distribution plant lead

Starbucks Coffee CompanyYork, PA
$26 - $40Onsite

About The Position

This job contributes to Starbucks success by leading day-to-day manufacturing, distribution, or green coffee operations in the roasting plant. Ensures partner and food safety, efficiency, and quality. Models and acts in accordance with Starbucks guiding principles.

Requirements

  • Manufacturing computerized systems or automated distribution or warehouse systems (1 year)
  • Manufacturing or distribution environment (4 years)
  • High School Diploma/GED or 4 or more years of US military service
  • Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing
  • Attention to detail
  • Problem-solving skills
  • Basic math skills
  • Ability to follow verbal direction
  • Ability to quickly assess and prioritize the needs of a faced paced environment
  • Team-building skills
  • Ability to provide technical leadership
  • Proficient computer skills, including the Microsoft Office suite
  • Ability to coach and mentor others
  • Ability to work with a diverse team environment
  • Ability to work in accordance with safety, quality and sanitation standards, policies, and procedures
  • Ability to work variable shifts to support business needs

Nice To Haves

  • Familiarity with food safety regulatory requirements and global standards including Preventive Controls for Human Food (FDA Code of Federal Regulations) and the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI).
  • Experience with the GFSI certification schemes (i.e. BRC and/or or SQF).

Responsibilities

  • Assist supervisor in day-to-day operations and advise of task completion.
  • Prepare for and execute routine shift kick-off, close-out procedures, and complete shift notes.
  • Serve as an escalation resource for problems and issues that arise during assigned shift.
  • Audit assigned functional area daily to ensure attainment of product quality, inventory accuracy, and customer service standards.
  • Lead and carry out daily manufacturing, distribution, or green coffee operations tasks.
  • Ensure team attainment of daily productivity goals.
  • Maintain a safe, clean, and organized work environment.
  • Oversee team execution of master sanitation schedule.
  • Provide training and coaching to team members on standard operating procedures, quality and safety procedures and regulations.
  • Recommend process improvements.
  • Support process and business changes.
  • May create staffing schedules and communicate with temporary staffing agency to provide needed associates.
  • Review line communication boards for Continuous Improvement suggestions, enter work orders into maintenance tracking system for issues requiring follow up.
  • Review and update time keeping software to ensure partner timesheets are accurate.
  • Demonstrate and understand safety as our core value and follow the key essentials to safety as set forth by our safety resolution; reinforce and coach others to do the same.
  • Understand and follow established safety guidelines, consistently comply with all safety procedures (e.g. PPE, Lock Out Tag Out).
  • Act as a safety change agent (e.g. CPR/First Aid certification; active engagement in safety committee, drives safety initiatives for department).
  • Support food safety, legality, and quality programs.
  • Maintain product quality through adherence to good manufacturing practices, Food Safety Preventative Controls, product specifications and quality procedures.
  • Perform other duties as needed in support of business objectives and Starbucks Mission & Values.
  • Maintain regular and consistent attendance and punctuality.

Benefits

  • medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, and other voluntary insurance benefits.
  • short-term and long-term disability
  • paid parental leave
  • family expansion reimbursement
  • paid vacation from date of hire
  • sick time (accrued at 1 hour for every 25 hours worked)
  • eight paid holidays
  • two personal days per year
  • 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
  • discounted company stock program (S.I.P.)
  • Starbucks equity program (Bean Stock)
  • incentivized emergency savings
  • financial well-being tools
  • 100% upfront tuition coverage for a first-time bachelor’s degree through Arizona State University’s online program via the Starbucks College Achievement Plan
  • student loan management resources
  • access to other educational opportunities
  • backup care
  • DACA reimbursement
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