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 partnership with other functional leaders, the role is accountable for manufacturing-line shift results, 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. The role establishes expectations and standards, coaches the team, and ensures team members understand expected results. The lead owns equipment and Daily Management Systems (DMS), receives and provides coaching, and communicates feedback from daily direction setting and previous-shift results. The role confirms production sequences and changeover plans 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 address line losses and performance outages.
Own the line shift Daily Direction Setting (DDS) process, including shift-to-shift handover.
Ensure the team creates a robust planned-stop plan with clearly defined and allocated roles and actions to deliver results for the current and next shift.
Communicate DDS line, department, and plant direction to teams.
Work with the Manufacturing Line Manager to plan and execute team training.
Coach team members to own their skill profiles and identify needs for training plans.
Work with other Line Shift Leads to resolve staffing issues or coordinate staffing across the shift, and follow escalation processes for critical issues, including serious safety, quality, or breakdown concerns.
Know and apply plant standards for safety, break time, quality, vacation scheduling, overtime management, and absenteeism.
Provide constructive feedback and rewards, and model appropriate behaviors.
Build personal 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.