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C-Shift: 2/2/3 6:00am-6:00pm

Application Deadline: Tuesday, July 21st at Noon

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Perform necessary preparations for daily operations based on orders and production schedules; see that processing machines and equipment are set up, mechanically sound and ready for operations.
• Reviews daily production schedules at shift exchange meeting.
• Maintain control over process operations and coordinate appropriate work of Process Technicians and Support Personnel, including line personnel.
• Ensure that all personnel in their area of responsibility are appropriately trained in the process, machinery, safety guidelines, policies, and procedures for their jobs.
• Assign work, communicate instructions, ensure the quality and quantity of output and maintain effective flow of work.
• Demonstrate good communication skills in writing, speaking, and listening. Respectful of others, listen and respond with empathy to their needs and direct any necessary action when appropriate.
• Conduct basic repairs, equipment and process adjustments, and process checks to ensure effective set ups and changeovers, machine and equipment operation, film and paper changes, quality of work and output, etc. Work collaboratively with Maintenance to follow up on equipment downtime and prevent future downtime occurrences.
• Responsible for changeovers, Machine and equipment operation, film, quality of work and output.
• Maintain all production records incidental to department operation and submit paperwork as required.
• Maintain a safe work environment and promote safe work habits for production and sanitation employees. Enforce and monitor safety rules.
• Ensure that all aspects of our operations are within the Good Manufacturing Practice guidelines established by Sargento and within compliance of requirements dictated by the FDA, USDA, WDA, and OSHA.
• Assure product conformance to established quality specifications through effective on-line monitoring of processes.
• Assist in making departmental changes to S.O.P.’s, production work orders, product specifications and other departmental documents as needed.
• May conduct samples and costing with the Sample Department, Production Supervisor, and Department Manager.
• Assist Research and Development in the coordination and running of plant trials.
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional departments including Engineering, Maintenance, Quality Assurance, Production Scheduling and Cost Accounting to support and improve the Core Products.
• Provide support across all three shifts in the department. Willing to work on other shifts to provide training or leadership as deemed necessary.
• Follow the Sargento Code of Business and Personal Ethics.
• Actively able to perform essential job functions as determined by Human Resources.
• Required to obtain the Process Technician Leadership quadrant within one year of acceptance of the Team Leader position.
• Required to obtain the Process Technician Machine Specialist quadrant within two years of acceptance of the Team Leader position.
• Perform all other duties assigned by supervisor.

LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITES
This individual is committed to the Team Process, and primarily assures that other employees in the group accomplish their work assignments and often represent supervision by performing the following:

QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the
essential functions.

Priority will be given to the candidates in the posting home location. Consistent with our plant posting
practices.

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE
High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required. Machine Specialist and Leadership Quadrant completion preferred.

Intro to Mechanical Systems, Safety of Mechanical Systems, Lubricant Fundamentals, Applications for bearings, springs, belt drives, and gears preferred. Previous Leadership experience preferred.
A Minimum of 1year experience in production, maintenance, sanitation, related experience preferred.

LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. Ability to calculate simple fractions.

REASONING ABILITY
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
The Team Leader is required to obtain the Process Technician Leadership quadrant within one year of acceptance of the Team Leader position.
The Team Leader is required to obtain the Process Technician Machine Specialist quadrant within two years of acceptance of the Team Leader position.
Forklift certification is required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to
adjust focus.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
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