Processing Operator Lead- Week Day

Utz Quality Foods is on the lookout for a dynamic and driven Weekday Shift Processing Lead to join our team at the Kindig Lane Facility in Hanover, PA! This is an exciting, hands-on leadership role where you'll directly contribute to the success of our production team while gaining valuable experience in a fast-paced, high-energy environment. In this role, you'll work closely with our Production Supervisor, helping lead the daily processing operations, ensuring efficiency, quality, and safety in everything we do.

If you're a natural leader with excellent communication skills, a passion for problem solving, and a commitment to continuous improvement, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the Production Supervisor to oversee and drive the daily processing activities, ensuring smooth production flow.

• Obtain forklift certification and operate equipment as needed.

• Maintain constant communication with the supervisor to report downtime, production difficulties, and product overflow.

• Work with plant leadership to resolve ERP discrepancies/variances and ensure efficient production operations.

• Organize and schedule team members in a way that efficiently meets daily production goals.

• Monitor each processing line every hour to check waste and machine efficiency.

• Utilize UPMS, RedZone, 5S, and Continuous Improvement principles to optimize productivity.

• Enter work orders and track preventative maintenance tasks using EAM.

• Identify and solve any processing issues to prevent production delays.

• Oversee and participate in the training of new hires to ensure they meet processing standards.

• Regularly evaluate individual team performance and provide coaching to ensure consistency and quality.

• Separate and remove questionable finished products for review by the Production Manager.

• Follow all safety rules, work safely at all times, and report unsafe equipment or practices.

• Participate in sanitation efforts, ensuring cleanliness of equipment and facilities, using appropriate cleaning tools and methods.

• Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Requirements:

• Requires analytical, math and reading skills.
• Ability to adapt and work efficiently in a fast-paced, dynamic environment to meet peak production volumes.
• Knowledge and understanding of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Requires leadership and management to direct the department and interface with other departments
• Knowledge of designated packaging and processing operations to assist when needed.
• Capable of identifying, troubleshooting, and solving issues on the production line.
• Must be forklift and high reach certified or willing to do so
• Moderate lifting and occasional skid pulling
• Fluent in Spanish desired but not required.

Our Recruitment Process

• Easy Application (5 mins): Introduce yourself and answer a few key questions to get started.
• Engaging Chat Interview (20-25 mins): Share your experiences in an online chat, highlighting how your values align with ours.
• Live Interview: Selected candidates will meet with the hiring manager to explore their alignment with the team and overall Utz company culture.

Continuously Pursuing Excellence!

Here at Utz, we have a passion for exciting and delighting consumers with delicious snack foods made from high quality ingredients. After over a century with a strong family heritage, our diverse portfolio of brands includes Utz, Zapp's, Boulder Canyon, and On the Border. Our associates are the reason for the success of this company, so it is important we provide a supportive, caring and inclusive environment that offers opportunities for career growth and advancement. We also help take care of our associates by providing benefits, resources, and programs that ensure they live their healthiest lives. Our benefit package includes medical, dental, and vision plans, an employer match 401k, profit sharing plan, employee stock purchase plan and much more. Join our world class team and help us become the fastest growing pure-play U.S. snacking company of scale!

Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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