plant lead, rotating shift

StarbucksAugusta, GA
Onsite

About The Position

The Starbucks experience starts in our Roasting Plants where we have a dedicated team of professional roasters and supporting process teams including planning, warehouse management, packaging, roasting, maintenance, engineering, and logistics. As a plant lead, you will assist supervisor in day-to-day operations and advise of task completion. Prepare for and execute routine shift kick-off, close-out procedures, and complete shift notes. Serve as an escalation resource for problems and issues that arise during assigned shift. Audit assigned functional area daily to ensure attainment of product quality, inventory accuracy, and customer service standards. Lead and carry out daily manufacturing, distribution or green coffee operations tasks. Ensure team attainment of daily productivity goals. Maintain a safe, clean and organized work environment. Oversee team execution of master sanitation schedule. Provide training and coaching to team members on standard operating procedures, quality and safety procedures and regulations. Recommend process improvements. Support process and business changes. May create staffing schedules and communicate with temporary staffing agency to provide needed associates. Review line communication boards for Continuous Improvement suggestions, enters work orders into maintenance tracking system for issues requiring follow up. Review and update Kronos ensure partner timesheets are accurate. Demonstrate and understand safety as our core value and follow the key essentials to safety as set forth by our safety resolution; reinforces and coaches others to do the same coaches others to do the same. Understand and follow established safety guidelines, consistently complies with all safety procedures (e.g. PPE, Lock Out Tag Out). Act as a safety change agent (e.g. CPR/First Aid certification; active engagement in safety committee, drives safety initiatives for department). Support food safety, legality and quality programs. Maintain product quality through adherence to good manufacturing practices, Food Safety Preventative Controls, product specifications and quality procedures. Perform other duties as needed in support of business objectives and Starbucks Mission & Values. Maintain regular and consistent attendance and punctuality.

Requirements

  • Manufacturing computerized systems or automated distribution or warehouse systems (1 year)
  • Manufacturing or distribution environment (4 years)
  • High School Diploma/GED or 4 or more years of US military service
  • Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing
  • Attention to detail
  • Problem-solving skills
  • Basic math skills
  • Ability to follow verbal direction
  • Ability to quickly assess and prioritize the needs of a faced paced environment
  • Team-building skills
  • Ability to provide technical leadership
  • Proficient computer skills, including the Microsoft Office suite
  • Ability to coach and mentor others
  • Ability to work with a diverse team environment
  • Ability to work in accordance with safety, quality and sanitation standards, policies and procedures
  • Ability to work variable shifts to support business needs

Nice To Haves

  • Familiarity with food safety regulatory requirements and global standards including Preventive Controls for Human Food (FDA Code of Federal Regulations) and the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI).
  • Experience with the GFSI certification schemes (i.e. BRC and/or or SQF).

Responsibilities

  • Assist supervisor in day-to-day operations and advises of task completion.
  • Prepare for and executes routine shift kick-off, close-out procedures, and completes shift notes.
  • Serve as an escalation resource for problems and issues that arise during assigned shift.
  • Audit assigned functional area daily to ensure attainment of product quality, inventory accuracy, and customer service standards.
  • Lead and carry out daily manufacturing, distribution or green coffee operations tasks.
  • Ensure team attainment of daily productivity goals.
  • Maintain a safe, clean and organized work environment.
  • Oversee team execution of master sanitation schedule.
  • Provide training and coaching to team members on standard operating procedures, quality and safety procedures and regulations.
  • Recommend process improvements.
  • Support process and business changes.
  • May create staffing schedules and communicate with temporary staffing agency to provide needed associates.
  • Review line communication boards for Continuous Improvement suggestions, enters work orders into maintenance tracking system for issues requiring follow up.
  • Review and update Kronos ensure partner timesheets are accurate.
  • Demonstrate and understand safety as our core value and follow the key essentials to safety as set forth by our safety resolution; reinforces and coaches others to do the same coaches others to do the same.
  • Understand and follow established safety guidelines, consistently complies with all safety procedures (e.g. PPE, Lock Out Tag Out).
  • Act as a safety change agent (e.g. CPR/First Aid certification; active engagement in safety committee, drives safety initiatives for department).
  • Support food safety, legality and quality programs.
  • Maintain product quality through adherence to good manufacturing practices, Food Safety Preventative Controls, product specifications and quality procedures.
  • Perform other duties as needed in support of business objectives and Starbucks Mission & Values.
  • Maintain regular and consistent attendance and punctuality.

Benefits

  • medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, and other voluntary insurance benefits.
  • short-term and long-term disability
  • paid parental leave
  • family expansion reimbursement
  • paid vacation from date of hire
  • sick time (accrued at 1 hour for every 25 hours worked)
  • eight paid holidays
  • two personal days per year.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
  • discounted company stock program (S.I.P.)
  • Starbucks equity program (Bean Stock)
  • incentivized emergency savings
  • financial well-being tools.
  • 100% upfront tuition coverage for a first-time bachelor’s degree through Arizona State University’s online program via the Starbucks College Achievement Plan
  • student loan management resources
  • access to other educational opportunities.
  • backup care
  • DACA reimbursement.
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