Production Team Lead- 2nd Shift
FlavorSum•Kalamazoo, MI
•Onsite
About The Position
The Production Team Lead is a working lead responsible for the leadership, mentorship, training, and safety of production team members. This role involves developing SOPs, ensuring proper equipment maintenance, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. The Production Team Lead will own all aspects of their designated work center, including 5S, Safety, Quality, Schedule Attainment, Productivity, Leading Special Projects, and Planned Maintenance, while meeting or exceeding department metrics.
Requirements
- High School diploma required
- 2-5 years of direct experience in a managerial/leadership role
- Experienced with functioning within ERP systems
- Strong computer skill-set/Microsoft Suite (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
- Ability to lift up to 40 lbs-50 lbs. as needed
- Sit and stand for long periods of time as needed
- A solid working knowledge of Microsoft Office is required and ERP systems experience and working knowledge
- Must be capable of completing training in: Safety, HAZCOM, HAZMAT & HAZWOPER
- Forklift Certification
- GMP
- Biosecurity and Food Defense
- Any other training needs that arise
Nice To Haves
- Post secondary education a plus
- Previous demonstrated leadership competencies preferred
- Food manufacturing environment helpful, but not required
Responsibilities
- Produces product along side team in assigned work center
- Provides daily leadership and supervision to assigned team members in designated work center
- Involves and engages employees through regular team meetings, department goal setting and individual development plans
- Provides training, coaching, and feedback to direct reports
- Reviews, develops, updates and trains team members to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)-Work Instructions
- Ensures the team is appropriately trained and following all required regulations, safety procedures and equipment usage
- Coordinates with Supervisor and HR on required trainings to ensure all required certifications for team are up to date to ensure compliance
- Ensures alignment of team members and other departments to meet On Time In Full (OTIF) Objectives through coordination of schedules, staffing requirements, production sequencing to maximize productivity, quality standards
- Coordinates with Production Planning, Supervisor, other Team Leaders and Customer Service to deliver the best Customer Experience
- Ensures the Team is demonstrating the FlavorSum Core Values and is delivering world class internal and external customer experiences
- Department is in compliance with SQF standards at all times
- Works closely with Finance to coordinate team members to assist with accurate and timely cycle counts of raw materials
- Assists with annual physical inventory as assigned
- Leads and supports implementation of departmental improvements
- Initiates action as needed or submissions through Summit and Safety Committees
- Meets or exceeds department metrics
- Works with Supervisor to ensure they and their team members know what success looks like through a full understanding of metrics and how to drive improvement
- Performs all other duties as assigned by Management
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
