Team Lead - Salads

Bonduelle Americas; Azusa (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Bonduelle Americas seeks a Team Leader in its Salads department at Irwindale. You will mentor associates, drive continuous improvement, and ensure quality, safety and GMP standards across production lines.

The role requires 2+ years of supervisory manufacturing experience, strong communication, and the ability to work flexibly in a cold environment while coaching frontline staff and meeting production targets. Strong leadership is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Minimum of 2 years supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule.
• Ability to work in a cold environment (34°F) 70% of the time.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team based fast paced environment.
• Exposure to TPM, Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Must be self-motivated and independent.
• Basic mathematical and analytical skills; problem solving.
• Ability to initiate action to prevent nonconformities relating to food safety, quality and production efficiencies.
• Ability to use computer, including MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Google Suite.
• Familiarity with JDE, RPMS, DSI, and ADP timekeeping a plus

Responsibilities

• Ensure the safety of all employees in the operation of equipment through proper training and safety rules.
• Produce and package a high-quality product per GMP and standards in cooperation with QA.
• Ensure production lines operate efficiently and meet throughput targets.
• Drive continuous improvement to minimize downtime and maximize yields.
• Manage production and employee schedules per crewing standards.
• Monitor rework levels and usage to keep rework low.
• Monitor yields and plan corrective actions.
• Build capability through coaching and training of frontline associates.
• Cross-train employees to expand job knowledge and scheduling flexibility.
• Track KPI/costs and report daily metrics (quality, safety, schedule attainment, yield).
• Control plant overhead costs (T&E, utilities, sanitation).

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team coordination

Problem solving

Continuous improvement

Safety compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

JDE

RPMS

DSI

ADP timekeeping

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

• Department: Salads
• Reports to: Department Manager
• Location: Irwindale
• Shift: PM Shift

Make a greater impact at Bonduelle Americas!

Bonduelle Americas is a certified B Corp inviting people to embrace a flexitarian lifestyle with an expanding portfolio of plant-rich products available in and beyond the produce aisle. We operate four facilities and employ nearly 3,000 Associates in the US.

Bonduelle Americas is a wholly-owners subsidiary of Groupe Bonduelle (BON.PA), an established global brand with more than 170 years of family heritage bringing the joy of plants to tables around the world. Globally, our ready-to-eat plant-rich food products are grown on 173,000 acres by our grower partners and marketed in nearly 100 countries. Our mission is to inspire the transition toward a plant-rich diet to contribute to people's well-being and planet health.

Join us at Bonduelle Americas for an opportunity to advance your career in a culture that places people first. As a valued member of our company, you will work in a mission-driven environment aimed at preserving the planet's resources while providing healthy plant-based products to millions of consumers around the world.

Position Summary:

Team Leader must mentor associates, contribute to Continuous Process Improvement and ensure that proper quality, sanitation and safety guidelines are being met.

By your key position in our company, you will support our environmental and social initiatives to drive progress against our corporate social responsibility and B Corp certification ambitions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure the safety of all employees in the operation of equipment through proper training, enforcement of safety rules, documentation, and following proper procedures and GMP protocols.
• Produce and package a high-quality product through the use of proper procedures and adherence to good manufacturing practices and government standards in cooperation with the Quality & Food Safety department. Responsible for reporting and taking action on food safety and quality problems to the appropriate personnel, as well as following quality and safety programs and policies themselves in order to ensure products made meet the highest standards possible
• Ensure production lines are operating efficiently and running at targeted throughput. Complete
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to ensure that downtime is minimized and yield is maximized. Execute action plans to ensure root causes of unplanned downtime are addressed.
• Manage Production Schedules and employee schedules and ensure correct crewing and de-crewing processes are being followed in accordance with crewing standards.
• Monitor rework levels and usage in order to keep rework levels at a minimum
• Monitor product yields and identify/execute corrective actions and plan to close gaps
• Build people capability through effective employee relations, hiring, training and communications for frontline hourly associates. Coach and mentor frontline workforce to drive line productivity, efficiency and yields.
• Plan and initiate cross training of employees to expand job knowledge and add flexibility to scheduling the workforce.
• Track KPI/costs and anticipate as well as correct trends which would compromise the achievement of financial targets. Ensure proper and accurate reporting of all daily requirements and metrics (quality, safety, schedule attainment, case fill rate, order fill rate, yield).
• Manage all plant overhead costs to budget such as T&E, supplies, utilities, sanitation, etc.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Minimum of 2 years supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment or other equivalent experience.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule
• Ability to work in a cold environment (70% of time in 34°F, 30% administrative office work)
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team based fast paced, changing work environment.
• An understanding of production procedures, safety processes and food safety/quality requirements is desired (FDA compliance).
• Exposure to TPM, Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Strong communication skills required.
• Must be self-motivated and independent.
• Basic Mathematical and analytical skills required as well as problem solving skills.
• Ability to work well in a team environment and collaborate up and down the organization
• A passion for learning and a craving to work in a fun culture
• Ability to initiate action to prevent the occurrence of nonconformities relating to food safety, quality and production efficiencies.
• Ability to use computer, including Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint as well as the Google Suite.
• Familiarity with JDE, RPMS, DSI, and ADP timekeeping a plus
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule as needed. Typical days off are Thursday and Sunday.

Desired Qualifications:

• Bi-lingual capability is a plus