Lead Team Technician Kitchen - Overnight Shift

At Nestlé Health Science, we believe that nutrition, science, and wellness must merge, not collide. Here, we embrace the intrinsic connections of these three pillars, harnessing their collective strength to empower healthier lives. Our broad product portfolio includes renowned brands like Garden of Life®, Nature's Bounty®, Vital Proteins®, Orgain®, Nuun®, BOOST®, Carnation Breakfast Essentials®, Peptamen®, Compleat Organic Blends®, and more. We also have extensive pharmaceutical expertise, offering innovative medicines that aim to prevent, manage, and treat gastrointestinal and metabolic-related diseases.

At Nestlé Health Science, we bring our best for better lives. Our people are challenged to bring fresh, diverse views and make bold moves to empower healthier lives through nutrition. We know brilliant ideas can come from anyone, anywhere. Here we embrace the entrepreneurial spirit and collaborate with teams that champion focused and forward thinking. We are committed to fostering professional growth and celebrating the achievements of our people along the way. We offer dynamic career paths, robust development, opportunities to learn from talented colleagues around the globe, and benefits that support physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. 
 

Join us to innovate for impact and reimagine the future of health and nutrition for patients and consumers. 

Must have basic proficiency of English language to comply with verbal and written directions, signs, policies and procedures.

 

This position is for 3rd Shift, 10:30pm - 7:00am

 

The Lead Kitchen Operator will perform a broader range of responsibilities than a Team Member. The individual will perform a variety of tasks within the manufacturing facility as needed, with a primary focus in the Kitchen department. This will include monitoring and managing waste water discharge and operate the Automatic Batching System (ABS) via the upstairs Human Machine Interface (HMI). In addition to performing the Team Member responsibilities, the Kitchen Team Technician is responsible for the following. 

 

Responsibilities

• Set-up, clean, operate and adjust all Kitchen equipment (forklift, overhead hoist, hand jack, scale, flexicon, auger, weigher, pectin hopper, downstairs and upstairs Human Machine Interface (HMI), Deionized (DI) room, cooker, vacuum pump, vacumizer, color and flavor kegs,  critical control point (CCP) and control point (CP) screens, vitamin tanks, acid tanks, Automatic Batching System (ABS), floor scrubber, tray washer etc.) operations in a mass/high volume production environment.
• Ability to read and follow operating and/or written procedures to conduct assigned tasks safely and within standard time.
• Perform all functions according to Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) and company Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) meeting required production standards.
• Fully trained and qualified in all operating instructions, SOP’s, JHA, and area specific technical instructions for assigned role
• Use intermediate mathematical skills and metric units to calculate adjustments to batch records when needed
• Properly document and maintain logbooks/batch records
• Monitors and ensure proper use of critical control point (CCP) screens for quality assurance
• Captures waste water discharge for environmental compliance
• Performs in-process brix checks to ensure product meets product and batch specifications.
• Flows to the Work (FTW): supports gummy inspection, monitoring Mogul stacker (and other areas) in production as needed
• Conduct quality checks to ensure product meets dimensional and appearance requirements.
• Engage in Daily Shift meetings using 2 way communications to review shift actual results to goals. Take individual accountability in assisting the team in identifying and closing actions to resolve problems.
• Maintain a clean, organized and safe work environment through the use of visual management tools and standards; responsible for proper waste disposal.
• Coordinate activities within a team environment and be flexible in adapting to changing work environment. Follow escalation process, standard work, and assist team in “Why Why” Problem Solving Analysis.
• Must meet the site core skill requirements
• Other duties as assigned.

 

Qualifications, Experience, Education, Certification, Licenses & Registrations, Skills, Physical Demands

• High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED) or equivalent experience required
• Must be able to read, comprehend, and speak English
• 3-5 years of experience in high volume manufacturing or nutritional supplement in the food industry preferred
• Intermediate mathematical, problem solving, and troubleshootin