Production Line Lead

Production Lead

Midwest Foods is a wholesale food distributor providing top quality food products to numerous food establishments in Chicago, surrounding suburbs, Michigan, Wisconsin and Indiana. Family owned and run company for two generations, we import fruits & vegetables from all over the country and other parts of the world to distribute these products to local markets. We are looking to complement our growth by selecting staff that will enhance our company’s mission to provide quality service and products. Midwest Foods is looking to hire a Production Lead.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for coordinating and leading daily activities to ensure efficient production
• Monitor performance of employees to ensure they follow established standards, procedures, and safety protocol
• Oversee daily set up of machinery and equipment prior to production for efficient and effective operation and production
• Complete daily yield form
• Perform periodic meeting with employees
• Must learn all products, including ingredients, recipes, and assembly of items
• Performs other food product-handling activities (counting, packing, sealing, labeling, palletizing, cleaning/taking out garbage, etc.
• Performs daily walks and visual inspections of the Production floor in observation of unsafe acts or conditions; takes immediate corrective action where necessary.
• Maintains safety/environmental self-audits & visual checks, champions all safety or ergonomic activities for the department and helps to develop and meet plant safety goals.
• Maintain desired product quality and safety. Ensure all staff and employees know and understand the Food Safety plan and the Food Quality plan.
• Trains employees to ensure safe operating procedures are followed, including lock-out and tag-out.
• Adheres to product specification requirements throughout the manufacturing process to maintain the desired product quality results.
• Maintains adequate knowledge of products and equipment to ensure the ability to direct employees to perform the job properly.
• Ensures tasks are completed in accordance with HACCP and USDA regulations; taking corrective action when necessary.
• Walks the production floor daily and holds weekly line meetings to address questions and concerns.
• Maintain or exceed goals on yields and efficiencies.
• Works with the Production Manager to maintain knowledge of yields and variances, methods of calculations, typical problem areas and methods for corrections and improvement.
• Suggests changes in work flow processes and use of equipment to increase efficiency of the department and/or production crew to maintain the lowest level of downtime and product costs possible.
• Traces and analyzes key product result measures for improvement opportunities.

Requirements:

• Bilingual in Spanish is REQUIRED
• Flexibility to work different shifts
• Prior experience in a fresh food manufacturing environment
• Ability to work in a cold environment (below 40 °F)
• Proficient with Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel

Benefits:

• Health, Dental, Vision, Life, STD/LTD, VL, Accident, Critical Illness Insurance
• 401-k with employer match
• Vacation and PTO/sick days

Salary:$17.80/hr.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $17.80 per hour

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Evening shift
• Night shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Chicago, IL 60632: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Language:

• Spanish (Required)

Work Location: In person