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Team Leader Production

Kraft Heinz
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 24 Jul 2025
💰 $56,000/yr

About the role

Job Description

Production Lead Worker – Non-Union Position

Bi-Lingual Preferred

Location: Massillon Ohio

Benefits & Compensation Overview:

Medical

Dental

Vision

Prescription

401K

Incentive bonus eligibility

Additional perks:  Pet Insurance, (EAP) Employee Assistance Program, etc.

(HRA) Health Reimbursement Account or (HSA) Health Savings Account

PTO: Pro-rated amount of PTO within first year depending on start date. 12 days off after one year of employment.

Pay:

$25 - $28 an hour with yearly hourly rate increase.

Work Schedule:

2nd Shift, 2:00pm - 12:00am, Monday-Friday

Plant & Community Overview:

Plant Overview:

The Kraft Heinz Massillon factory is engaged in the manufacture of frozen food products, most particularly, frozen dinner entrees, spinach dip, and kids’ meal under the brand name of Smart Ones, Smart Made, Devour, Kraft, TGI Fridays and Crave.  All items produced are frozen and under strict supervision of FDA, ODA, two (2) on-site federal USDA inspectors, and company quality inspectors.  The Massillon, Ohio factory currently employs approximately 370 salaried, non-union hourly and union hourly employees.  The Union hourly workers are represented by Local 17A of the United Food & Commercial Workers Union.

The factory currently operates production lines on day and afternoon shifts.  The midnight shift is dedicated to sanitation, maintenance and warehouse; disassembling, cleaning, completely sanitizing all production lines and equipment, and reassembling them in preparation for the next day’s production operation.  All products are micro-tested in the on-site Quality Assurance Laboratory.  The products manufactured at the Massillon factory are distributed throughout the United States and Canada through retail and warehouse club outlets.

                                                                                                

Community Overview:

Welcome to our http://www.massillonohio.com/  community!

Job Overview:

Are you looking to start an exciting career where you can train on and learn multiple positions? Or maybe you are happy with just being very good at one position?  Kraft Heinz Massillon is the place for you where your dedication and ambition can take you into positions that you may not have thought possible.  Are you ready to join a team that produces quality products that are amongst over 50 household brands in the U.S.?  This is a place for you to create your career and make a difference! Kraft Heinz likes to promote from within so come join us and start building your knowledge and career to take you where you want to be and help us build a better world!

Responsibilities & Duties:

  • Participate/support the QRMP (Quality Risk Management Process) and assist in the development of the system and operational standards and corrective actions.
  • Submits ideas and works with individuals on the line to implement new and better methods.
  • Responsible for the coordination of the line/area to meet or exceed company standards, goals and objectives.
  • Manage employee meetings and training.
  • Ensure the safety of equipment and personnel through the enforcement of Kraft Heinz safety standards.
  • Adhere to process, product, sanitary, and food safety guidelines established by Heinz and government regulators.
  • Manage productivity, minimize waste of material, equipment and personnel in accordance with established standards.
  • Audit accuracy and completeness of all records.
  • Ensure accuracy and completeness of employee time and pay records.
  • Manage proper staffing and costs.
  • Leading and developing production team.
  • Evaluate the job performance of employees and set goal.
  • Initiating action in emergency and revising plans to account for changed circumstances.
  • Anticipates problems and makes quick decisions under time pressure.
  • Makes verbal and/or written recommendations to supervisor or manager concerning a problem or issue. 
  • Checks products to ensure satisfactory production and physical process is carried out correctly noting defects.
  • Checks work completion to a set standard and assign employees to training and/or train employees.
  • Have knowledge of sets up, operations, adjustments to equipment or machinery.
  • Participate and complete written work instructions.
  • Complete and participate in cross training in other job responsibilities and department

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