Production Operator Lead

Niagara Bottling•Middleburg, FL

About The Position

The Production Operator Lead collaborates with the Production Supervisor to support daily production-floor operations. The role helps ensure that each shift meets established safety, quality, and production goals while complying with applicable legal and food-safety requirements. It supports shift preparation, production changeovers, material and inventory checks, quality verification, production reporting, and downtime communication. The role follows company safety programs, Good Manufacturing Practices, and food-safety standards. Regular and predictable attendance is essential. The position requires working 12-hour shifts, day or night, on a rotating 2-2-3 schedule or another schedule dictated by production demand.

Requirements

At least 4 years of experience in the field or a similar manufacturing environment; experience may combine work experience and education.
At least 4 years of experience in the position; experience may combine work experience and education.
At least 4 years of experience managing people or projects; experience may combine work experience and education.
High school diploma or GED.
Ability to work 12-hour shifts, day or night, on a rotating 2-2-3 schedule or as dictated by production demand.

Nice To Haves

6 years of experience in the field or a similar manufacturing environment.
6 years of experience working in the position.
6 years of experience managing people or projects.
Associate’s degree.

Responsibilities

Assist the Production Supervisor with daily shift activities and help ensure products meet safety, quality, and throughput standards.
Communicate with the previous shift about production-line challenges and opportunities to prepare for the incoming shift.
Conduct walkthroughs during the shift to verify safety, housekeeping, and quality compliance.
Assist with batching minerals when applicable and prepare production lines for scheduled changeovers.
Order and inspect raw materials before changeovers to ensure the correct inventory is available for production runs.
Perform first-pass quality checks after changeovers to prevent non-conforming product.
Return raw materials after production runs are complete.
Verify discrete jobs in Oracle, the Warehouse Management System, and/or the Line Management System, including quality information and bills of material.
Support the Production Supervisor with hourly and/or end-of-shift production reports.
Use Efficiency Improvement Tools to understand and comment on line downtime and communicate according to the escalation plan.
Follow company and plant safety programs, guidelines, rules, and regulations.
Abide by Niagara’s Good Manufacturing Practices and Food Safety Standards.
Maintain regular and predictable attendance.

Benefits

Paid time off for holidays, sick time, and vacation time.
Paid parental and caregiver leaves.
Medical coverage, including virtual care options.
Dental coverage.
Vision coverage.
401(k) with company match.
Health Savings Account with company match.
Flexible Spending Accounts.
Expanded mental wellbeing benefits, including free counseling sessions for team members and household family members.
Family Building Benefits, including enhanced fertility benefits for IVF and fertility preservation, plus adoption, surrogacy, and Doula reimbursements.
Income protection, including Life and AD&D, short- and long-term disability, critical illness, and an accident plan.
Special discount programs, including pet plans, prepaid legal services, identity theft protection, car rental, and airport parking.
Tuition reimbursement, college savings plan, and scholarship opportunities.