Production Team Leader

Production Team Leader

 

Glanbia 

 

Join this dynamic team focused on delivering better nutrition for every step of life’s journey 

 

The Opportunity 

 

Oversees daily production operations, coach and develop hourly employees, identify and implement process optimization projects. Provide the leadership that ensures all employees on shift can improve and sustain a zero loss work culture that drives out injuries and ensures products are safe and meet quality specifications. Manage all aspects of shift plant operation ensuring budget, output, and continuous improvement by engaging all employees. This permanent position will report to the Production Manager.

 

• Assist management in ensuring plant productivity, quality, and safety standards are met.
• Maintain plant safety programs to ensure the safety of all employees and products.
• Utilizes GPS processes, driving zero losses and upholds the culture of Glanbia non-negotiables
• Coordinate production within budget parameters.
• Ensure all plant employees are responsible and accountable to maintain Glanbia GMP and site standards which include FDA, USDA and Idaho state standards.
• Ensure product quality and food safety by ensuring plant employee’s sustains quality systems. ( HAACP, SQF, SOP, GMPs)
• Schedule and coordinate shifts and employees’ work schedules.
• Conduct audits to ensure employees are performing tasks according to Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
• Perform inventory checks and sampling.
• Coordinate, with logistics, warehouse and shipping.
• Provide performance coaching to and development of hourly employees. 
• Ensure troubleshooting capabilities are developed with all operators and maintenance personnel.
• Liaise with maintenance department in developing preventive maintenance schedules, and make decisions regarding emergency maintenance.
• Ensure adherence to production schedule.
• Conduct employee meetings, supervise production workforce and assist in employment resolution.
• Demonstrate professionalism in verbal and written communication and in behavior. 
• Complete TL Standard work lists and tasks each shift
• Ensure equipment is operated according to centerline control and reporting process
• Report out on plant performance as part of daily review and staff meetings.
• Perform hourly employee PDP process and provide feedback periodically on performance, including disciplinary and attendance occurrences.
• Provide performance coaching to and development of hourly employees.  

 

The Skills you will bring to the team 

• Bachelor’s degree in a hard science preferred but not required; a minimum of three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to prioritize tasks, handle multiply projects simultaneously and delegate assignments to others.
• Comply with all safety policies, practices and procedures. Report all unsafe activities to supervisor and/or Human Resources.
• Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals.
• Provide leadership to others through example and sharing of knowledge/skill.
• Intermediate personal computer skills, including electronic mail, routine database activity, word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, etc.
• Must complete Glanbia’s Team Lead certification program.

 

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