Processing Lead

Description

Reports To: Plant Manager

Classification: Non-Exempt

Summary/Objective

Provide leadership assistance in the Processing Plant working at various positions as a team member to make sure that food products are processed according to quality specifications and customer needs.     

Essential Functions

Ability to lead team members in processing of Rainbow Trout products for customers:  

Assure quality and safety standards are being met.  

Ability to operate equipment to produce products for customers:

• Supervise Employees.  
• Responsible for product movement from the processing floor through staging area and cooling storage.
• Ability to interface with Innova software systems.
• Knowledge of machinery upkeep and operation.
• Responsible for sanitation duties.  
• Communicate and Work as a Team Member.
• Participate in some discussion about confidential/sensitive matters.
• Communicate with employees and others through written, oral and face-to-face interactions.
• Assist other team members in completion of work.  
• Communicate with fellow employees to complete tasks and adhere to safety standards.
• Ability to work flexible work schedules with varying hours as required.  
• Miscellaneous Duties as assigned.  

Requirements

Competencies

• Leadership Skills.
• Ability to resolve conflict.
• Record keeping, organizational skills.
• Ability to operate lift truck

Supervisory Responsibility

Primary Supervisor for Operators within the Plant

Work Environment

The worker is frequently subject to inside environmental conditions: Protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. The worker is subject to noise. The worker can be subject to cold and wet conditions. 

Physical Demands

Typical Physical Activity

This job involves medium work exerting force occasionally and frequently to move objects.  

The worker will be required to have a range of motion as follows:  

• Often requires walking, moving or climbing to accomplish tasks.  
• Often requires standing for sustained periods of time.  
• Occasionally requires stooping and reaching.    
• Occasionally requires pushing using upper extremities to press against something with steady force. 
• Occasionally requires pulling using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.  
• Lifting is required on an occasional basis.
• Ability to use pallet jacks is required on an occasional basis.  
• Often requires feeling of products perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.  
• Repetitive Motions are required which involve substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.    

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

Full-time position work 5 days a week,

Expected Hours of Work: Assigned Hours may vary.

Travel

None.

Required Education and Experience

• Vast knowledge of fresh and frozen product line, packaging requirements.  
• Ability to organize and work well with others as a team member.
• Ability to use Excel, Word, and Outlook
• Exemplary attendance required.
• Ability to communicate verbally and in written form.
• Ability to communicate in English in order to adhere to safety standards. 

Preferred Education and Experience

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

None.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.