3rd Shift Team Leader Beverage Operations

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Active Full Time Manual Labor Lancaster, PA, US

9 days ago Requisition

Date Posted Internally:08/19/2026 Report To:Production Manager

Job Title:Team Leader Beverage Operations Department:451 Production

Schedule:3 rd Shift Sun.

-Thur. (10:45 pm - 7:20 am)
Date Post-Closing: 08/26/2026

ESSENTIAL FUNCTION:

The Team Leader Beverage Operations manages production activities within an assigned area(s), to safely produce products at an acceptable quality, cost, and service levels on a regular basis.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Leads production activities among operators, ensuring that standard and efficient processes are followed.
• Responsible for training, scheduling, and monitoring work, providing communication, feedback, performance reviews, and ongoing support to line employees.
• Leads production activities in accordance with production schedules and established priorities, ensuring maximum utilization of assigned resources, equipment, personnel, and materials.
• Ensures production variances associated with materials usage and line efficiency are maintained at established goals for the assigned shift.
• Make independent adjustments to equipment to maintain the greatest operational efficiency.
• Execute start-ups, shutdowns, periodic changeovers, and clean-up procedures; utilizing the (CIP) system that will include thorough documentation of all processes and procedures.
• Cleans and sanitizes all equipment as well as move materials as needed.
• Utilizes continuous improvement methodologies to create and modify standardized operating procedures while identifying any opportunities to improve.
• Maintains a working knowledge of production components and the associated preventative maintenance programs.
• Participate in team-driven activities to facilitate production improvements or new product development projects.
• Understands and supports quality and food safety policies. Implement guidelines to assure adherence to quality documents and standards.
• Manages the batch blending process to ensure they meet formulation specifications.
• Operates and tends equipment to blend based on specific brix, acid ratios, and blend formulations; and appropriately records within the batch sheet.
• Operates computer control panel, or manually opens valves, and initiates the flow of product through equipment into designated tanks.
• Performs periodic tests to ensure product quality and adherence to formulation.
• Oversee/assist with staging of ingredients before the start of a batch utilizing standard operating procedures blending processes.
• Investigates and reports all incidents on the production line.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

ESSENTIAL/SKILLS NEEDED:

• Microsoft Office Excel, Word, and Outlook experience
• Ability to meet production schedules or other deadlines with a team
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to operate powered industrial equipment
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to work well with a diverse group of staff, co-workers, and all those involved with the production process.
• Must be detail-oriented, self-motivated, organized, and use good judgment
• Must be able to multitask and adapt to change.
• Ensure team skills are sufficient to meet safety quality and production goals
• Able to identify areas of improvement in complex problems and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Must possess excellent time management skills for themselves and others
• Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and storing of goods.
• Basi…