Soybean Plant Team Lead

CGB Enterprises, Inc.•Casselton, ND

1d•$31 - $39

About The Position

The Soybean Plant Team Lead performs daily tasks and leads day-to-day operations at an assigned location. The role is responsible for operational efficiency, quality, rates, safety, and compliance with EPA, Coast Guard, OSHA, Process Safety Management (PSM), GMP, and HACCP requirements. The Team Lead participates in company Safety, Food Safety, and Quality programs and helps ensure employees follow applicable policies, procedures, and safety requirements. The position coordinates and communicates between employees, management, and maintenance; supports employee coaching, training, performance management, and staffing recommendations; and helps ensure the facility operates safely, efficiently, and profitably. Responsibilities also include maintenance and facility projects, recordkeeping, reporting, and other assigned duties.

Requirements

High school diploma.
Experience in any job within the work group sufficient to have the applicable skills and abilities to perform any job within the work group, including operator positions.
For Processing Team Lead of Extraction, pass the Extraction Qualifying test.
Basic working knowledge of, or ability to learn, business, coaching, and training skills.
Knowledge specific to the supported area, including applicable Process Safety Management requirements and GMP/HACCP rules.
Mathematical skills, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Good computer skills, including working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
Effective interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills, with ability to interact with people at all levels inside and outside the organization.
Strong troubleshooting skills and willingness and ability to make sound decisions about plant operations and efficiencies.
Strong organizational, time-management, and multitasking skills, with flexibility to adapt to changing priorities.
Mentoring and coaching skills, or ability to learn and incorporate them where applicable.
Ability to perform any job within the team’s work group.
Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple decision makers.
Ability to maintain confidentiality and secure sensitive information.
Ability to gain the knowledge needed to serve as a resource to management and provide leadership and direction.
Ability to remain focused on exceptional internal and external customer service.
Ability to lift, push, or pull up to 30 pounds frequently and 60 pounds occasionally.
Ability to use a 300-pound-rated ladder regularly; repeatedly climb ladders or stairs to significant heights, at least 30 feet before resting and up to 120 feet total.
Ability to climb, crouch, stoop, bend, and squat frequently; stand, walk, balance, grasp, and reach continuously; and kneel occasionally.
Ability to work safely around deep water and in confined spaces.
Ability to work in high dust levels around grain and other bulk products and outside in extreme weather conditions.
Ability to understand and communicate verbally in person and over a two-way radio.
Ability to work extended hours and scheduled shifts, including rotating shifts, weekends, and holidays, and to come in on scheduled days off if requested.
Ability to use peripheral vision and depth perception for work tasks.

Responsibilities

Participate in Safety, Food Safety, and Quality programs, attend daily pre-shift meetings, and ensure staff follow safety rules and meet required safety goals and reporting requirements.
Ensure work complies with OSHA, company safety, environmental, PSM, GMP, and HACCP requirements, including appropriate PPE use.
Oversee safety program permitting and lockout/tag-out permits.
Perform and lead daily work in the assigned location or area according to company and location policies and procedures.
Explain duties and tasks to staff, monitor productivity, provide constructive feedback, and ensure required paperwork, housekeeping, breaks, and lunches are handled according to policy.
Work with management to set and monitor performance goals and deadlines, and communicate, track, and coach employees toward meeting them.
Use daily parameters to pursue management goals and update parameters with input when needed.
Communicate operational information to management and maintenance and record pertinent information in the Team Leader Logbook.
Obtain utility readings on Monday mornings and on the first day of each month.
Lead repair, maintenance, preventive maintenance, housekeeping, inventory, and applicable building, equipment, or facility projects.
Monitor the facility for EPA, OSHA, and Coast Guard compliance.
Provide management input on staffing and job development, including hiring, promotion and termination recommendations, training, timekeeping, and corrective actions.
Coach and mentor staff to meet individual performance expectations.
Prepare reports for management as needed or requested.
Perform other duties as assigned.