2nd Shift Production Supervisor / Team Lead - The Fresh Factory
Carol Stream, IL
About the Job
The Production Supervisor / Team Leader will work directly with Production Line Leads and other team members to coordinate, lead, and direct manufacturing activities, which include: cleaning, preparation, filling, processing, and packaging of various fresh food products.
Responsibilities
- Maintain a safe working environment for all team members and visitors.
- Maintain high quality and cleanliness standards in accordance with company food safety and sanitation standards
- Keep work areas, machines and equipment, and storage areas clean and organized
- Give assistance to subordinates
- Meet daily production targets in the designated time frame
- Manage 5+ direct reports
- Responsible for the flow of materials and processes, including inspection of the production area
- Support training and motivation of team members within your production area
- Maximize productivity and quality; minimize waste
- Fill out the required paperwork by the end of each shift
- Ensure Team Members comply with company policy in regards to rest and meal breaks, hygiene, sanitation, food safety, and other work-related policies.
Qualifications:
- Strong people skills/communication and leadership skills
- Food Handlers Certificate
- 3+ years of food processing experience
- Previous experience working in food food-safe processing facility
- Previous experience managing a team preferred
- Ability to work independently and as a member of a team
- Ability to learn and apply policies, procedures, and rules
- Ability to handle frequent interruptions, meet tight deadlines, prioritize tasks, work with minimal direction and handle conflict in a positive manner
- Ability to work with multiple departments including engineering, operations, safety, quality assurance, logistics, and finance & accounting
- Fork lift certification preferred
- Ability to use a computer and basic software (email, web reporting, etc)
- Must speak, read and write Spanish, preferred
- Must speak, read and write English
- Physical requirements
- Move/Lift up to 25lbs
- Stands most of the day
- Bend/Stoop/Position one’s self to move crates of raw materials
- Must wear Personal Protective Equipment
Benefits
We offer competitive pay; Medical, Dental, Vision, voluntary coverage (STD, LTD, Life); an Employee Assistance Program (EAP); holiday pay, plus a great working environment, a culture of trust, and growth opportunities for our employees.
About Us
At the Fresh Factory, we’ve built a platform to accelerate the growth of emerging food and beverage brands. We are vertically integrated from the farm to the shelf and offer services above and beyond traditional manufacturing, becoming a trusted growth partner for leading brands.