Production Team Leader

The Production Team Leader supports plant operations by ensuring productivity, quality, food safety, and safety standards are consistently met. The role provides hands-on leadership to hourly production employees and partners closely with Production Management, Quality, Maintenance, Logistics, and Warehouse teams to deliver safe, compliant, and efficient operations.

Requirements

• Assist management in ensuring plant productivity, quality, safety, sustainability, and housekeeping standards are met.
• Coordinate daily production activities within established budget parameters.
• Schedule and coordinate employee shifts and work schedules.
• Conduct audits to ensure employees perform tasks according to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and customer requirements including USDA, FDA, SQF, and customer standards.
• Perform inventory checks and product sampling as required.
• Coordinate shipping activities with Logistics and Warehouse teams.
• Provide performance coaching and day-to-day leadership to hourly employees.
• Ensure equipment is operating properly and coordinate required maintenance or repairs.
• Conduct employee meetings and assist with employee relations and issue resolution.
• Manage in-process controls to ensure finished product quality.
• Actively participate in continuous improvement teams and projects.
• Immediately report Safety, Food Safety, Quality, Sustainability, or Housekeeping concerns to management.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• 401K
• Health & dental plan
• Staff discounts
• Generous family leave policy