Group Lead - 1st Shift

Silver Spring Foods Inc•Eau Claire, WI

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Silver Spring Foods is seeking a Group Lead to take a key leadership role in their fast-growing production operations. The ideal candidate is passionate about quality optimization and understands the importance of a well-informed, communicative, and collaborative team. This role involves ensuring production demands are met, developing effective teams, sharing knowledge to grow team capabilities, and proactively identifying and solving operational issues. The Group Lead will work closely with other team members to ensure customers receive products when they need them.

Requirements

People Management: Promoting teamwork and building strong teams.
Regularly walk manufacturing lines to understand floor operations.
Build strong relationships with colleagues to optimize production.
Act as a coach and manager, providing feedback, instruction, encouragement, and kudos.
Model great leadership and inspire positive behavior and comradery.
Ability to collaborate with different personalities and colleagues across the organization.
Seek input of the team and other stakeholders before making big decisions.
Act as a trusted advisor and problem solver.
Drive continuous improvement and optimization of operations.
Ensure proper shift transitions and strong lines of communication between teams.
Review all job orders and quickly determine priorities, staffing needs, and material requirements.
Ensure safety, quality, and maintenance procedures are followed and documented accurately, thoroughly, and efficiently.

Responsibilities

Ensure production demands are met so that customers receive products when they need them.
Develop effective teams and share knowledge to grow team capabilities.
Recognize issues before they negatively impact production and work to solve problems and find ways to improve operations.
Promote teamwork and build strong teams.
Walk manufacturing lines regularly to understand floor operations and build strong relationships with colleagues.
Provide feedback, instruction, encouragement, and kudos to team members.
Model great leadership and inspire positive behavior and comradery.
Collaborate with different personalities and colleagues across the organization.
Seek input from the team and other stakeholders before making decisions.
Act as a trusted advisor and problem solver.
Ensure continuous improvement and optimization of operations.
Support daily operations through proper shift transitions and strong communication between teams.
Review job orders to determine priorities, staffing needs, and material requirements.
Ensure safety, quality, and maintenance procedures are followed and documented accurately, thoroughly, and efficiently.