About the position
The Kitchen Lead is responsible for guiding the Kitchen Operators team within the assigned area, ensuring they remain focused on optimizing production processes efficiently. Additionally, this position serves as the supervisor’s backup and assists in providing direction.
Responsibilities
- Lead team members and assign kettles accordingly.
- Train new operators on products and processes.
- Ensure paperwork and all records are documented and completed appropriately.
- Responsible for daily management and support for the team to achieve operational success.
- Set high standards through personal example and reinforce them across the team, ensuring all members understand expected behaviors.
- Assist Supervisor as needed.
- Responsible to assist and back-up operators as needed.
- Ensure the team are aware of day-to-day targets and responsibilities.
- Collaborate with support functions to define processes, procedures, and controls related to team activities.
- Provide support and input to continuous improvement activities within the team.
- Verify correct ingredients in measurements and weight to assemble formulas.
- Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
- Work positively with support functions to fully define the processes/procedures/controls relevant to team activities.
- Ability to operate pallet jack and occasionally forklift.
- Follows and ensures team complies all Good Manufacturing Practices as stated within the policy.
- Follows and ensures team complies all Safety rules & procedures by working safely and ensuring safety of others.
- Follows and ensures team complies all food safety procedures.
- Follows and ensures team complies all environmental protocols as applicable.
- Follows and ensures team complies all sanitation procedures and work instructions.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED certificate.
- 1+ years’ experience as a team leader in a manufacturing facility.
- Bilingual in Spanish is a plus.
- Experience working in temperature-controlled settings.
- Experience with perishable items and a proven track record in safe working practices.
- Forklift experience is preferred.
