Production Lead-Afternoon

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Dawn Foods is a global leader in bakery manufacturing and ingredients distribution. As the partner of choice for inspiring bakery success, we help customers grow their business through meaningful partnerships, research-driven insights and innovations, and products and expertise they can depend on. As a family-owned company, our commitments to our people, products, customers, and corporate values, are all part of our recipe for success.

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Why work for Dawn Foods?

 

PEOPLE.    PRODUCTS.    CUSTOMERS.

 

Why should you apply? We invest in you!

• Industry-leading health insurance on Day 1!
• Competitive Pay $32.60
• 401(K) + company match
• 10 Paid Company Holidays
• Paid Time Off
• Professional training
• Family-owned business over 100 years in service
• An opportunity for career advancement, working as part of an empowering workforce

 

Shift Schedule Monday-Friday, Saturday as needed. Mid Shift 12:00pm to 9:30pm

 

Job Purpose and Overview

The Production lead will assist the Production Supervisors in all areas of production. Direct day to day activities of the team in respect to line assignment, completion of scheduled production, quality, efficiency, and completion of required paperwork while ensuring compliance with plant safety, food safety and GMP. 

 

What Does It Take to be a Production Lead at Dawn Foods? 

Below are the minimum qualifications to be a fit for this job.  

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred
• Associate’s degree desired or have equivalent experience.
• One (1) years of experience (and/or equivalent education) in a food manufacturing facility preferred
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating instructions, maintenance instructions, and procedural manuals.  Ability to write routine reports.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Computer skills required.
• Handle many diversified tasks, correctly prioritize conflicting, time sensitive tasks.
• Proactive, self-directed independent team member with self-confidence.
• Forklift certification is desired or must be able to become certified

 

What Will You Do as a Production Lead at Dawn Foods?

• Manage and assist in continuous production runs.
• Assures that all product manufactured meets the product specifications, food safety and regulatory requirements.
• Establish high performance standards in housekeeping, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), International Food Standard (IFS) and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) requirements.
• Performs all the functions of the Mixer Operator, Premix Operator and Packing Operator and WMS (Warehouse Management Systems) scanning system.
• Follows the guidelines as printed in the job descriptions for those positions.
• Performs other duties as assigned including Dawn Operations Tracking (DOT), IFS packets and Critical Control Points (CCP) documents.
• Support to the Production Supervisor and hourly positions.
• Collaborate with all departments that support production.
• Adhere to the Food Defense and Security functions within the facility.

 

Physical Demands & Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member 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 hands to grasp, move, or utilize objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and t