About the role
Join our team at US Waffle Company and play a critical role in keeping production running safely, efficiently, and at the highest quality standards.
1st Shift - 6 AM until 2:30 PM
8 hours shifts and some OT and weekends
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: * Facilitate team meetings for respective line. * Demonstrates basic set up and operational knowledge of all line related equipment * Ensure that team members understand their duties or delegated tasks. * Demonstrate Safety leadership - Enforce safe work practices by requiring proper PPE usage and correcting unsafe conditions. * Update communication boards for daily “hot” handoffs. * Manage department staffing plan to ensure optimal productivity and control unnecessary over time. * Direct hourly production staff by training, coordinating, and verifying daily activities within assigned areas. * Documents any team member issues, altercations, and accidents and reports them to the Shift Manager along with Human Resources immediately. * Must maintain 85% floor presence and 15% admin presence. * Perform related duties as assigned by supervisor.
Education and/or Work Experience Requirements: * Must be willing to work weekends when needed. * Computer skills – ability to learn specific software programs (Plex) to access paperwork, program equipment for running specific products, produce labels, etc. * Moderate mechanical aptitude is needed.
Physical and Safety Requirements: * Must be able to lift and carry up to 70 lbs. * Complies with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s) and all other food safety requirements. * Complies with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE’s) requirements. * Constant walking and standing. * Frequent bending, stooping, squatting, pushing, lifting and climbing. * Position will require working in very hot and cold conditions. * Other conditions include flour dust, wet floors, occasional smoke and fumes if product burns.