Production Operator Lead

Production Operator Lead

Confidential compensation $46,430.00-$63,844.00. Jacksonville, FL.

At Niagara, we’re looking for Team Members who want to be part of achieving our mission to provide our customers the highest quality most affordable bottled water. This position offers competitive compensation and benefits packages for our Team Members.

• Assist Production Supervisor with daily activities of assigned shift, ensuring product adheres to Niagara’s standard of safety, quality, and throughput.
• Communicate with previous shift regarding any challenges and opportunities on the production lines to prepare for the shift.
• Conduct walkthroughs throughout the shift to verify safety, housekeeping, and quality compliance.
• Assist supervisor with batching minerals (if applicable) and preparing production lines for scheduled changeovers.
• Order and inspect raw materials prior to changeovers to ensure correct inventories for production runs. Perform first pass quality checks after changeovers to prevent non‑conforming product. Return raw materials after completion of production runs.
• Verify discrete jobs are correct in Oracle, Warehouse Management System, and/or Line Management System.
• Support Production Supervisor with hourly and/or end of shift production reports.
• Utilize Efficiency Improvement Tools to understand and comment on line downtime and communicate per the escalation plan.
• Adhere to safety programs, guidelines, rules, and regulations; abide by GMP and Food Safety Standards.
• Maintain regular and predictable attendance. Ability to work 12‑hour shifts on rotating schedules.

• Minimum 4 years experience in a manufacturing environment and in a position of similar responsibility, including managing people/projects.
• Preferred 6 years experience.
• Experience may include a combination of work experience and education.

• Minimum:
  High School Diploma or GED.
• Preferred:
  Associate’s Degree.

• Paid Time Off for holidays, sick time, and vacation time.
• Paid parental and caregiver leaves.
• Medical (including virtual care), Dental, Vision, 401(k) matching, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Expanded mental wellbeing benefits including free counseling.
• Family Building Benefits: fertility, adoption, etc.
• Insurance:
  Life, AD&D, disability, critical illness.
• Special discount programs: pet plans, legal services, car rental, etc.
• Tuition reimbursement, college savings plan, scholarship opportunities.

Mid‑Senior level

Part-time