Team Leader - Operations

Blue Diamond Growers; Turlock (CA); On-site; USD 67,800 - 88,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free training opportunities

Career advancement opportunities

Collaborative team environment

Job summary

Blue Diamond Growers in Turlock, California, is seeking a Team Leader to guide operations across safety, quality, service, and performance. The role involves mentoring staff and ensuring daily production goals are met while maintaining a culture of continuous improvement.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's Degree and at least 3 years of leadership experience in a manufacturing setting, capable of fostering team collaboration and solving operational challenges.

Qualifications

• 3 years of experience leading teams in a manufacturing environment.
• Must be a proactive team player with strong communication skills.
• Demonstrated leadership ability, recognizing and developing team members.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team towards achieving operational and people goals.
• Establish and execute measurable safety, quality, and performance standards.
• Conduct training and promote continuous learning within the team.

Skills

Leadership

Team collaboration

Problem-solving

Continuous Improvement (LEAN)

Technical knowledge of food processing

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

SPC tools

Job description

Work Shift:

Multiple Shifts

Pay Type:

Salary

Hourly Rate (if applicable):

N/A

Targeted Base Salary Range (if applicable):

$67,800.00 - $88,200.00

JOB OVERVIEW:

Leads teams to drive success in 5 key focus areas: Safety, Quality, Service, Performance, and People. Provides direction, goals, development, and feedback to direct reports, resulting in meeting daily production requirements, assignments, safety, equipment operation, and quality control components for the Blue Diamond production facilities. Plans, organizes, staffs; directs, and controls activities that impact operations. Provides mentoring to peers on activities supporting operations. Collaborates with the Department Manager on activities supporting sustainable operations goals and objectives for the site, leading continuous improvement initiatives, and supporting key objectives for the business.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Collaborates with Plant Operations Manager to establish, communicate, and execute measurable operations and people goals that deliver uncompromised safety, quality, service, and performance results.
• Sets clear expectations and targets, leading a high-performing team; implements systems that deliver repeatable and reliable results.
• Measures and reports targets which are delivered through the Team Leader leading their respective team(s); ensures proper execution on a day to day basis.
• Organizes team and processes to meet prescribed daily targets and production schedules.
• Coordinates proper staffing and training, leading team members, and establishing a culture of continuous improvement to maintain industry leadership.
• Trains team to anticipates problems before they arise and leads root cause analysis when needed.
• Coaches the production team towards common objectives.
• Participates in one on one coaching, team meetings and interacts on the floor in a positive and motivational manner.
• Applies recognition and disciplinary actions as needed.
• Develops team members for future growth and succession planning.
• Develops and implements production cost standards, customer quality standards, and safety compliance standards; removes roadblocks for their team to deliver against the standards.
• Acts as a resource for their team to ensure proper training and tools are in place to enable the team to deliver the standards.
• Stays abreast of cutting-edge technology through external trade shows and benchmarking of similar facilities, including professional seminars.
• Contributes to the development of effective employee training programs, including areas of GMP's and safety.
• Helps drive our "Zero Harm" safety systems and culture through training and communication.
• Conducts training and promotes continuous learning of staff resulting in a flexible and agile workforce.
• Assigns specific duties to personnel, conducts investigations or research, writes technical, informative, or operational reports works on special projects, attends and conducts meetings as required.
• Reviews reports, papers, and other records prepared by personnel for clarity, completeness, accuracy, and conformance with company policies; routes approved reports and records to appropriate personnel.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as required or assigned by the Operations Manager's upper management.
• This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.

MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's Degree an accredited university/college
• 3 years of experience leading and directing teams
• Must be a proactive team player.
• Will have continuous contact primarily with employees at entry levels of the organization as well as some external contacts.
• Must be able to function effectively as a leader or member in a team environment; able to translate concepts into concrete examples.
• Must be a self-starter; demonstrated ability to produce on schedule; act in a constructive manner; strongly motivated to improve self, production department.
• Demonstrated leadership ability through discovering and utilizing people's capabilities, recognizing good work, and earning the respect of peers and subordinates.

Total minimum number of years of experience required in lieu of degree

• 7 years of experience leading and directing teams

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES

• Food manufacturing experience and Continuous Improvement (LEAN,TPM).
• Technical knowledge with food processing equipment, understanding of SPC and associated tools, knowledge and application of SQF, quality standards, and associated requirements.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Greater than 15

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Must be able to physically move throughout the facility, including climbing multiple flights of stairs, ladders, elevated catwalks and tight access areas. Able to work at a desk for extended periods of time doing analytical work or preparing reports on a computer.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Must be able to work in a plant environment being exposed to dust, high noise levels, extreme temperature and humidity fluctuations, and wet operating work conditions. Typical conditions may include prolonged sitting, standing and walking. Must be able to work all shifts. Must be able to work any shift based on operational needs. On call 24 hours a day for emergency situations. Weekend work not uncommon. Ability to travel (15%)

WHY BLUE DIAMOND?

In addition to working at the world's largest, state-of-the-art almond manufacturer, we offer a safe and collaborative team environment, with numerous opportunities for free training and career advancement. Check out the BDG Benefits, Health & Wellness GuideHERE.

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Blue Diamond Growers (BDG) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. BDG provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, or genetic information. BDG also complies with all provisions of the U.S. Government's Executive Order 11246 dated September 24, 1965 and the rules, regulations and relevant orders of the Secretary of Labor.