Crew Chief, Plant - Bilingual

The Crew Chief, Portillo’s Food Service is responsible for assisting with plant operations by leading and directing the production crew in the day-to-day activities. They ensure a safe food safe environment, lead sanitation of equipment, assist with inventory management, complete production paperwork, and perform required quality inspections.

• Set up and operate various production equipment and use computer controls to adjust programs, settings, parameters, etc.
• Motivate and create a positive work environment through training, line corrections, and support.
• Responsible for completion of process control and administrative paperwork required per shift.
• Maintain and support procedures and tracking for sanitation, GMP, and HACCP standards.
• Maintain building/equipment via proper operations, cleaning, and preventive maintenance; take accurate measurements using applicable tools and equipment.
• Assist manager with conflict and problem resolution and/or properly elevate issues to management.
• Understand, train, and follow all safety, quality, sanitation, and production/operating procedures to make a high-quality product in a safe and food safe manner.
• Troubleshoot problems effectively to prevent downtime.
• Meet production schedules under direction of Production Manager.
• All other duties as assigned.

This position reports to the Production Manager and interacts with other production departments.

• Must be at least 18 years or older.
• Previous experience in food manufacturing environment (preferred).
• Good communication skills and ability to read, speak, and understand English. Bilingual Spanish a plus.
• Proven ability to lead, influence, develop and coach a diverse group of team members.
• Must have ability to stand, kneel, bend, and walk for extended periods of time on hard and wet surface.
• Must be able to withstand hot temperatures and/or cold temperatures.
• Must be able to push/lift up to 50 lb.
• Required use of small tools and food manufacturing machinery.

Hot dog! The pay rate for this role is $20.60 per hour. This position is also served with:

• Career advancement opportunities.
• Quarterly Portillo’s gift cards.
• Daily Pay:
  Access your pay when you need it.
• Counseling and support resources through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Educational benefits.
• Perks and discounts - access to hundreds of discounts from movie tickets to gym memberships and more.

• Your choice of health insurance from among three medical plans (including a PPO), two dental plans, and a vision plan.
• A flexible time off program.
• Our 401k with company match.
• Flexible Spending Accounts - healthcare and dependent care.
• Beef Stock – our Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Voluntary Benefits like pet insurance, critical illness coverage, and identity theft insurance.
• Learn more about our benefits here.
• Must have worked at Portillo’s for 1 year with an average of at least 20 hours over a 6-month period.

DISCLAIMER:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by incumbents assigned to this job. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the responsibilities, duties and skills required. The incumbent may be expected to perform other duties as assigned. This job may be reviewed as duties and responsibilities change with business necessity.