Operations Team Lead

Under the direction of the Production Manager (or designate), is responsible for employee relations, product manufacturing, quality and efficiency of operations, planning and utilization of equipment, cost improvement and performance measurement to support the business plan and compliance with all legal requirements.

Responsibilities & Accountabilities:

• Plans, organizes, and accomplishes goals of the operation.
• Manages production performance measures, including visual controls and provides regular progress reports to manager.
• Direct production personnel including scheduling, time and attendance, policy and procedure administration and documentation in all areas of responsibility.
• Adhere to quality standards and procedures, supporting the positive release program and promoting quality within the department.
• Execute safety policies and practices and provides training, minimizing risk to personnel.
• Provide workflow management, planning, mechanic expertise and analysis and training necessary to operate the department in a clean, safe, and productive manner.
• Balances safety, quality, morale, productivity, and cost to achieve positive results in all areas. Works to continuously improve in all areas.
• Manage and coordinate production startups, shutdowns, changeovers, and troubleshooting activities including systematic resolution of problem, coordination of team, resources and communication of progress to appropriate management, always ensuring that the customer needs are met.
• Work closely with Human Resources to address and resolve personnel issues through problem resolution.
• Ensures effective employee relations as well as provides employee coaching and development.
• Communicate and motivate personnel to maintain and improve personnel performance through listening skills, meeting skills, appraisals, progressive discipline, goal setting and quality practices.
• Work closely with Quality, Logistics, and Process Technical Manager to drive improvements and resolve issues.
• Assist with development and maintaining of standard operating procedures ensuring operations are within specification.
• Direct supervision of production personnel.
• Internal and external communications, as needed, 24-hours a day to ensure proper operation of every aspect of the operation.
• Shall be competent and shall have appropriate education, training, skills and experience. They shall be fully conversant in BRC Food Safety Policy, GMP’s, HACCP Principle and BRC Food Safety Standard and Application.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.
  
  

Education & Experience:

• Associate / Technical Degree in related field or five years of experience as a lead or supervisor in manufacturing, including employee screening, performance review, counseling, training and development
• Measurement of performance to goals and standards
• Systems and continuous improvement orientation
• Inventory management
• Proven experience in effectively managing people and promoting teamwork, including highly skilled technicians
  
  

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use of hands to finger, handle, feel, talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close and distance vision as well as color recognition.

Work Environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud outside of the office area. Employees must wear hearing protection and all other assigned Personal Protective Equipment. Temperature can range from extreme cold (<40 degrees) to extreme heat (>90 degrees). The atmosphere contains fumes, dust and odors.

Under the direction of the Production Manager (or designate), is responsible for employee relations, product manufacturing, quality and efficiency of operations, planning and utilization of equipment, cost improvement and performance measurement to support the business plan and compliance with all legal requirements.

Responsibilities & Accountabilities:

• Plans, organizes, and accomplishes goals of the operation.
• Manages production performance measures, including visual controls and provides regular progress reports to manager.
• Direct production personnel including scheduling, time and attendance, policy and procedure administration and documentation in all areas of responsibility.
• Adhere to quality standards and procedures, supporting the positive release program and promoting quality within the department.
• Execute safety policies and practices and provides training, minimizing risk to personnel.
• Provide workflow management, planning, mechanic expertise and analysis and training necessary to operate the department in a clean, safe, and productive manner.
• Balances safety, quality, morale, productivity, and cost to achieve positive results in all areas. Works to continuously improve in all areas.
• Manage and coordinate production startups, shutdowns, changeovers, and troubleshooting activities including systematic resolution of problem, coordination of team, resources and communication of progress to appropriate management, always ensuring that the customer needs are met.
• Work closely with Human Resources to address and resolve personnel issues through problem resolution.
• Ensures effective employee relations as well as provides employee coaching and development.
• Communicate and motivate personnel to maintain and improve personnel performance through listening skills, meeting skills, appraisals, progressive discipline, goal setting and quality practices.
• Work closely with Quality, Logistics, and Process Technical Manager to drive improvements and resolve issues.
• Assist with development and maintaining of standard operating procedures ensuring operations are within specification.
• Direct supervision of production personnel.
• Internal and external communications, as needed, 24-hours a day to ensure proper operation of every aspect of the operation.
• Shall be competent and shall have appropriate education, training, skills and experience. They shall be fully conversant in BRC Food Safety Policy, GMP’s, HACCP Principle and BRC Food Safety Standard and Application.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.
  
  

Education & Experience:

• Associate / Technical Degree in related field or five years of experience as a lead or supervisor in manufacturing, including employee screening, performance review, counseling, training and development
• Measurement of performance to goals and standards
• Systems and continuous improvement orientation
• Inventory management
• Proven experience in effectively managing people and promoting teamwork, including highly skilled technicians
  
  

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use of hands to finger, handle, feel, talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close and distance vision as well as color recognition.

Work Environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud outside of the office area. Employees must wear hearing protection and all other assigned Personal Protective Equipment. Temperature can range from extreme cold (<40 degrees) to extreme heat (>90 degrees). The atmosphere contains fumes, dust and odors.

Under the direction of the Production Manager (or designate), is responsible for employee relations, product manufacturing, quality and efficiency of operations, planning and utilization of equipment, cost improvement and performance measurement to support the business plan and compliance with all legal requirements.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use of hands to finger, handle, feel, talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close and distance vision as well as color recognition.

Work Environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud outside of the office area. Employees must wear hearing protection and all other assigned Personal Protective Equipment. Temperature can range from extreme cold (<40 degrees) to extreme heat (>90 degrees). The atmosphere contains fumes, dust and odors.

BRINGING YOUR TRUE SELF TO WORK

To reach our goals, we know we need colleagues at all levels who are truly diverse in every way. That’s why we are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. Our customers come from a wide range of backgrounds, and so do our people and It’s business critical for us to ensure all our people have what they need to perform at their best and can be their true selves at work.