Shift Lead

Job Title: Shift Lead

About Firestone Pacific Foods

Firestone Pacific Foods (FPF) grows, freezes and packs frozen fruit products on behalf of food retailers and foodservice companies in the United States and overseas. Our fruit is harvested at the peak of ripeness, processed and packed in our state-of-the art facilities shipment with a keen attention to quality and food safety.
 The Firestone Family began farming in the Vancouver, WA, in 1896. In 2019, an impact investment fund managed by Agriculture Capital acquired FPF to build out a low cost, vertically integrated supply chain of high quality, organic blueberries operating at scale to address growing global demand for this nutritious fruit. 

Position Summary

The Shift Lead is responsible for training and directing the operations team to achieve the daily performance targets of the operation safely and successfully. In addition, the lead must oversee the operation of all production equipment, all quality controls & checks, inventory tasks associated with Jobs, and making sure all preventative maintenance is completed accordingly. The Shift Lead is accountable for the safe and efficient operation of the equipment and the operations team.  

Essential Job Functions

Operations: 

• Ensure the timely and complete production equipment set up and staging of materials needed before starting production run. Expectation is 1 hour before startup. Equipment includes but not limited to 
• Bag Machines 
• Optical Sorters 
• X-ray and Metal Detectors 
• Tape Machines and Inkjets 
• All other required equipment 
• Works directly with Operators ensuring the safe and efficient operation of equipment while achieving daily performance targets. 
• Works directly with the Production Manager/Operations Supervisor to ensure the timely and complete execution of production schedules and tasks. 
• Maintains employee communication and control of operations activities, ensuring the timely reporting of any and all variances to the Operations Supervisor, i.e. reporting over or under tempered materials. 
• Works directly with Material Handlers ensuring all materials released into production are pulled in FIFO. 
• Ensures all nonconforming materials are reworked and documented accurately, working directly with Material Handlers and Operations Supervisor 

Reporting: 

• Provide and review the daily “Blending line and Packing Line” Operation report with Operators and Operations Supervisor. 
• Collect, compile and report daily, all data for materials issued into and packed out of Jobs for both first and second shifts. 

Pass down: 

• Attends and participate in all scheduled pass down meetings.  
• Communicates and hands off to next shift, what is currently being run, what has already been completed, and any issues or opportunities on the shift impacting the successful completion of the production plan. 

Quality: 

• Ensure all quality checks are completed and documented on Redzone by Operators and/or Operations support 3. 
• Fill in to perform quality checks as needed.  
• Elevate issues as needed to the management department.  
• Conduct pre-operational inspections and fill out documentation. 
• Perform ATP cleaning verification testing. 
• Effectively communicate all food safety & quality concerns within department.  
• Train new hires on daily tasks and expectations.  
• Training recordkeeping. 
• Perform finished product grading, metal detector checks, weight checks, BOM verification, & label verification.  

Other duties: 

• Complies with company policies, procedures, safety guidelines and Good Manufacturing Practices. 
• Recommend changes to improve production efficiencies, safeties, and costs. 
• Identify and report unsafe operations to Production Manger immediately. 
• Maintain a clean, safe, and organized production environment.  
• Train, mentor and monitor all Machine Operators 

Qualification & Skills

• Must be able to read and write English. 
• 2-year machine operational and /or related experience in manufacturing environment 
• Advanced understanding of computers and operating software. 
• Lead experience. 
• Forklift certified. 
• Good communicator. 
• Problem solving/analysis. 
• Demonstrate high attention to detail. 
• Ability to make adjustments quickly. 
• Working knowledge production costing.  

 Other:

• Willingness to work extended hours, weekends, or irregular hours especially during fresh processing season.  
• Passion for great tasting and nutritious fruit products, including smoothies, would be a big plus.
  

Company Benefits

• Eight (8) paid holidays 
• Full time, non-exempt employees accrue eight (8) days of PTO per year
• Full- time, exempt employees receive vacation based on length of service
  1. 0-3 years: 2 weeks paid vacation
  2. 4-7 years: 3 weeks paid vacation
  3. 8 years: 4 weeks paid vacation
• Paid bereavement leave
• Medical insurance: United Health Care
• Dental insurance: Principal 
• Vision insurance: Principal [company covers 100% of premium for employees]
• 401(k) plan: company matches up to 4% of employee’s base compensation
• Discounted bus passes

This document describes the general nature and level of work performed by personnel assigned to this job classification. This document is not, however, an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so assigned.  Firestone Pacific Foods reserves the right to add, revise, or delete job duties at any time.

Firestone Pacific Foods, Inc. is both Equal Opportunity, and At Will employer. The company does not discriminate on basis of race, age, sex, religion, marital status, or sexual orientation. Either Company or Employee can terminate the employment relationship at any time for any legally permissible reason. Reasonable accommodations will be made for qualified candidates/employees with disabilities.

All levels of management have approved this job description:

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