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Winland Foods

Production Lead (3rd Shift)

Winland Foods, San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78208


Provides support to hourly team members in the areas of safety, productivity, quality, cost, equipment, and engagement. Responsible for the set-up of materials, equipment, machine operation and packaging finished goods for delivery to the warehouses. Direct and lead a team of hourly team members. Foster and promote operational excellence and a positive work environment.

Employee Type:

Full time

Location:

TX San Antonio

Job Type:

Production Group

Job Posting Title:

Production Lead (3rd Shift)

Job Description:

Duties and Responsibilities:

Facilitate daily huddle meeting

Interpret safety policies/practices to employees including enforcing safe work practices

Utilize available data to continuously improve productivity, uptime and reliability

Daily monitoring of process boards and drive their use

Maintain time and production records and accurately complete all reports as required by the Company

Ensure product quality by understanding and communicating customer needs to employees and managing expectations for quality

Assist employees in diagnosing malfunctions in work and machine activities

Ability to start, stop, changeover of machines in production and set fill weights to filler machines

Communicate effectively with peers, subordinates, supervisors and management

Check schedule and set up next shift for success

Ability to run production machines and understand staffing needs and support breaks, lunches and vacation coverage as needed

Collect and enforce use of downtime logs and downing entry in MII

Use SAP including PSA, finished goods process order confirmation, material return process, material issuing, print and/or return SU’s

Verify materials are scanned to PSA’s and verify materials for return are scanned to proper bin locations

Interpret specifications and job orders to employees and assign duties based upon work priority, quantity of equipment and skill of personnel

Identify waste (MUV) loss points, report findings to the production supervisor and provide solutions for eliminating or reducing waste

Ensure the line meets the 5S standards (housekeeping)

Perform the Walk Around according with the standard work

Communicate effectively with other departments in regard to business needs (i.e. capacity constraints, machine downtime, material shortage, etc.)

Recommend measures to improve safety, quality of product, production methods, and equipment performance

Train staff in the areas of safety quality, productivity, and equipment

Maintain area in accordance with SQF standards and enforce product safety and sanitation regulations

Ensure compliance of all company and departmental policies (i.e. GMP, PPE, Food Safety, Lotto, etc.)

Support and participate in continuous improvement events and projects

On occasion, perform activities of co-workers and other duties as may be assigned

Other duties as assigned by management

Knowledge and Critical Skill Requirements:

High School Diploma or GED equivalent required. A degree is preferred but not required

Self-directed with the ability to work independently

Ability to effectively plan, organize and prioritize work

Experience in general food or manufacturing industry

3 years related work experience

Proficient in English verbal and written communication

Competency of basic math

Ability to obtain certification in the safe use of Forklift

Must work well in a team-based environment

Must comply with all HACCP, GMPs and housekeeping requirements

Leads with safe behaviors, in personal accountability for quality of work and attendance

Basic computer skills

EEO Statement:

Winland Foods believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. Winland Foods is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Winland Foods is a leading private label food manufacturer of pasta, dry dinners, condiments, syrups, and more with nearly 3,000 employees operating out of 14 production facilities in US, Canada, and Italy.

As a ‘newly’ established company, we are creating the building blocks for an innovative and agile organization that is purpose driven - delivering high quality food to our customers and communities. We foster an environment that encourages all employees to be heard, and values their contributions and ideas.

By joining Winland Foods, you become a part of a new team that values passion, collaboration, and strives to prosper with our customers.

To all recruitment agencies: Winland Foods does not accept unsolicited agency resumes/CVs. Please do not forward resumes/CVs to Winland Foods employees, or any company location(s). Winland Foods is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/CVs.