Operations Team Lead 2nd Shift

Johnsonville•Town of Watertown, WI

4d•$31 - $37•Onsite

About The Position

Our manufacturing members are the heart of our organization. Members of our manufacturing team, which includes machine operators, packaging, shipping and more, take pride in ensuring we produce only the highest-quality, most consistent products for our customers and consumers. If you’re passionate about making a difference, we want you to help make our products, processes, communities and each other better. The Team Leader will perform as a proactive, “change agent” in the facility and provide support and direction to Members of a work team. The Team Leader will be expected to lead, motivate, and facilitate learning for Members to achieve productivity results, improve individual skills, and enhance teamwork; ensure compliance with safety, quality, and sanitation requirements; function as a technical and business resource in areas of system operations; work towards continuous improvements in performance measures by leading actions for assigned duties; and establish and sustain effective relationships with all Members in order to foster an environment where innovation, cooperation and ownership are used to solve problems.

Requirements

Three years of experience in a leadership or supervisory role preferred
Experience in a food manufacturing environment
Demonstrated experience in providing positive feedback and coaching on performance improvement
Knowledgeable in regulatory compliance areas (Human Safety, USDA, HACCP)
Strong computer skills preferred in SAP, Outlook, Word and Excel highly preferred
Ability to manage multiple tasks and to be flexible by adjusting priorities
Strong written and verbal communication skills required
Excellent mechanical and mathematical aptitude
Ability to work safely from elevated platforms and lifts
Demonstrated problem-solving skills and the ability to function in a team-based environment
Proven ability to multi-task
Desire to learn, grow and take on increasing responsibility
Excellent written, verbal and people skills
Based on business necessity, must be proficient in English.
Ability to pass a pre-employment, post offer drug screen, physical and background check

Responsibilities

Coach Members to deliver continuous improvement in the areas of safety, food safety, quality, cost of goods manufactured, customer service and Member development
Write and conduct performance reviews
Be responsible for the performance, productivity, and efficient utilization of resources
Complete production-related paperwork and work orders
Create an environment that ensures Member involvement and implementation of programs, ideas, and guidelines
Ensure appropriate Coaches/Members are aware of problems, issues, and events that could affect safety, food safety/quality, cost, customer service
Work closely with the USDA and suppliers
Work closely with your internal customers to get timely quality feedback
Responsible for working with accounting to establish and achieve budget targets
Partner with Production Coordinators on profit enhancing capital projects to produce a favorable internal rate of return (IRR)
Leverage problem solving tools to lead improvement teams
Encourage cross training and Member growth through Skill Blocks
Lead daily team meetings and be a champion for the Industrial Athlete Stretching program
Jump on the line as needed to support your team
Complete all other duties as assigned