LUB Nutrition Team Lead

Leprino Foods Company•Lubbock, TX

About The Position

The Nutrition Team Lead assists department leadership in guiding employees to produce high-quality products safely and efficiently. The role supports safe equipment and process operation, checks incoming raw materials and outgoing products, and ensures work follows Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), and safe work practices. The position helps train team members and ensure compliance with procedures, supports production goals, and performs equipment and production duties as needed. This includes maintaining and adjusting equipment, keeping logs and work orders, monitoring maintenance and sanitation needs, checking daily inventory and crystallizer levels, and calibrating crystallizer thermometers. The Team Lead documents production changes, coordinates responses to issues, monitors ingredient and supply availability, and helps make adjustments to meet customer specifications. The role also communicates with operators and other department leads and supervisors, troubleshoots equipment problems, and follows through with maintenance to minimize downtime. It includes completing GMP, housekeeping, sanitation, food safety, quality, and safety duties. Leprino Foods describes its compensation and benefits as including competitive salaries and bonuses, insurance coverage, voluntary benefits, employee assistance programs, wellness incentives, tuition assistance, paid time off, paid parental leave, annual merit increases, profit sharing, and a 401(k) plan.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years of age.
Work experience in a manufacturing environment or in a team leadership position.
Mechanical skills or aptitude.
Strong time-management and organizational skills.
Demonstrated ability to motivate others.
Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing, and to complete required written and electronic documentation in English.
Demonstrated proficiency with general business software such as Microsoft and operational systems such as SAP or similar.

Nice To Haves

Two years of work experience in a manufacturing environment, operating equipment and troubleshooting.
For internal applicants: signed Internal Non-Exempt Job Request Form.
For internal applicants applying for a lateral position: at least 12 months in position.
For internal applicants: no current performance concerns.
For internal applicants: fewer than one full attendance point.
For internal applicants: supervisor or manager confirmation of career readiness.

Responsibilities

Help train team members, including oneself, and ensure they follow PSOPs, GMPs, and safety procedures.
Assist department leadership in meeting team production metrics.
Maintain, adjust, and control department equipment; maintain daily logs and work orders; and monitor equipment maintenance and sanitation needs.
Check daily inventory of silos, powder bins, ingredients, and chemicals, monitor crystallizer levels, and calibrate crystallizer thermometers each morning.
Document production changes and unusual events accurately and promptly, and coordinate action plans to address issues.
Monitor production ingredients and supplies and ensure they are available to operators.
Help department leadership make adjustments to meet customer specifications.
Maintain clear communication with department operators and leads and supervisors in other departments.
Troubleshoot equipment breakdowns and stoppages, notify maintenance as needed, and follow through with maintenance personnel or department leaders to minimize downtime.
Complete assigned GMP and housekeeping duties.
Follow safety procedures, policies, critical safety rules, and expected standards of conduct.
Ensure products meet food safety, regulatory, and quality requirements by following the Food Safety Plan, Quality Plan, and company policies.
Perform equipment sanitation duties as needed and ensure master sanitation schedules are completed on time.