Beverage Packaging Lead AM and PM Shift

Description

Fantastic opportunity to grow your career with the EMPLOYER of Choice! Come experience and work on our state-of-the-art automation. Flexible schedule and great benefits! Great pay!

Berner Food & Beverage, headquartered in Dakota, Illinois, is recognized as an employer of choice in the food and beverage manufacturing industry, offering a dynamic, team-oriented environment where employee development and career success are core values. The company is committed to fostering a safe, inclusive, and innovative workplace, making it an attractive destination for skilled maintenance professionals.

State-of-the-Art Automation

Berner operates a state-of-the-art, SQF Level III-certified facility, featuring advanced automation and manufacturing technologies. Their 290,000-square-foot plant expansion has tripled production space and introduced cutting-edge equipment, supporting a wide range of shelf-stable beverages, dips, sauces, and aerosol cheese products. This modern infrastructure ensures that Maintenance Technicians work with the latest systems and play a key role in keeping operations running smoothly.

Great Benefits and Flexible Work Schedule

Employees at Berner enjoy a competitive wage and a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, dental coverage, and a 401(k) plan. The company values work-life balance, offering flexible work schedules that accommodate different shifts and personal needs, making it easier for technicians to manage their professional and personal commitments.

Industry Recognition

This Year (2025), Berner Food & Beverage was a finalist in the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association’s “Coolest Thing Made in Illinois” tournament, highlighting the company’s innovation and leadership in the industry for its Aerosol Cheese Products. This recognition underscores Berner’s reputation for producing high-quality, in-demand products and its commitment to manufacturing excellence.

Job Overview

Serves as the primary support resource for all manufacturing processes within the department. Accountable for all aspects of daily performance in the Packaging area, including worker safety, product quality, and meeting production targets. Coordinates the team’s efforts and works directly with operators to minimize process downtime, identify opportunities for improvement, and resolve any issues or conflicts that may immediately impact performance. Develops, motivates, and clearly communicates expectations to all team members in the department.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Expert in all processes within the packaging department

• Maintain throughput at target levels by responding to production issues in a timely manner, leading initial trouble-shooting efforts, and escalating issues to the supervisor as required

• Facilitate the training plan for new operators and ensure all packaging employees are adequately developed to execute their work assignments

• Participate in periodic performance reviews and provide feedback on packaging team members

• Ensure process documentation is filled out correctly and delivered to the proper locations on time

• Ensure disposition reports are completed with accurate information as needed

• Verify correct flow of materials and minimize waste within the packaging process

• Coordinate major activities such as changeovers, clean-ups, set-ups, and shutdowns

• Organize break schedules and monitor break times for all packaging employees

• Change operator labor assignments and perform operator duties as needed to maintain production

• Communicate with Supervisors and other Area Leads to avoid interruptions in production between departments

• Practice effective verbal and radio communication

• Promote and ensure compliance of Berner GMP, EHS, Food Safety, and personal conduct standards by all team members as required in the packaging area

• Lead packaging employees during emergencies and drills to emergency exits and assembly points, and ensure full evacuation of the department when needed

• Lead all CILR activities to ensure compliance with published schedules

Pay range: 19.00-23.00/hour based on experience. Full benefits (medical, dental, vision, and 401k plan)

If you are currently a Berner Employee applying for an internal position, it is your responsibility to communicate with your current manager and supervisor that you have applied for a new position.

Requirements

Requirements

• Maintain attendance record in compliance with company policy (must not exceed written warning)

• Maintain performance record in compliance with company policy (must not exceed written warning)

• Able to competently perform task requirements for all positions within the department as needed

• Able to interpret production schedules to identify pack job numbers and correct materials needed

• Able to use MES effectively to ensure downtime and job data is accurate

• Communicate effectively and respectfully with all team members