Senior Line Lead, Food Production & Process Improvement

Brezelbäckerei Ditsch GmbH; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 34,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance

Free $25,000 life insurance policy

FSA and HSA options

Additional voluntary life, AD&D, and C

401k Retirement Plan with Match

PTO & Holidays

Ongoing training and development

Job summary

Ditsch USA in Cincinnati, OH, seeks a Senior Line Lead on the second shift to troubleshoot and improve production processes, ensuring product quality and efficiency. You will lead operators, transfer knowledge, and collaborate with maintenance to boost reliability.

The role requires strong English language skills, basic to advanced math, and a detail-oriented mindset. The company offers a team-focused environment with growth opportunities and development options within the organization.

Qualifications

• Read, analyze, and interpret English industry, production, and technical documents.
• Reading, understanding and speaking Spanish is a plus.
• Apply basic to advanced math concepts (algebra, statistics).
• Maintain a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to define problems, collect data and draw valid conclusions.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot complex equipment and process issues to resolve short- and long-term problems.
• Train operators and supervisors on deviations and process adjustments to improve quality.
• Lead line three knowledge transfer to the operations team.
• Cover as back-up shift leader when needed.
• Assess downtime and work with maintenance to improve reliability.
• Create SOPs/WIs to standardize practices and parameters.
• Build recipes and optimize productivity and throughput across lines.
• Lead projects from concept to functional production.
• Daily plant walk-throughs and reporting to leadership.
• Define process changes for environmental conditions (seasonal, temp, humidity).
• Coordinate product trials with minimal production interference.
• Liaison between operations and maintenance for new product specs and SOP transfer.
• Support feasibility, validation, and confirmation of processes to specs.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Language proficiency

Math skills

Detail oriented

Reasoning ability

Job description

Ditsch USA in Cincinnati, OH, seeks a Senior Line Lead on the second shift to troubleshoot and improve production processes, ensuring product quality and efficiency. You will lead operators, transfer knowledge, and collaborate with maintenance to boost reliability.

The role requires strong English language skills, basic to advanced math, and a detail-oriented mindset. The company offers a team-focused environment with growth opportunities and development options within the organization.