Production Lead

Production Lead

Pay: $33.49 per hour

Hiring Bonus: $500 bonus after completing 30-day period.

$500 bonus after completing 6months of employment.

Total of $1,000 bonus

Shift & Working Hours: 2nd Shift - Monday-Friday; 2:00 PM - 10:30 PM.

Weekends/Overtime/Holidays as needed, hours subject to business needs.

The Lead will assist the Production Supervisor with the daily operating functions in the Kitchen and Pack Lines.

The Lead will have delegated responsibility for line operations.

Lead will direct the line associates and Operators of operational responsibilities.

The Lead will review the Production Schedule and Work Orders to ensure the product meets specified line requirements.

The Line Associates and Operators will be monitored by Lead to ensure Quality, GMP, Safety, Production, Training and Housekeeping requirements are being met.

The Lead will conform to the required GMP and Safety procedures, follow all verbal and/or written instructions of the Land O Lakes policies, Operations, direct shift Supervisor, Quality Control and Management staff.

Key Responsibilities:


* Conduct a walkthrough of your area of operation to make sure the equipment is operational and you are staffed correctly.


* Communicate with out-going shift Leads as to Work Order completions and equipment operational status.


* Report all non-conforming discrepancies to Operations Supervisor, QC and Management in a timely manner.


* Communicate the daily Pass down to line associates


* Comply with all GMP, personal protective clothing, hair covering and hearing protection policies


* Control all Breaks and Lunch periods so that all Operators and Line associates met their Ca.

Meal rest period requirements.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Traits:


* Follow instructions and support Production Supervisor as required, take responsibility for personnel, leadership skills are required to communicate and complete daily tasks, decision making and justification of those actions, Good strong Safety/GMP reinforcement skills.

Forklift or Pallet Jack Certified


* Must understand Microsoft applications related to work.

This includes Teams, Zoom, Excel, Word platforms.


* Ability to guide and assist employees with Workday and how to navigate through PTO process


* Lead and speak in group settings, this includes State of the Plants, Production meetings and support group meetings.


* Play a key role in support committees, this includes Safety, Quality and PIT teams.


* Maybe required to participate in further advancement trainings that are offsite and can lead to stay nights outside of work.


* Understand and help develop their own advancement, this includes taking classes in Degreed

Required Experience and Skills:


* Must be 18 years or older


* 3+ years of food manufacturing experience


* Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint


* Skilled in data entry and creating reports, a...