Lead Production 1st Shift

CTI Foods•Owingsville, KY

7d•Onsite

About The Position

CTI Foods is a leading food manufacturing company committed to quality, service, and its people. We offer a positive and supportive work environment with opportunities for growth and a competitive compensation package. Our success is built on a focus on quality, service, and people. We are seeking a Production Lead to oversee daily production, lead a team, and ensure alignment with production needs, while upholding safety and quality standards.

Requirements

High School diploma or GED equivalent.
1+ years’ experience in a manufacturing environment and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Above average communication skills with the ability to effectively give written and verbal direction.
Basic computer/data entry skills.
Ability to operate equipment in the event of an operator absence.
Ability to read, comprehend and follow written and/or verbal directions, work instructions, etc.
Ability to understand and apply basic mathematics such as addition/subtraction/multiplication/division problems.
Able to visually inspect meat, equipment, and parts.
Able to analyze information and evaluate results to problem solve equipment and production issues.
Ability to identify visual defects and make correction as needed and identify and distinguish between colors.
Must be able to work in areas of varying temperatures.
Regular attendance.
Promotes, adheres, and is responsible for Food Safety and Quality.
Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
Perform all job duties and responsibilities in a compliant and ethical manner and in accordance with applicable Federal, State, and local laws as well as company policies and procedures.
Follow all company Safety Rules and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s) and adhere to JSA guidelines.
Responsible for Food Safety and Quality Culture.
Follow daily set up and/or shutdown procedures.
Maintain accurate records.
Must be able to work any shift, overtime, weekends and/or holidays.
Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
Understanding, following and enforcing the company’s Standard Operating Procedures.
Showing initiative by communicating and working with other departments to resolve production issues.
Training new and existing associates.
Promotes a positive labor relations environment in the facility.
Assists in creating and maintaining the department’s work schedule.
Understand and follow the Production Schedule making sure all orders are completed to customer specification.
Maintains daily finished goods inventory tie out with Distribution department using the Canopy system.
Meets all customer and regulatory labeling on finished goods.
Ability to read, write and interpret documents such as box markings, labels, schedules, safety rules, GMP’s and general instructions.
Good verbal and written communication skills.
Knowledge of process and equipment.
Ability to work in a high paced environment.
Reliable attendance is an essential function of the job.

Nice To Haves

Previous Excel & Word experience helpful.

Responsibilities

Oversee the overall daily production.
Lead a group of people and ensure job tasks and assignments align with overall daily production needs.
Lead team members to meet daily production targets while meeting people safety and food safety expectations.
Identify problems or bottlenecks in production processes and resolve immediate issues.
Partner with Maintenance to resolve issues where needed.
Partner with Quality to address issues that are out of specification.
Ensure materials, equipment, and human resources are available as needed to maintain production schedules.
Lead team members to identify, manage, and execute the plant’s process improvement opportunities.
Support continuous improvement goals in safety, quality, cost, and customer service.
Manage and own various functions of the business and create an engaged and team-oriented workforce to improve business results.
Ensure headcount is at budgeted levels.
Own people safety, food safety, cost execution, meeting the production schedule, and morale of the team.
Monitor production to ensure that food safety, quality, productivity, and cost standards are met.
Provide employee training to ensure employees are performing job responsibilities effectively.
Enforce plant rules, regulations, and procedures.
Evaluate subordinate performance, communicate with employees, and provide coaching for work performance improvement.
Participate in the support of plant and company safety programs, promoting and maintaining a high level of awareness and adherence to defined employee safety requirements such as lock-out/tag-out, personal protective equipment, confined space entry, etc.
Work with other Leads and give and seek support to meet targets.
Promote, adhere, and be responsible for Food Safety and Quality.
Has demonstrated the proven ability to lead others in a positive manner to meet quality and production standards.
Has a strong presence on the production floor to support the line and team.
Operate equipment in the event of an operator absence.
Read, comprehend, and follow written and/or verbal directions, work instructions, etc.
Understand and apply basic mathematics such as addition/subtraction/multiplication/division problems.
Visually inspect meat, equipment, and parts.
Analyze information and evaluate results to problem solve equipment and production issues.
Identify visual defects and make correction as needed and identify and distinguish between colors.
Relieve other associates as necessary.
Maintain good housekeeping.
Regular attendance.
Perform all job duties and responsibilities in a compliant and ethical manner and in accordance with applicable Federal, State, and local laws as well as company policies and procedures.
Follow all company Safety Rules and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s) and adhere to JSA guidelines.
Responsible for Food Safety and Quality Culture.
Follow daily set up and/or shutdown procedures.
Maintain accurate records.
Oversee and coordinate personnel in assigned area to meet quality and efficiency standards.
Understand, follow, and enforce the company’s Standard Operating Procedures.
Show initiative by communicating and working with other departments to resolve production issues.
Train new and existing associates.
Promote a positive labor relations environment in the facility.
Assist in creating and maintaining the department’s work schedule.
Understand and follow the Production Schedule making sure all orders are completed to customer specification.
Maintain daily finished goods inventory tie out with Distribution department using the Canopy system.
Meet all customer and regulatory labeling on finished goods.
Read, write, and interpret documents such as box markings, labels, schedules, safety rules, GMP’s and general instructions.
Reliable attendance is an essential function of the job.
All other duties as assigned.