1St Shift Production Lead

Company History:

Founded in 1992 by two heart surgeons, Dr. Praeger’s carries a legacy of encouraging sensible eating through nutritious and delicious plant-based frozen foods. Our journey began with a simple mission: to promote wholesome eating that is easy and delightful. Learn more about our story: Dr. Praeger’s History

Company Culture is at Our Core:

Our Core Values are more than just words, they are a way of life. We know that companies with a strong culture and a higher purpose perform better in the long run. Do our values speak to you?

GRIT

• Rise to the Challenge
• Be Determined
• Encourage Risk-Taking

IMPACT

• Collaborate for Impact
• Continuously Improve
• Speed over Perfection

CARING

• Demonstrate Ownership
• Celebrate Achievements
• Foster Belonging

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:

Responsible for overseeing and optimizing production processes within the organization. Orchestrating and guiding a team of manufacturing associates, ensuring efficient and quality output of manufactured goods. Exhibit strong leadership skills, possess in-depth knowledge of manufacturing processes, and demonstrate a dedicated commitment to meeting production targets.

Job Responsibilities

• Ensuring that the production lines start on time.

• Collaborate with different departments to guarantee the accessibility of resources, materials, and equipment essential for the production process.

• Implement and uphold quality control protocols to ensure the production of goods meet quality standards.

• Perform routine inspections and audits to pinpoint areas for improvement and execute corrective actions as necessary.

• Identify opportunities for process improvement and implement strategies to enhance efficiency and reduce production costs.

• Enforce adherence to safety regulations and standards across all manufacturing operations.

• Examine production data to detect trends, rectify inefficiencies, and institute corrective measures.

• Conduct regular safety meetings to promote a culture of safety awareness.

• Provide personnel training and guidance on how to operate the equipment.

• Knowledge of Packaging/Manufacturing equipment to provide minor troubleshooting and correct issues.

• Communicate with Mechanics, Supervisor, and Management of any potential equipment issues/failures.

• Disassemble/Assemble manufacturing equipment as necessary.

• Ensure that you and all associates are complying with Safety and GMP requirements.

• Perform equipment cleaning by dismantling and assembling equipment according to Equipment SOP.

• Perform HMI parameter adjustments for efficient operations.

• Make minor alignment corrections to equipment.

• Utilization of RedZone App to monitor production and report downtime.

• All other duties as assigned.

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TABLE:

• Strong communication skills
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Bilingual preferred
• Must be able to work different shifts and extra hours to meet company needs.
• Must be able to read and write in English and fill out paperwork and send emails.
• 2+ years’ experience leading team of 10 – 25

GOOD TO HAVE:

• Mechanical certifications
• Wexxar Box erectors
• Electrical Pallet Jack
• 3M Case sealers
• Video Jet Date Coder
• Syntegon Kliklok Carton-Closer
• Loma X-Ray Machine
• Webber Labelers
• Ohlson Scales
• Avatar 3200 pouching/Bagging (VFFS)
• Bosh Flow Wrappers

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk; sit; bend; push; pull; use hands and finger to handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift equipment or materials and/or move up to 60 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus and repetitive motions.

**While this job description outlines the primary responsibilities and qualifications for the Manufacturing Lead position, it is not inclusive. The employee may be required to perform additional tasks as directed by the supervisor, manager, or the company. **

**Disclaimer: **Employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodation will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.

***Dr. Praeger's Sensible Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, arrest record, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment. *

Salary info:

$20 - $22 / hr