Production Operator Lead- Nights

Niagara Bottling•Hamburg, PA

9d•Onsite

About The Position

This position collaborates with the Production Supervisor to support daily production-floor operations and help ensure the shift meets safety, quality, and production goals in compliance with applicable legal and food safety requirements. The role is based at Niagara’s Hamburg plant and follows a night schedule, with 12-hour shifts on a rotating 2-2-3 schedule or another schedule dictated by production demand. The Production Operator Lead coordinates shift handoffs, checks production lines and work areas for safety, housekeeping, and quality compliance, and helps prepare lines for changeovers. The role also involves checking materials and production records, performing initial quality checks after changeovers, reporting production results, and monitoring downtime using Niagara’s Efficiency Improvement Tools. The position requires consistent adherence to plant safety programs, Good Manufacturing Practices, and food safety standards. Regular and predictable attendance is an essential function. Niagara describes its Total Rewards package as including paid time off, parental and caregiver leaves, medical, dental and vision coverage, a 401(k) with company match, and additional wellbeing, family-building, income-protection, education, and discount programs. Benefits vary by employment category; the posting states that regular full-time team members are offered a comprehensive package.

Requirements

At least 4 years of experience in the field or a similar manufacturing environment; experience may include a combination of work experience and education.
At least 4 years of experience in the position; experience may include a combination of work experience and education.
At least 4 years of experience managing people or projects; experience may include a combination of work experience and education.
High school diploma or GED.
Ability to work 12-hour shifts on a rotating 2-2-3 schedule or as dictated by production demand.
Required certification or license: none.
Required foreign language: none.

Nice To Haves

6 years of experience in the field or a similar manufacturing environment; experience may include a combination of work experience and education.
6 years of experience working in the position; experience may include a combination of work experience and education.
6 years of experience managing people or projects; experience may include a combination of work experience and education.
Associate’s degree.
Preferred certification or license: none.
Preferred foreign language: none.

Responsibilities

Assist the Production Supervisor with daily activities of the assigned shift 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 shift.
Conduct shift walkthroughs 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 appropriate inventory; 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 and bill-of-material information.
Support the Production Supervisor with hourly and/or end-of-shift production reports.
Use Efficiency Improvement Tools to understand and comment on line downtime, communicating according to the escalation plan.
Follow company and plant safety programs, guidelines, rules, and regulations.
Follow 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 accident plans.
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.