Production Team Lead, AWS Night shift

Perfetti Van Melle•Rockford Township, IL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Perfetti Van Melle, a global leader in confectionery and chewing gum manufacturing, is seeking an enthusiastic Production Team Lead to join their team. This role is crucial for the day-to-day plant activities, promoting safety, food safety, and clear communication within a team environment. The Production Team Lead will be responsible for all functions related to the start-up, shutdown, lockout, sanitation, and operation of packaging and/or process equipment to ensure high-quality product output that meets or exceeds cost and quality targets.

Requirements

Two years of experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably a food environment.
Prior leadership experience preferred.
High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred.
Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to work overtime hours, above your normal schedule, to meet customer’s demands.
Strong troubleshooting and problem analysis skills.
Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including Safety Shoes, Safety Glasses, Hearing Protection, Uniform, Hairnet, Beard net, and Mask when required.
Ability to work in occasionally dusty conditions due to the handling of bulk products and use breathing protection devices as required.
Ability to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms.
Ability to occasionally sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl.
Ability to talk, hear, and smell.
Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally push/pull 350-pound carts with wheels.
Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision.
Employees must be flexible in learning and working in other job functions to ensure a competent, trained workforce.
Required knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Teams.
Familiarity with SharePoint, SAP, Paycor, Smartsheet, Power BI.
Demonstrate knowledge of HR practices.

Nice To Haves

Spanish or bilingual fluency highly preferred.

Responsibilities

Holds others accountable for following standards and delivering on commitments, and follows the escalation process when applicable.
Assesses training needs and leads efforts to plan and complete training.
Assesses work standards, makes them available, and ensures teams meet them.
Engages proactively with cross-functional support teams, leaders, and floor operators, and coaches others to do the same.
Prepares written materials and delivers oral presentations using visual aids, conveying concise messages to diverse audiences, and is comfortable escalating to high-level leaders.
Analyzes data and trains others on DMAIC problem-solving methods.
Leads decision-making processes using data and principles to make difficult organizational or technical decisions involving the right people at the right level.
Recognizes when company resources/information are needed, locates them, evaluates, and uses them effectively, coaching others to do the same, and creates or updates resources/information when needed.
Manages conflict between team members, recognizes and resolves non-technical issues within the team, and involves HR when necessary.
Provides insight pertaining to employee evaluations and adapts leadership style to work situations.
Delivers feedback in a professional and positive manner.