Production Team Leader

Glanbia Nutritionals, Inc.; Idaho; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff discounts

Family leave

Health plan

401K

Job summary

Glanbia is seeking a proven shift leader to oversee daily production operations in Richfield, ID. You will coach hourly employees, drive process improvements, and ensure safety, quality, and budget targets are met.

The role requires hands-on leadership, adherence to GMP, HACCP, SQF, SOPs, and strong problem-solving. You will coordinate schedules, perform audits, and partner with maintenance and logistics to sustain a zero-loss culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a hard science preferred or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of three years related experience or training.
• Ability to read safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to interpret SOPs and maintain GMP compliance.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily production operations and coach hourly employees.
• Identify and implement process optimization projects.
• Maintain plant safety programs and ensure OSHA/industry standards compliance.
• Coordinate production within budget parameters and schedules.
• Conduct audits to ensure SOP adherence and safe practices.
• Provide performance coaching and development for hourly staff.
• Collaborate with maintenance, logistics, and QA to sustain quality and efficiency.

Skills

Leadership

Safety adherence

Quality systems

Process improvement

Coordination

Schedule management

Staff coaching

Reading SOPs

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a hard science

Job description

Glanbia

Join this dynamic team focused on delivering better nutrition for every step of life’s journey

The Opportunity

Oversees daily production operations, coach and develop hourly employees, identify and implement process optimization projects. Provide the leadership that ensures all employees on shift can improve and sustain a zero loss work culture that drives out injuries and ensures products are safe and meet quality specifications. Manage all aspects of shift plant operation ensuring budget, output, and continuous improvement by engaging all employees.This permanent position will report to the Production Manager.

• Assist management in ensuring plant productivity, quality, and safety standards are met.
• Maintain plant safety programs to ensure the safety of all employees and products.
• Utilizes GPS processes, driving zero losses and upholds the culture of Glanbia non-negotiables
• Coordinate production within budget parameters.
• Ensure all plant employees are responsible and accountable to maintain Glanbia GMP and site standards which include FDA, USDA and Idaho state standards.
• Ensure product quality and food safety by ensuring plant employee’s sustains quality systems. ( HAACP, SQF, SOP, GMPs)
• Schedule and coordinate shifts and employees’ work schedules.
• Conduct audits to ensure employees are performing tasks according to Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
• Perform inventory checks and sampling.
• Coordinate, with logistics, warehouse and shipping.
• Provide performance coaching to and development of hourly employees.
• Ensure troubleshooting capabilities are developed with all operators and maintenance personnel.
• Liaise with maintenance department in developing preventive maintenance schedules, and make decisions regarding emergency maintenance.
• Ensure adherence to production schedule.
• Conduct employee meetings, supervise production workforce and assist in employment resolution.
• Demonstrate professionalism in verbal and written communication and in behavior.
• Complete TL Standard work lists and tasks each shift
• Ensure equipment is operated according to centerline control and reporting process
• Report out on plant performance as part of daily review and staff meetings.
• Perform hourly employee PDP process and provide feedback periodically on performance, including disciplinary and attendance occurrences.
• Provide performance coaching to and development of hourly employees.

The Skills you will bring to the team

• Bachelor’s degree in a hard science preferred but not required; a minimum of three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to prioritize tasks, handle multiply projects simultaneously and delegate assignments to others.
• Comply with all safety policies, practices and procedures. Report all unsafe activities to supervisor and/or Human Resources.
• Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals.
• Provide leadership to others through example and sharing of knowledge/skill.
• Intermediate personal computer skills, including electronic mail, routine database activity, word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, etc.

Where and how you will work

The opportunity will be based inRichfield, ID.

What we would like to offer you!

The opportunity to develop your career on a global stage, continuous learning through an on-demand learning platform, and a competitive compensation package including staff discounts, generous family leave policy, health & dental plan, competitive salary, 401K.

About Glanbia

Glanbia is a better nutrition company with three divisions:Performance Nutrition, Health & Nutrition and Dairy Nutrition.Collectively and with our partners we offer an incredible breadth of expertise in nutrition. We employ a team of 5800 people, work with global food and beverage companies, and sell our award-winning and market-leading brands and ingredients in more than 100 countries worldwide.

At Glanbia, we celebrate diversity, because we know that our individual strengths make us stronger together. We welcome and encourage interest from a variety of candidates, we will give your application consideration, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.

At Glanbia, our culture celebrates individuality, knowing that together we are more.