Production Lead; 2nd Shift

Production Lead (2nd Shift: 3:30 pm to 2:00 am)

At Richelieu Foods, we are dedicated to a culture of belonging for everyone. Driven by our values of ownership, respect, and growth, we put people, safety, and quality above all else – delicious pizza, outstanding service, and solid customer relationships are what happens as a result! Founded in 1862, Richelieu Foods, Inc. is a private brand and contract packing food company with a rich history.

Widely known in the food and supermarket industry for its superior array of private brand products, Richelieu’s principal business segment is retail frozen and deli pizza. Richelieu Foods provides the highest quality products and services with competitive pricing for our Retail, Corporate Brands, and Contract Packing customers. Richelieu Foods is headquartered in Wheeling, Illinois, and operates two manufacturing facilities located in IL and WI.

The Production Lead (2nd Shift) is a hands‑on role that is critical in leading the Production Team to contribute to the highest levels of Safety, Quality and Performance standards within the manufacturing environment. The Production Lead is cross‑trained in multiple tasks to increase contributions to the organization, enhance production flexibility and readiness, while also providing job enrichment and growth opportunities to incumbents.

Production Lead assists and supports the Production Supervisor to ensure timely and accurate production in accordance with processes, procedures, and related controls to ensure timely and accurate production in accordance with customer specifications and company standards.

This role supports the supervisor by coaching production associates, serving as an expert for production processes and procedures as well as a trainer for new employees and refresher training.

The position is located in our Wheeling, Illinois manufacturing plant. The hours of the position are 3:30 pm to 2:00 am.

Personal and Work Environment Safety is achieved through:

• Commitment to follow all safety procedures, GMP’s, performs risk assessments prior to commencing an unfamiliar task, seeks to identify and implement proactive safety improvements, and use PPE when required such as: chemical handling, hearing protection, lock‑out tag‑out, harnesses, respiratory masks, etc.
• Use, inspection, and care of vehicles, equipment, and tools to include test equipment, lab equipment, industrial trucks, and production equipment.
• Ability to demonstrate proper Safety Techniques to members as well as to train members on all proper Safety Protocol.
• Must ensure all members complete their required Safety trainings on time and in full.
• Must be able to enter incidents and near misses into Richelieu Foods Safety database.
• Must be able to investigate, with help from Leadership, on any Safety incident and or Near Misses.
• Ability to perform LOTO (employee level) on related production equipment.

Personal And Work Environment Quality is achieved through:

• Ability to complete and follow internal Out of Specification procedures and policies.
• Ability to identify and find solutions to Quality and mechanical problems.
• Ability to train new members in the importance of safety, quality and production.
• Must have experience working with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
• Must have experience with quality and hygiene requirements common in food manufacturing.

The highest levels of Production and Efficiency are achieved through passionate commitment and proactive ownership. People in this key role:

• Verifies all lot and item numbers on materials being brought to line.
• Reads and tracks production schedules; provides recommendations for changes.
• Completes line production and quality paperwork.
• Identifies over usage of materials and assists in reduction of waste ingredient materials.
• Demonstrates basic set up and operational knowledge of all line‑related equipment.
• Ensures line run rules (including staffing to line maps), line equipment settings and run rates are being followed.
• Assists Maintenance in the diagnosis and repair of production equipment.
• Promotes safe work behaviors in other employees and acts as safety team leader.
• Provides assistance…