Production Operator Lead

Niagara Bottling•Lancaster, TX

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Operator Lead collaborates with the Production Supervisor to assist with daily production-floor operations and help ensure the shift meets safety, quality, and production goals while complying with legal and food safety requirements. The role supports shift handoffs, production-line readiness and changeovers, materials management, quality checks, production reporting, and downtime monitoring. The position requires the ability to work 12-hour shifts, either day or night, on a rotating 2-2-3 schedule or another schedule dictated by production demand. The role follows company and plant safety programs and Niagara’s Good Manufacturing Practices and Food Safety Standards. Regular and predictable attendance is an essential function. Duties may change with or without prior notice. Minimum qualifications include four years of experience in the field or a similar manufacturing environment, four years of experience in the position, and four years of experience managing people or projects. Experience may include a combination of work experience and education. A high school diploma or GED is required; an associate’s degree is preferred. Preferred experience is six years in each of the stated experience categories.

Requirements

Four years of experience in the field or a similar manufacturing environment.
Four years of experience in the position.
Four years of experience managing people or projects.
A 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.
Experience may include a combination of work experience and education.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Assist the Production Supervisor with daily shift activities to 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 walkthroughs during the shift to verify safety, housekeeping, and quality compliance.
Assist with batching minerals, if applicable, and prepare production lines for scheduled changeovers.
Order and inspect raw materials before changeovers to verify inventories 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 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, and communicate 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 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.