Position Title: Production Line Lead
Company Overview: At Bobo’s Oat Bars everything we create is made with love and baked by hand using wholesome, simple ingredients you can find in your own kitchen. Working at Bobo’s is a labor of love. Our experienced staff exudes integrity, grit, passion, and a unified desire to share the love of Bobo’s and our products from their hearts to others. Bobo’s employees embrace and reflect the Bobo’s values being collaborative, adaptable, passionate, persevering, and fun-loving.
Compensation and Benefits:
- · Starting rate $24.50
- · Benefits include health, dental and vision insurance, 401k with 4% company match, sick and vacation leave
Position Summary:
The Production Line Lead functions as a senior member of an operations area that is directly responsible for producing quality product in a safe and efficient manner. The Production Line Lead owns the results for their line while on shift. They need to be able to perform a base level of equipment trouble shooting as well as follow the escalation process for downtime. They are responsible for the crewing and staffing of their line and monitoring and directing production flow. The Production Line Lead is responsible for the following areas of their line: Mixing, Depositing, Ovens, Flow Wraps, and Packaging. The Lead reports directly to Production Supervisors for the shift.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
- · Follow safety policies and protocols; alerting others regarding potential concerns.
- · Uphold highest standards of food safety and product quality through observance and enforcement of allergen protocols, and Good Manufacturing Practices; promptly report food safety and quality issues as necessary
- · Foster a positive culture of respect and teamwork by treating coworkers with dignity and striving to exemplify the Bobo’s values: Collaborative, Adaptable, Passionate, Perseverant, and Fun-Loving
- · Ensure that the production schedule is being followed and communicate any needed changes to the Supervisor, quickly adjusting plan for the day based on production priorities
- · Attend and participate in pre- and post- shift cross functional handoffs
- · Communicate with supervisors and fellow leads regarding issues and shift-to-shift handoffs; Input information into shift passdown file
- · Ensure that employees on their line are positioned in tasks in which they are properly trained
- · Oversee CCP completion, lot date accuracy, changeover processes and documentation in their area
- · Responsible for ensuring operators in their area code and categorize downtime correctly
- · Responsible for accuracy of scanning raw and packaging materials to ERP system, including daily yield review
- · Make sure the kitchen area associates understand and follow recipe using proper batching processes
- · Ensure sanitation, housekeeping and overall cleanliness of the production area are compliant with quality standards
- · Act as the immediate point of contact for employees working in designated areas
- · Work within failure escalation policy
- · Ensure accurate and timely completion of production records in flow control
- · Adhere to and set employee expectation for all GMPs, SQF and Food Safety protocols
- · Check and respond to email daily
- · Assist in training and development of all employees in designated area, from new hires to experienced operators.
- · Perform activities in compliance with all customer and government regulations
- · Brings innovative ideas to the table to meet performance goals and commitments
- · Held accountable to established metrics for department success, including safety, quality, output, and retention
- · Ensure proper and timely startup of line each shift
- · Responsible for product flow on their line and provide suggestions as needed for continuous improvement
- · Complete required trainings in a timely manner
- · The production supervisor and position holder are expected to have frequent (multiple times daily) interactions to ensure alignment on schedule, planning, problem solving and labor management
- · Perform other duties as directed by supervision
- · Regular attendance and punctuality are basic necessary requirements of this position
Marginal duties performed less frequently:
- · Work overtime occasionally, as needed
- · Perform quality checks on the finished goods being produced
Supervisory Responsibility:
- This position will direct and oversee assigned employees in their designated area.
Qualifications / Education / Experience Desired:
- · Fully trained in all functional areas of their line: Mixing, Depositing, Ovens, Flow Wraps, and Packaging
- · Ability to work collaboratively within small and large, diverse teams
- · Comfortable with fast-paced and dynamic work environment
- · Excellent interpersonal and conflict resolution skills
- · Facilitative leadership
- Education / Education Desired:
- · High school diploma or equivalent
- · Minimum 2 years’ previous manufacturing or food handling experience
- Language / Mathematical / Reasoning Ability:
- · Bilingual (English/Spanish) is required
- · Ability to read, write, and understand documents in English or Spanish, such as Master Safety rules, Good Manufacturing Practices, Standard Operating Procedures, and general instructions
- · Must be a strong communicator, able to direct a team under changing circumstances
- · Ability to read, write, and understand documents in English or Spanish, such as Master Safety rules, Good Manufacturing Practices, Standard Operating Procedures, and general instructions
- · When issues arise, may be asked to assist in the troubleshooting process
- · Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- · Basic mathematical skills in weights, temperatures, times and general numbers; May be asked to use simple mathematic equations (Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division)
Supervision Given:
- · This position reports to the Production Supervisor
- · Position will work directly with Production Leads on other lines, and Production Management, as well as support functions within the plant
- · The position holder is expected to be able to work with minimal oversight at times, able to confidently handle situations on their own
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 frequently required to use hands to grasp, grip, and handle objects; lift and reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must be able to frequently lift, carry, and/or move up to 15 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include looking at a computer screen and ability to adjust focus. The employee is required to communicate using telephone and email.
- · Additional physical requirements of this position include:
- · Must be able to stand for shift length up to 12 hours unless otherwise specified (Constantly)
- · Must be able to tolerate exposure to peanuts and tree nuts (coconut, almond, and pecan) as well as other materials (Frequently)
- · Must use hands to grasp, grip, pinch and handle objects; lift and reach with hands and arms (Frequently)
- · Must be able to lift and/or move up to 15 pounds (Frequently)
- · Must be able to perform repetitive motion requiring arm extensions and wrist and elbow flexions (Frequently)
- · Must be able to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds (Occasionally)
- · Must be able to exert a push/pull force of up to 50 pounds (Occasionally)
- · Required to walk (Frequently) and climb steps (Occasionally)
- · Must balance, stoop, kneel, or crouch (Occasionally)
- · Must be able to operate in congested areas (Occasionally)
Location:
- This position is required to work onsite in our Loveland, CO facility
Travel Required:
- Very Limited – May be asked to go off-site (locally) for equipment training, safety/food safety training and other short duration items. No overnight travel expected.
Bobo’s Oat Bars is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Company does not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status, marital status, familial status, disability, genetic information, protected veteran/military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $24.50 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Experience:
- Leadership: 2 years (Preferred)
- Food production: 2 years (Required)
Language:
- English (Required)
- Spanish (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
- Loveland, CO 80538 (Required)
Work Location: In person
