What are the responsibilities and job description for the 2nd Shift Packing Department Lead position at McClancy Foods & Flavors LLC?
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McClancy Foods & Flavors (“McClancy” or the “Company”) is a privately-held, manufacturer of blends, spices, and seasoning mixes for foodservice, commercial and retail customers. For almost 70 years, the Company has worked with national, international, regional, and local customers in a variety of industries to create formulations and food products that will nourish, delight, and exceed expectations of families across the globe.
The Company is headquartered in Fort Mill, SC near Charlotte, NC. For additional information, please visit http://www.mcclancy.com/.
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Position Summary: The Packaging Production Lead is responsible for overseeing daily 2nd shift packaging operations in our Spice Production Facility, ensuring safety, quality, productivity, and continuous improvement. This role leads frontline teams, optimizes line performance, and supports operational excellence initiatives.
Description of Duties:
- Promote a zero-incident safety culture and enforce all safety policies and procedures.
- Conduct daily safety checks, audits, and incident investigations.
- Lead and coordinate packaging line operations to meet daily production targets.
- Ensure proper staffing, scheduling, and shift handoffs.
- Escalate and resolve operational issues in real time.
- Supervise, coach, and develop operators and technicians.
- Provide clear expectations and performance feedback.
- Conduct daily huddles and shift meetings.
- Support onboarding and training of new employees.
- Ensure all packaged products meet quality and customer standards.
- Enforce GMPs and SOP compliance.
- Partner with QA to address defects, holds, and non-conformances.
- Drive root cause analysis and corrective actions.
- Identify and implement process improvements.
- Reduce waste, downtime, and inefficiencies.
- Ensure proper operation and care of packaging equipment.
- Coordinate with maintenance for preventive and corrective work.
- Track and report key production metrics.
- Maintain accurate production and compliance records.
- Communicate updates to leadership and cross-functional teams