Changeover Lead Technician

Chelten House Products•Bridgeport, NJ

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Chelten House Products, Inc. is a fourth-generation, family-owned, food industry manufacturer with facilities in Swedesboro, New Jersey. We are an industry leader widely recognized for our commitment to creating the finest tasting pasta sauces, salad dressings, salsas, ketchups, and other sauces and blends. We need a Changeover Lead Technician who is responsible for performing production line change-overs, completing basic Preventative Maintenance tasks, executing on pre-flight tasks and ensuring seamless line start-ups and will oversee a team of Changeover Technicians under the advisement of the Changeover Manager.

Requirements

Minimum of a High School Education
Technical schooling preferred
1+ year of leadership or supervisory experience
4+ years’ experience in manufacturing environment
Experience in a Maintenance or Machine Operator role
Experience with machine or tooling change-overs
Comprehension of Preventative Maintenance
Experience in performing basic lubrication, greasing and parts inspection
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Knowledge of food safety, HACCP, GMP and other quality programs
Ability to work in varying climates
Ability to safely lift a minimum of 50 pounds
Must be able to stand for long periods of time
Must be able to work in an environment exposed to milk, egg, mustard, peanuts, fish, sulfites, sesame, soy, tree nuts, and wheat allergens

Nice To Haves

Technical schooling preferred

Responsibilities

Provide leadership to a team of 10 Changeover Technicians
Assist the Changeover Manager with administrative duties and technical troubleshooting
Perform basic Operator level Preventative Maintenance. This includes, but is not limited to greasing, lubrication, inspection of wear parts, replacing o-rings and gaskets, testing sensors and photo-eyes and general cleaning tasks.
Manage Pre-flight production lines prior to line start-up each morning. Must be able to identify machine set-up inadequacies and make necessary adjustments during pre-flight process.
Identify potential maintenance corrective actions and generate Maintenance Work Orders in the CMMS system.
Stage all necessary raw materials in preparation of line start-up each morning.
Stage all necessary Quality Control documentation, production schedules, change-over checklists and Bill of Materials for all machine center workstations.
Prepare all necessary Quality Control tools (scales, torque meters, thermometers, etc.) in their designated locations in preparation for line start-up.
Audit and maintain all change parts carts and change-over tooling for cleanliness, broken or missing parts.
Audit and maintain all necessary tools for 5S compliance.
Maintain all cleaning tools (squeegees, scrapers, brooms, etc.) post-sanitation each night in preparation for line start-up.
Attend and participate in Kick-off and Close-out meetings at the start and end of each shift to identify success and opportunity with the change-over of each production line. Will be expected to identify and produce action items for Continuous Improvement of change-over process.
Partner with leadership on Continuous Improvement tasks such as SOP development, creating One Point Lesson job instructions, and 5S change-over parts and tooling.