Lead Production Machine Operator

Responsibilities

• Safety: Deliver upon the site safety goal of zero injuries by being a role model in communicating, demonstrating and supporting safe behaviors, regularly completing behavioral safety observations, training others on the process, supporting Alchemy requirement, actively participate in safety meetings, own or co-own safety or environmental programs, regularly conduct safety audits and risk reduction initiatives and ensure 100% completion of all safety/regulatory training for you and your team.
• Quality: Achieve Zero-defect performance and improve the customer experience by understanding and training others on all quality control, Safe Quality Food, Good Manufacturing Practices, and other regulatory requirements.
• Production: Identify and address equipment and material issues as they occur and partner across maintenance and quality organizations as you leverage the Daily Management System to drive site performance. Lead and/or support cross-functional focused improvement initiatives to streamline material flow and improve equipment efficiency to increase capacity and reduce operating expenses. Include but is not limited to CIL, preventive maintenance, RCCM, and A3 utilization.
• Lead and sustain TPM-based Production Environment
• Support and drive the site TPM journey and the various implementations; mentor and teach others in the TPM process.
• Develop corrective action plans, escalating to support teams as appropriate.
• Define, review, and drive improvements to standard work for Autonomous (AM) and Preventative (PM) maintenance activities, coordinate and align standards ards between shifts, and perform layered audits to identify and address gaps.
• Actively participate in various Kaizen activities at the site and assist in line and zone implementations of improvements identified during the events.
• Lead team meetings at the line VMB boards; leverage Gemba & Root Cause analysis process to escalate and resolve issues.
• Partner with maintenance on the execution of preventative maintenance, and lead improvement activities on issues that cross team and functional boundaries.

• Strong mechanical aptitude of CSD processing and packaging machine operations preferred.
• Minimum High school diploma or general equivalency diploma (GED); two year degree preferred.
• 3 years’ experience with operation of high-speed production machinery and monitoring of product quality.
• Mathematical skills to make production calculations and perform loss and waste analysis.
• Computer and software skills (Microsoft Office, Excel, SAP, etc)
• Ability to learn, train, and support Subject Matter Expert responsibilities to ensure team members are performing tasks as expected.
• Ability to spend significant time standing on the manufacturing floor with some frequency of computer work.
• Ability to lift, push, and pull 75 pounds frequently without assistance.

• The starting rate of pay is $30.39 per hour plus a shift differential. The employee will move to a higher rate of $31.98 per hour in the quarter after their 6 month anniversary.
• Benefits are available to new hires DAY 1!
• Benefits, subject to eligibility, and collective bargaining agreements (where applicable): Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Paid Time Off (including vacation and sick time), 401k with company match, Tuition Reimbursement, and Mileage Reimbursement