The Packing Team Lead is responsible to lead the manufacturing team within assigned area to ensure the team is focused on production processes as efficiently as possible.
Schedule: 2nd Shift - Su-Th, 2:30pm to 11:00pm
Role and Responsibilities
- Perform daily checks of area for non-compliance and report them to your supervisor.
- Ensure finished product conforms to specifications.
- Manufacture quality products efficiently within time and quantity parameters.
- Drive and motivate team to meet and exceed daily targets and deadlines.
- Accurate and timely completion of required documentation to enable clear traceability
- Remove out of spec material from production line complete date code and label checks.
- Report downtime to maintenance in a timely manner
- Plan ahead all activities to reduce downtime record data.
- Manage ERP system transactions.
- Manage employees work schedules, breaks and tardiness.
- Communicate and update all relevant parties of any issues or changes.
- Conduct weekly team brief with direct reports.
- Manage, coach, and develop direct reports.
- Encourage colleagues to challenge the status quo and drive continuous improvement.
- Direct employees on jobs/ tasks in accordance with production needs.
- Responsible for training new operators for products and processes.
- Ensure paperwork and all records are documented and completed appropriately.
- Responsible for daily management and support for the team to achieve operational success.
- Consistently promote high standards through personal example and roll out through the team so that each member of the team understands the standards and behaviors expected of them.
- Ensure the team are aware of day-to-day targets and responsibilities.
- Work positively with support functions to fully define the processes/procedures/controls relevant to team activities.
- Ability to operate pallet jack and forklift.
- Responsible to assist and back-up packagers as needed.
- Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
- Follows and ensures team complies all Good Manufacturing Practices as stated within the policy.
- Follows and ensures team complies all Safety rules & procedures by working safely and ensuring safety of others.
- Follows and ensures team complies all food safety procedures.
- Follows and ensures team complies all environmental protocols as applicable.
- Follows and ensures team complies all sanitation procedures and work instructions.
