Team Lead III - 3rd shift

Company Overview

Synergy Flavors, part of the Carbery Group, is more than just a leading international supplier of ingredients to the global food and beverage industry—we’re a team driven by purpose. Our vision is simple yet powerful: enriching lives through healthier and tastier foods. We believe great flavor starts with great people. That’s why we’re committed to hiring creative, passionate individuals who want to make a real impact.

With deep expertise across food, beverage, and nutrition, our teams develop high-quality taste solutions that inspire innovation and elevate everyday experiences.

Responsible for providing leadership for the HVP manufacturing department. This role provides floor supervision while maintaining food safety, quality, efficiency and inventory accuracy.

• Provides training to new associates and leads peers on a production line by communicating tasks and giving instructions to ensure maximum quality and productivity.
• Performs scheduled process monitoring following good manufacturing practices and communicates with team members and support teams to ensure continuous production of the correct product at high quality levels with minimal wasted time and materials.
• Planned and schedules the production workload, monitors labor requirements, keeps the production area clean and audit ready.
• Ensures housekeeping activities and sanitations on production equipment is complete, accurate and properly documented.
• Communicates effectively with supervisors and other team members regarding production goals and potential issues.
• Maintains accurate records of production output, machine performance, and any maintenance performed.
• Reports safety, quality and inventory discrepancies to Management.
• Observes production staff and monitors equipment to ensure safe and efficient operation.
• Reports operational and production data on specified forms.
• Understands the impact and importance of food safety and its role in our products.
• Organizes the production area and takes on any additional assigned projects from the Production Manager.
• Performs daily checks on pollution control equipment and records readouts on inspection forms.
• Site responsibility on off shifts to include employee safety, site security and equipment monitoring.
• Performs Daily GMP Inspections and Pre-Operations paperwork.
• Assists with SSOP and SOP creation for equipment.

This role will remain open until filled.

• High School Diploma or equivalent (GED) preferred.
• Microsoft Office familiarity.
• 3 years of experience in manufacturing, food manufacturing preferred.
• Ability to work rotating shifts.
• Ability to read and follow instructions, work in a safe manner, troubleshoot and resolve mechanical issues.
• Demonstrated ability to operate machinery in a high paced environment.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and problem solving skills.
• Understanding and knowledge of measuring units.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Based on duties, employee may be required to wear a respirator after a Doctor’s approval and successful passing of the fit and pulmonary test.

Compensation Range: $30.00 to $45.00/hour. 3rd shift:
Monday - Friday 10p - 6:30a. The actual compensation that you will be offered will depend on a variety of factors including geography, skills and abilities, education, experience and other relevant factors.

Department:
Operations

Location:

Chicago, Illinois

Work Arrangement:
Onsite

Reporting To:
Production Supervisor

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Carbery Group is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to fostering a supportive work environment.