Production Operator Lead

Production Operator Lead

Production Operator Lead position is responsible for collaborating with the Production Supervisor to assist with daily operations of the production floor; ensuring the shift meets established safety, quality, and production goals in compliance with all applicable legal and food safety requirements.

• Assists Production Supervisor with daily activities of assigned shift, ensuring product adheres to Niagara’s standard of safety, quality, and throughput.
• Communicates with previous shift regarding any challenges and opportunities on the production lines to prepare for the shift.
• Conducts walkthroughs throughout the shift to verify safety, housekeeping, and quality compliance.
• Assists supervisor with batching minerals (if applicable) and preparing production lines for scheduled changeovers.
• Orders and inspects raw materials prior to changeovers to ensure correct inventories for production runs.
• Performs first pass quality checks after changeovers to prevent non-conforming product.
• Returns raw materials after completion of production runs.
• Verifies discrete jobs are correct in Oracle (including quality and bill of material list), Warehouse Management System, and/or Line Management System.
• Supports Production Supervisor with hourly and/or end of shift production reports.
• Utilizes the Efficiency Improvement Tools to understand and comment on line downtime and communicates appropriately per the escalation plan.
• Adheres to the highest standards of company and plant safety programs, guidelines, rules, and regulations.
• Abides by Niagara’s Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Food Safety Standards at all times.
• Regular and predictable attendance is an essential function of the job.
• Ability to work 12 hour shifts, day or night, on a rotating 2-2-3 schedule or schedule as dictated by production demand.

• 4 Years – Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment
• 4 Years – Experience in Position
• 4 Years – Experience managing people/projects (experience may include a combination of work experience and education)

• 6 Years – Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment
• 6 Years – Experience working in Position
• 6 Years – Experience managing people/projects (experience may include a combination of work experience and education)

• Lead Like an Owner – Makes safety the number one priority, keeps alert for safety issues and escalates immediately, effectively prioritizes tasks, shows respect to others, confronts interpersonal issues directly, prioritizes resolution of customer issues, responds promptly, honors commitments.
• InnovACT – Makes recommendations to continuously improve policies, methods, procedures, and/or products, demonstrates adaptability, increases performance through greater efficiency.
• Find a Way – Seeks to develop technical knowledge, understands interdepartmental impact of decisions, seeks solutions rather than blame.
• Empowered to be Great – Consistently looks for ways to improve oneself through growth and development opportunities, communicates clearly and promptly, manages expectations.

Typical Compensation Range: Hourly $26.10 - $34.59 / Hourly.

Benefits: Paid Time Off for holidays, sick time, and vacation;
Paid parental and caregiver leaves;
Medical, including virtual care options;
Dental;
Vision; 401(k) with company match;
Health Savings Account with company match;
Flexible Spending Accounts;
Expanded mental wellbeing benefits including free counseling sessions for all team members and household family members;
Family Building Benefits including enhanced fertility benefits for IVF and fertility preservation plus adoption, surrogacy, and Doula reimbursements;
Income protection including Life and AD&D, short and long-term disability, critical illness and an accident plan;
Special discount programs including pet plans, pre-paid legal services, identity theft, car rental, airport parking;
Tuition reimbursement, college savings plan and scholarship opportunities.

Los Angeles County applicants only. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the California Fair Chance Act, and any other applicable local and state laws.

Niagara Bottling LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, national origin, veteran status or disability in relation to our recruiting, hiring, and promoting practices.