Technical Team Leader - Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc.

Location: Faribault MN - Caves of Faribault

Job Title: Technical Team Lead

Immediate Supervisor: Packaging Supervisor /Plant Manager

Pay (DOE): $23.44 - $27.04

Schedule: 2:00pm - 12:30am Mon-Thur. (occasional flexibility may be requited during peak production)

Summary: The night Technical Team Lead is responsible for planning, leading, organizing, and controlling all aspects of 2^nd shift packaging. This position also oversees the end of day processes and shut down of packaging lines.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities including but not limited to:

• Oversees daily orders and sets up packaging line runs
• Communicate training needs with Production Supervisor and management.
• Ensure GMP’s, Quality Control, Safety, and Sanitation Procedures are followed including all documentation is properly filled out.
• Provide feedback to supervisor and management on practices and procedures for continuous improvement.
• Maintain proficiency and understanding in all relevant SSOP’s and SOP’s.
• Communicate schedules to other leads, packagers, and plant departments.
• Work with management to set and report KPIs for the individual lines and work with the packaging team to meet established targets.
• Final review of daily checklists, paperwork and batch tickets.
• Direct and work with line leads to minimize downtime and reallocate resources during busy or slow periods.
• Direct and work with line leads and Packaging Trainer to improve team performance.
• Assist Quality team in root cause analysis/investigation when there are food quality/safety concerns.
• Build team morale through regular team huddles and good communication.
• Any other duties as assigned

Qualification/Requirements:

• Minimum high school diploma or equivalent.
• Previous supervisory experience preferred but will provide training.
• Must have strong communication skills
• Must be able to read, interpret and understand written and oral directions.
• Must be able to read, write, and interpret the English language
• Must be able to work flexible hours and weekends, on occasion.
• Must be able to perform basic computer tasks.

Physical Requirements:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit, stand or walk for prolonged periods of time. The employee is required to use hands and fingers to operate, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls and reach with hands and arms on a repetitive basis. The employee must be able to lift, bend, stoop, push/pull exerting up to 100 pounds of force, must be able to lift up to 50 pounds. Requires visual acuity to review written documentations; ability to hear and understand speech. There is sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout in order to be heard above the ambient noise level. There is exposure to a variety of physical conditions such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, electrical current, and exposure to heat/cold temperature changes.

Prairie Farms is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law

BENEFITS

• Thrift retirement plan with generous company contributions
• Employee morale program
• Excellent health benefit plans. $600 deductible/single plans starting at $13.38/wk (includes medical, dental, and vision).
• Company paid STD and Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Paid holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• Company pays for all required training and certifications
• Company provided uniforms

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