Line Shift Lead - Second Shift

Swire Coca Cola•Tempe, AZ

About The Position

The Line Shift Lead is part of a high-performing team committed to World Class Manufacturing, prioritizing employee safety and building a culture of continuous improvement focused on eliminating operational defects and losses. In conjunction with other team functional leaders, the role is accountable for shift results on the manufacturing line, including safety, quality, reliability, production attainment, productivity, and costs. The Line Shift Lead sets and leads daily direction setting, planned stops, and action plans to reduce losses. They establish expectations and standards, coach team members, and ensure the team understands expected results. The role owns equipment and Daily Management Systems (DMS), receives and provides coaching, and ensures the team understands Daily Direction Setting (DDS) feedback, previous-shift results, and the results expected for the current shift. The Line Shift Lead confirms the production sequence and changeover plan and assigns staff to workstations and planned stops.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
At least 2 years of experience working as a production or machine operator.
Knowledge of manufacturing and industrial technology.
Ability to perform essential functions with little or no supervision.

Nice To Haves

Experience in high-speed food manufacturing and/or working knowledge of bottling operations.
Food manufacturing experience.

Responsibilities

Ensure the shift team complies with company safety and quality procedures.
Coach, train, and develop the shift team.
Work with the line functional team to determine root causes and resolve line losses and performance outages.
Own the line-shift DDS process, including shift-to-shift handover.
Ensure the team creates a robust planned-stop plan with clearly defined and assigned roles and actions to deliver results for the current and next shift.
Communicate line, department, and plant direction through DDS to teams.
Work with the Manufacturing Line Manager to plan and execute team training.
Coach team members to own their skill profiles and communicate training needs.
Work with other Line Shift Leaders to resolve staffing issues or coordinate staffing across the shift, following escalation processes for critical issues such as serious safety, quality, or breakdown concerns.
Know plant standards for safety, break time, quality, vacation scheduling, overtime management, and absenteeism; provide constructive feedback and rewards, and model appropriate behaviors.
Build technical skills and help the Manufacturing Line Manager and Technical Specialists set priorities to maximize process reliability and uptime and reduce losses.
Ensure shift documentation, SOP processes, and orders are completed according to standard.
Perform other duties as assigned.