What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Lead - 2nd Shift position at Oats Overnight?
A Little About Us
Oats Overnight is changing the way people eat breakfast, and since launching in 2016, our high protein spoon-free oatmeal has been enjoyed by over 1,000,000 customers. We are scaling quickly in both direct-to-consumer and retail with the goal of becoming a household brand. We have end-to-end control of all phases of the business, producing and fulfilling the product in-house, which is extremely rare for companies our size. This allows us to create new flavors and products quickly and is a tremendous advantage for our brand – we’re able to give customers a behind-the-scenes look at what we do, highlighting our people and process in content. Being vertically integrated also enables us to incorporate customers directly in the development process.
A Little About How We Do Things
Starting with our founder/CEO and extending to multiple teams across all departments, many of us come from non-traditional backgrounds. This is a superpower – we are not stuck in traditional industry patterns, but instead leverage extreme rationality and first principles thinking to solve problems and find new opportunities. This is a special place to work, and our team is what makes it that way; this is why every employee is also an owner. As such, there is a high level of expectation for all team members.
What We’re Looking For
Oats Overnight is changing the way people eat breakfast, and since launching in 2016, our high protein spoon-free oatmeal has been enjoyed by over 1,000,000 customers. We are scaling quickly in both direct-to-consumer and retail with the goal of becoming a household brand. We have end-to-end control of all phases of the business, producing and fulfilling the product in-house, which is extremely rare for companies our size. This allows us to create new flavors and products quickly and is a tremendous advantage for our brand – we’re able to give customers a behind-the-scenes look at what we do, highlighting our people and process in content. Being vertically integrated also enables us to incorporate customers directly in the development process.
A Little About How We Do Things
Starting with our founder/CEO and extending to multiple teams across all departments, many of us come from non-traditional backgrounds. This is a superpower – we are not stuck in traditional industry patterns, but instead leverage extreme rationality and first principles thinking to solve problems and find new opportunities. This is a special place to work, and our team is what makes it that way; this is why every employee is also an owner. As such, there is a high level of expectation for all team members.
What We’re Looking For
- Someone that can partner and influence at all different levels
- Not afraid to get out into a manufacturing operations environment to work shoulder-to-shoulder with plant leadership to resolve problems and challenges.
- Ability to handle multiple priorities and navigate in a fast moving environment
- Expectations will be clearly set, but an ambitious approach to the work is key
- Ability to artfully convey even subtle or complex messages clearly, as appropriate for the topic and audience.
- A relentless drive to get things done.
- Curious and entrepreneurial mindset.
- Enjoys working in a highly collaborative and supportive team environment
- Flexible, willing, and quick to learn new processes, new technology, and new ways of thinking.
What’s The Job?
The focus of this position is to support the packaging operations and reports directly to the Production Supervisor. This position will often be the first point of contact on a daily basis for packaging questions, feedback or issues. This position will be required to lead staff and provide daily work assignments while also ensuring productivity, quality and safety.
What You’ll Be Doing, Stop Scanning and Read This Part
The focus of this position is to support the packaging operations and reports directly to the Production Supervisor. This position will often be the first point of contact on a daily basis for packaging questions, feedback or issues. This position will be required to lead staff and provide daily work assignments while also ensuring productivity, quality and safety.
What You’ll Be Doing, Stop Scanning and Read This Part
- Packaging: Assist during startup, running, change-over, cleaning and end of shift activities.
- Perform in-process quality control checks during packaging runs
- Review daily paperwork to ensure that it is accurately processed and in a timely manner
- Audit staff to ensure accuracy in the packaging processes
- Order and commit the correct packaging per the Room’s Work Order through ERP (Fish Bowl);
- Notify shift supervisor when any mechanical or other issues occur.
- Review Shift Pass Down from previous shift; assist Supervisor in creation of current shift Pass Down.
- Update the production board(s) hourly
- Champion GMP compliance
- Train new hires on the packaging processes
- Finished Good Management
- Initiatives: Fully engage with company initiatives identified as critical to the success of business.
- Interact with cross-team Internal Stakeholders as needed
- Other duties as assigned
What You’ve Done And Who You Are
- Experience and desire to support a culture built on collaboration, sharing of ideas and celebration of successes as well as drive for positive outcomes with cross-functional teams.
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Must be 18 years or older.
- Prior lead or supervisory experience is a plus.
- Able to support, train and provide guidance to assigned team members
- Good computer skills; familiarity with ERP or WMS systems a plus
- Ability to perform basic math for conversion of units of measure.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize multiple assignments
- Ability to read and analyze information.
- Excellent time management.
- Knowledge of inventory control.
- Process improvement mindset.
- Strong oral and written communication skills
Why You Might Like Working Here
- This is going to be fun.
- Casual, friendly culture. We’re serious about what we do but we don’t take ourselves too seriously.
- We are a fast-growing company, and you will have stock options.
- High growth potential with opportunities to expand
- Free oatmeal. It’s very good.
- Why You Might Not Like Working Here
- It’s not a cushy job, the bar is high
- We are growing quickly, and have a fast-paced work environment.
Physical Demands
- Speaking: Constantly (investigates, collaborating with multiple department’s, status updates, keeping key partners informed of daily progress of material request)
- Mobility: Frequent walking throughout the Oats Overnight Facility (in warehouse and production areas)
- Bending/Squatting: Constantly (picking up product, moving product)
- Lifting: Occasionally- Lift 50 lbs. or less (full cases of product)
- Must be able to work near food ingredients, exposure to food allergens
- Location: inside an air-conditioned manufacturing and warehouse environment
The Perks
- Full Benefits; Medical, Dental, Vision and Life
- Monday - Friday Schedule
- Weekly Pay
- Stock options, every employee is an owner
- Free, delicious oatmeal
And last but never least….
We value people who roll up their sleeves and support their fellow team members. We embrace diversity and encourage equal opportunity every chance we get, and we look forward to learning from people whose backgrounds, skills, and perspectives challenge and enrich our own.
Oats Overnight provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Oats Overnight complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.
We value people who roll up their sleeves and support their fellow team members. We embrace diversity and encourage equal opportunity every chance we get, and we look forward to learning from people whose backgrounds, skills, and perspectives challenge and enrich our own.
Oats Overnight provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Oats Overnight complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.
