Prep Lead

At the heart of our company is a deep passion for creating fresh, healthy, and artisan-quality food that brings people together. We honor the craft of artisan cooking—using scratch-made stocks, hand-chopped herbs, and only the highest-quality ingredients—complemented by cutting-edge technology. This allows us to deliver consistently safe, exceptional products on a large scale.

But it’s not just about the food. Our culture is built on principles that shape how we grow, both as individuals and as a team. One of our core values, Honoring Development, guides us to actively seek out, celebrate, and nurture one another’s talents, strengths, and interests. By fostering each other’s growth, we strengthen our relationships and capabilities, driving both personal and professional success.

We also believe in Honoring Each Other. We surround ourselves with passionate people who share our love for great food. Through mutual respect and collaboration, we create an environment where employees are empowered to thrive, building trusting, and rewarding relationships with our clients, partners, and one another.

If you're looking for a place where your skills, passion, and ideas can flourish, we invite you to explore the opportunities available within our dynamic and supportive team.

Job Summary

Performsa wide variety of duties toassistinmaintainingdepartment efficiencies at maximum output levels.

Workswith supervisor and supports all assigned team member sand equipment requirements during respective shift.

While performing the duties listed below, the lead isrequiredto spend 85% of time on the floor.

Line leaders guide the workflow and productivity of the line operators to ensure that the operators have everythingrequiredto meetthe daily customer order production requirements.

Line leaders have the responsibility for improving thelineproductivity and efficiency by creating processes that focus on quality and minimizing waste.

The role involves training new operators and holding the operators accountable to company standards.

Role and Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

• Follow and commit to meet Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for safety, quality, production, efficiency, and service requirements.

• Follow practices and processes intended to provide safe products that comply with appropriate laws and regulations, meet thecompanyquality standards.

• Follow and commit to safety and GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices).

• Assistin start-up, shut down, checking, and troubleshooting of lines as necessary; conduct quality checks, correct deficiencies, and initiate qualityauditsas necessary.

• Coordinate withthesupervisor to review andmaintainproduction schedules to ensure resources are available to meet schedule.

• Audit the floor as required by Leader Standard Work,monitor productivity metrics, verify adherence to procedures and standard work, correct deficiencies and escalate tosupervisoras necessary.

• Communicate with oncoming shifts about any problems or issues that are occurring.

• Notify supervisorimmediatelyand recommend solutions if there are issues that will prevent achievement of efficiency goals.

• Actively support Operational Excellence and effectivelyparticipatein lean initiatives and problem solving

Ensure that the operatorsremainmotivated-engaged andmaintainthe highest safety protocols.

Keeping records and recording data on inventory management, ordertrackingand the supply of materials.

Supports production schedule compliance and attainment;identifies issues and opportunities for improvement; report issues to Department Supervisor.

Coordinate with Department Supervisor to provide feedback and coaching to team members as appropriate.

Monitors,observes, and recommends changes to department work procedures as needed to ensure departmentobjectivesare met.

Implements and conducts training whenoperatingprocedures change and on an annual basis, as required by the training plan.

With QA, Safety, and others as appropriate,assistin execution of action plans related to health and safety and assure the highest levels of compliance.

Serves oncross-functional teams to provide input andtake actionon special projects, as assigned.

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