Area Lead

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities

• Resident expert on customer specifications for area must be able to pull information from company software and systems.
• Communicates and coordinates with counterparts of other departments and/or support groups (i.e. maintenance, warehouse, QA).
• Assists Supervisor with plant start-ups; assists QC; gets right skill set in the correct spots, manages absentees.
• Verify that necessary materials are available for production and rework.
• Verify paperwork is completed correctly through the audit of inspectors to ensure compliance with site standards.
• Able to run equipment for break relief and/or staffing shortage.
• Owns labor schedule for area; develops labor needs for future schedules and presents to supervisor Forward looking and planning for week’s schedule; updates daily production boards for next day’s production.
• Manages temporary workforce. An effective trainer: ensure new employees/temporary employees in area are trained on job responsibilities, safety, GMP’s and process before working in production operations.
• Primary owner for area safety and housekeeping of all primary and secondary process areas (i.e. cooler) drives improvement with each.
• Facilitates Daily Huddle Meetings and ensures performance boards are maintained.
• Provides set-up instructions for following day production needs on set-up board(s).
• Plans and/or participates in CI events with site leadership.
• Develops and Updates Standard Work for each position in area.
• Identify, reduce, and explain any operational concerns.
• Delegate to develop hourly workforce (i.e. operators, online QCs).
• Report employee performance feedback (positive and developmental) to supervisor or manager.
• Remains in constant communication with supervisor regarding any issues, concerns with production.
• Ensures completion of Required Training to include GMP’s and Safety
• Implements cross-training within process area; Monitors performance once employee is in role (example: # of retort deviations, # of batching errors, etc.)
• Collaborate with production and support departments to ensure food safety and the quality of our products.