Production Team Leader

Glanbia • Twin Falls, ID

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Production Team Leader supports plant operations by ensuring productivity, quality, food safety, and safety standards are consistently met. This role provides hands-on leadership to hourly production employees and partners closely with Production Management, Quality, Maintenance, Logistics, and Warehouse teams to deliver safe, compliant, and efficient operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a scientific or technical discipline preferred, or equivalent experience.
• 3–5 years of related manufacturing or production experience.
• Strong knowledge of food manufacturing regulations and standards.
• Ability to communicate effectively with employees and cross-functional teams.
• Intermediate computer skills including email, word processing, and spreadsheets.
• Strong safety, attendance, and punctuality record.
• Ability to work weekends, overtime, and varying shifts as required.

Responsibilities

• Assist management in ensuring plant productivity, quality, safety, sustainability, and housekeeping standards are met.
• Coordinate daily production activities within established budget parameters.
• Schedule and coordinate employee shifts and work schedules.
• Conduct audits to ensure employees perform tasks according to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and customer requirements including USDA, FDA, SQF, and customer standards.
• Perform inventory checks and product sampling as required.
• Coordinate shipping activities with Logistics and Warehouse teams.
• Provide performance coaching and day-to-day leadership to hourly employees.
• Ensure equipment is operating properly and coordinate required maintenance or repairs.
• Conduct employee meetings and assist with employee relations and issue resolution.
• Manage in-process controls to ensure finished product quality.
• Actively participate in continuous improvement teams and projects.
• Immediately report Safety, Food Safety, Quality, Sustainability, or Housekeeping concerns to management.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Benefits

• The opportunity to develop your career on a global stage, continuous learning through an on-demand learning platform, and a competitive compensation package including staff discounts, generous family leave policy, health & dental plan, competitive salary, 401K.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees