Team Leader Production

Lamb Weston • Park Rapids, MN

3d • $69,500 - $104,240

About The Position

You’ve probably enjoyed our fries without even knowing it! As a leading manufacturer in our industry, and public Fortune 500 company, we inspire and bring people together with foods they love and trust. Our customer base includes international food service providers, restaurants, and households in over 100 countries around the world. A highly innovative global corporation with a start-up mindset, we empower every individual to make a genuine difference. You’ll gain access to hands-on training to fuel your growth and success, explore opportunities for new solutions, and you’ll join a winning team of 10,000+ people all dedicated to raising the bar – together. If you have a strong drive for results, a desire to help us bring the world together through our fries, and are ready for a fresh challenge, we want to hear from you. Leads team members to identify, manage, and execute the plants process improvement opportunities. Manages production staff to attain production and quality goals. Identifies problems or bottlenecks in production processes and resolves issues. Ensures production resources including materials, equipment and human resources are available as needed to maintain production schedules. Supports continuous improvement goals in safety, quality, cost and customer service. Responsible for managing and owning various functions of the business and creating an engaged and team oriented work force in order to improve business results. 1 year related experience. Monitor production to ensure that quality, productivity, and cost standards are maintained. Provide employee training to ensure that employees are performing job responsibilities effectively. Assist with the supervision of sanitation operations as necessary to promote and maintain a clean and food safe environment Enforce plant rules, regulations and procedure's subordinate performance, communicate with employees, and provide information for work performance improvement. Participate in the support of plant and company safety programs, promoting and maintaining a high level of awareness and adherence to defined employee safety requirements such as lock-out/tag-out, personal protective equipment, confined space entry, etc.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED equivalent required.
• 1 year related experience.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes and loss.
• Knowledge of GMP's.
• Working knowledge of plant equipment and safety.
• Ability to distinguish normal/abnormal conditions.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, problem solving and organizational skills.
• Ability to work weekends and/or shift work with a strong work ethic and employment history.
• Must be available for a 2nd shift position.
• A self-motivated individual that is able to multi-task and lead others.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelors' Degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Engineering, Food Science, Agricultural Sciences, or other Natural Science degrees preferred. Other degrees will be considered.
• 1-3 years supervisory experience preferred.
• Previous experience working in a manufacturing environment preferred.
• SAP experience preferred.
• Previous experience in a food processing or manufacturing environment is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Leads team members to identify, manage, and execute the plants process improvement opportunities.
• Manages production staff to attain production and quality goals.
• Identifies problems or bottlenecks in production processes and resolves issues.
• Ensures production resources including materials, equipment and human resources are available as needed to maintain production schedules.
• Supports continuous improvement goals in safety, quality, cost and customer service.
• Responsible for managing and owning various functions of the business and creating an engaged and team oriented work force in order to improve business results.
• Monitor production to ensure that quality, productivity, and cost standards are maintained.
• Provide employee training to ensure that employees are performing job responsibilities effectively.
• Assist with the supervision of sanitation operations as necessary to promote and maintain a clean and food safe environment
• Enforce plant rules, regulations and procedure's subordinate performance, communicate with employees, and provide information for work performance improvement.
• Participate in the support of plant and company safety programs, promoting and maintaining a high level of awareness and adherence to defined employee safety requirements such as lock-out/tag-out, personal protective equipment, confined space entry, etc.

Benefits

• Health Insurance Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision
• Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care, and Health Reimbursement Accounts
• Well-being programs including companywide events and a wellness incentive program
• Paid Time Off
• Financial Wellness – Industry leading 401(k) plan with generous company contributions, Financial Planning Services, Employee Stock purchase program, and Health Savings Accounts, Life and Accident insurance
• Family-Friendly Employee events
• Employee Assistance Program services – mental health and other concierge type services

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED