Lead Production - 2nd shift

Company Description

Headquartered in Cordova, TN, Stratas Foods is a 50/50 joint venture formed in October 2008 between ACH Food Companies and Archer Daniels Midland Company.  Stratas Foods is built on the combined strengths and expertise of these two great parent companies, laid down over the course of over 200 years of combined experience.  Stratas will continue to build on this foundation of excellence by providing value added, branded and custom formulated fats and oils solutions to the Food Service, Food Ingredient and Retail sectors.  At Stratas Foods we are committed to being the most valued supplier of fats, oils, dressings, mayonnaise and salad dressings to the private label retail bottled oils market in the United States. 

Manufacturing facilities are located in Dallas and Houston, TX; Decatur and Quincy, IL; Englewood, NJ; Hillside, NJ; Fresno, CA; Nashville, TN; and Valdosta, GA.  Corporate offices are located in Memphis, TN.  We are committed to maintaining a progressive workplace by utilizing the ideas, skills and talents of all of our employees.  We strive to make Stratas Foods a great place to work and are building a team capable of meeting our business goals.

Job Description

The Lead will be responsible for leading group working activities to optimize production performance.  This operation is to be performed keeping safety as a primary objective and following established GMP, Safety, Regulatory and Stratas Foods’ procedures and policies. 

Essential Duties & Responsibilities: 

• Adhere to all GMP and Safety requirements. 

• Responsible for the safety, well-being and training of the team members under his/her leadership. 

• Responsible for enforcing GMPs and PPE to all operators on their lines. 

• Complete required paperwork in a timely fashion as required by the production and quality schedule.  

• Perform and complete various quality checks, such as but not limited to; pre & post operation checks, Metal detector checks, Lot coding, product consistency, equipment pressures, etc. 

• Manually report machine down time reasons for down-time reporting. 

• Coordinate line set up to ensure production schedule is executed, such as but not limited to; personnel, packaging, batch maker, documentation, etc.   

• Operate all machinery/equipment in the area of responsibility. 

• Ensure that all of the proper components are being used, reporting any deviations or issues to the Production Supervisor and/or QC Manager. 

• Ensure the proper weight / volume is met per product specification / label claim. 

• Ensure the proper coding is clearly legible on the packaging as specified by QC and customer directives. 

• Read, interpret, and follow Stratas Food’s policy, procedures, work instructions, etc. 

• Read, interpret and follow the daily production schedule and demands. 

• Ensure that washouts and sanitation of tools and equipment is appropriately done, prior to line start up.  

• Oversee and document rework products when required. 

• General housekeeping in working area to comply with GMP’s and safety concerns. 

• General knowledge of depalletizing, filler, cappers, coders, printers, scanner, labelers, case packers, case erectors, palletizers.  Compressed gases, i.e nitrogen as needed).  Ability to set, monitor and adjust pressures.   

• Can operate CCP checks 

• Aid the organization in development of written process specification and controls. 

• Adapts to shifting priorities and assists wherever needed to meet company goals. 

Qualifications

• High school Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) 

• Ability to do simple math, add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals 

• Ability to speak and write English, bi-lingual in Spanish a plus 

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where limited standardization exists 

• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule formats 

• 1 year of experience in a similar role and industry 

• 1 year of experience in coaching a team of 3-6 team members 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed are representative of the minimum knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.   

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