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Form of workChelten House – Packaging Line Lead (5:00 am-4:00pm)
Who We Are:
- Chelten House Products, Inc. is a fourth-generation, family-owned, food industry manufacturer, with facilities in Swedesboro, New Jersey. We are an essential business, and an industry leader, who prioritizes putting food on the table for the communities we serve. While we are widely recognized for our commitment to creating the finest tasting pasta sauces, salad dressings, salsas, ketchups, and other sauces and blends, we are contributing to something more, providing security and comfort in putting food on your family’s table.
- Chelten House offers competitive pay and benefits, and to us, the safety of you and your family takes precedence. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, Chelten House has implemented and enforced stringent safety measures, numerous social distancing protocols, and thorough return-to-work guidelines.
What We Have:
- Competitive pay
- Benefits such as medical, vision and dental
- Company-wide perks, including, (7) paid holidays, employee appreciation events, and celebratory outings
- Supplemental benefits including life insurance and 401k contributions
- Philanthropic endeavors and community involvement
- Incentive-based Refer-a-Friend Program
- Team training sessions and advancement opportunities
- A diversified workforce committed to excellence and innovation
What We Need:
- We need a Packaging Line Lead who is responsible for managing the workflow of the Packaging Lines, providing coverage for break and meal periods, and accounting for and escalating downtime events.
What You Will Do:
- You will oversee and lead staffing for the Packaging Line; providing support to operators and technicians as needed
- You will serve as main point of contact for Packaging Line with other supporting departments
- You will provide break and meal coverage for operators and technicians as required
- You will manage Planned Downtime events such as Water Purges, Hot Washes and Allergen Washes in accordance with SOP
- You will manage unplanned downtime events such as mechanical breakdowns in accordance with Escalation Protocol
- You will ensure completion of Line Downtime Tracking mechanisms such as the downtime log and KPI board with accuracy
- You will manage staffing movements as needed (i.e. adjusting staff members due to call-outs; moving temporary associates as needed)
- You will ensure completion of Product Change-over checklists in accordance with SOP
- You will maintain a state of audit-ready line cleanliness in accordance with 5S locations for cleaning tools, operator tools and workstations
- You will perform Quality Checks in accordance with Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) – in the event of a Quality concern (defective materials, Product out of QC specification) expected to initiate escalation to Line Lead/supervisors and/or QA department
- Attend Daily Line Lead meeting prepared with feedback from most recent shift (i.e. downtime events, line efficiency/performance, major call-outs, etc.)
What You Need:
- Minimum of a High School Education
- 2+ years’ experience in manufacturing environment
- Experience with machine or tooling change-overs
- Comprehension of Preventative Maintenance
- Experience in performing basic lubrication, greasing and parts inspection
- Excellent oral and written communication skills; professionalism, problem solving, attention to detail
- Self-motivated with a strong dedication for success, taking pride in workmanship
- Participation in employee training as it relates to GMP’s, Health and Safety, periodic technical training as it relates to internal development, active participation of Line Improvement and Optimization activities ensuring high performance of Production
- Computer proficiency, Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook etc.
- Knowledge of food safety, HACCP, GMP and other quality programs
- Ability to work in varying climates
- Willing to work flexible hours and frequent overtime including weekends
- Ability to read, write, analyze, and interpret technical procedures, blueprints, diagrams, schematics, equipment instructions, requirements and business correspondences.
- Ability to safely lift a minimum of 50 pounds in a repetitive nature
- Must be able to stand for long periods of time
- Must be able to work in an environment exposed to milk, egg, mustard, peanuts, fish, sulfites, sesame, soy, tree nuts, and wheat allergens
