Production Team Leader

All shifts (day/night)Overview:As the Production Team Lead, you will help oversee and coordinate the daily activities of the production team. This role ensures that production processes run smoothly and efficiently, meeting quality standards and production goals. The Team Leader will foster a positive work environment, ensuring safety, quality, and performance targets are met. This position shares responsibility for maintaining Suntado's food safety, quality and legality program under the BRC/GFSI/PCQI guidelines.Ultimately, you will:Lead, mentor, and motivate the production team to achieve production targets. You will serve as the immediate backup to the Production Supervisor in their absence.Assign tasks, set goals, and monitor progress.Assist in conducting regular team meetings to communicate goals, updates, and feedback.Operate equipment and use various tools to produce high-quality products.Perform quality tests on bulk, raw, and finished product and document results accurately.Learn not only the tasks required for assigned job but also understand the reason why each step is important in the production of ESL and Aseptic products.Perform routine maintenance on components of the processing and production equipment.Oversee dairy plant production processes, following SOP's and GMP's, ensuring documentation is accurately executed. Troubleshoot and resolve minor to moderate bottlenecks and reports efficiency opportunities and any food safety concerns to leadership.Ensures all required safety practices are followed, including confined spaces, PPE usage, chemical handling, sanitation and CIP. Responsible for reporting all safety concerns to leadership.Provide proactive support and solutions at all timesUtilize ERP system to ensure accurate record keeping, follow recipes precisely, and execute procedures properly.Actively participate in HACCP team, Quality RCAs, routine plant inspections, ISDA, SQF, and customer audits.This role requires an experienced, energetic person with great interpersonal and communication skills. The ideal candidate will have great attention to detail and a safety mindset. Mechanical acumen or experience in beverage, food, or other manufacturing environments is a plus. Self-driven work ethic, ability to consistently repeat procedures, and problem solve in a fast-paced, complex work environment.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:Safety, Responsiveness, and Diligent RecordsMaintain high standards of safety in all aspects of daily plant operations routinesImmediately report and escalate any deviation from food safety and quality programsMaintain work area in audit-ready condition at all timesMaintain an accurate and timely records at all times. Work with supervisor to ensure action tracker for your area is up to dateAlways follow processes and standards to keep producing quality food, maintain high performance, and generate accurate records.Report downtime issues and work with support departments to remedy issues with urgency.Maintain accurate and precise records of materials for your shift and stage materials for the upcoming shift to keep the plant running efficientlyTraining and EngagementEngage with maintenance, quality, and other operators to troubleshoot and solve problems real-timeIdentify and work to resolve issues that inhibit shift achievement of KPIsMust have knowledge of or be capable of learning to read and interpret equipment drawings and P&IDs for the plantProvide support to vendors and technicians on-site for commissioning, training, PMs, routine and non-routine work. Learn, hands-on any time the opportunity arisesUphold high standards of conduct while providing support to the Suntado team and associated trades and vendors.Participate in cross functional teams focused on reducing downtime and improving performance, resolving quality concerns, and taking advantage of situations where your expertise can add value.Report out and detail maintenance, instrument or equipment replacement, or PLC changes according to change management protocolOperator ResponsibilitiesThis position will require operators to know, learn, and understand how to operate, monitor, and maintain equipment in your area, safely in a manner to ensure optimum quality.Help train and educate new and existing team members when working in your area.Report to work, training, and meeting on time, when scheduled.Adherence to company policy and proceduresCommunicate effectively. Work with your supervisor to ensure understanding of your job responsibilities, priorities, and overall expectations.Know all start up and shutdown procedures for equipment in your area.Know and understand CIP system associated with your area's equipment and manage system to achieve proper chemical strength, flow, temperature, and wash duration.Understand recipe selection process and procedures for verifying appropriate recipe is selected for work orderUtilize appropriate ingredients in first in/ first out basis.Duties,

and activities may change at any time with or without prior notice.Perform other duties as assigned.EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCECompletion of high school diploma or GED program.Ideal candidate will have experience/knowledge of dairy plant operations, controls systems, pumps, mix proof valves, and milk processing equipment.Ideal candidate will have experience or training related to aseptic or extended shelf-life products and associated fillers.Ability to work in fast paced environment, be decisive, and possess the ability to multitask.Knowledge of basic math and reading comprehension skillsQUALIFICATIONSTo perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The

listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.Analytical and problem-so