team player in a diverse work group.

• Be able to work within established routines, methods, and procedures under very strict management parameters.

• Personal responsibility for following safety rules, SOPs, and cGMP guidelines. Complies with company policies and procedures.

Working Conditions

This role involves both office tasks and hands-on production work in a controlled manufacturing environment with temperatures ranging from 65-75F, exposure to dust, loud conditions, moving machinery, airborne particles, and cleaning chemicals. PPE, including jacket, hair net, beard net (as applicable), safety glasses, gloves, and safety shoes must be worn as required. The position involves frequent standing, bending, and lifting (up to 55 lbs. unassisted, occasionally 100 lbs. This position's primary responsibility is on 2nd shift, but flexibility for weekend shifts, extended hours, and rotating between first, second, and third shifts is required.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, talk, hear, lift and/or move materials or equipment up to 55 lbs., and use hands to finger, handle objects, tools or controls. Repetitive bending and lifting of items to stack or dump is also required. Occasionally required to lift up to 100 pounds.

Application Deadline: 6/27/25

Could our purpose be yours? Then apply today!

At Novonesis we commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants. We recommend you not to attach a cover letter to your application. Instead, please include a few sentences in your resume/CV about why you are applying. To ensure a fair recruitment process, please refrain from adding a photo in your resume/CV.

Novonesis is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All employment decisions are based on business needs without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, age, disability, or veteran status.

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