Production Operator Lead

Niagara Bottling•Jeffersonville, IN

About The Position

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

Requirements

Minimum 4 years of experience in the field or a similar manufacturing environment.
Minimum 4 years of experience in the position.
Minimum 4 years of experience managing people or projects.
Experience requirements may be met through a combination of work experience and education.
High school diploma or GED.
Ability to work 12-hour day or night shifts on a rotating 2-2-3 schedule or a schedule 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 activities for the assigned shift and ensure product meets safety, quality, and throughput standards.
Communicate with the previous shift about production-line challenges and opportunities to prepare for the shift.
Conduct shift walkthroughs to verify safety, housekeeping, and quality compliance.
Assist with batching minerals, if applicable, and preparing production lines for scheduled changeovers.
Order and inspect raw materials before changeovers to ensure inventories are correct for production runs.
Perform first-pass quality checks after changeovers and return raw materials after production runs.
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 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.
Comply with 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, pre-paid legal services, identity theft protection, car rental, and airport parking.
Tuition reimbursement, college savings plan, and scholarship opportunities.