POSTED 07/31/2020
Line Lead
Location: Plymouth, MN
Currently looking for a skilled individual to fill a temp-to-hire Line Lead opening with a company located in Plymouth, MN. Interested candidates should have related line lead experience in a pharmaceutical, supplement or food manufacturing environment, be able to perform equipment maintenance, and have strong communication and organization skills to ensure production goals are regularly met.
Line Lead Job Description:
- Work with supervisors to organize equipment, rooms, and employees needed to meet production goals
- Troubleshoot equipment/line problems
- Operate at least three productions positions (cartoner, tubing, sachet, wrapper, or stick machine/accessories)
- Meet line production goals on time
- Act as contact for production, R&D, mechanic personnel when bringing products to production lines
- Execute, monitor and evaluate packaging and process equipment operator training programs
- Understand and support operations KPI goals
- Monitor equipment logs and document scheduled and non-scheduled events to support planned production
- Contact for attendance and PTO requests
- Audit SOP’s and operator knowledge of SOP’s
- Track and monitor equipment receipts, install and test new equipment to ensure it’s ready to use
- Assists operations with facility design changes and new equipment to ensure compliance with procedural and GMP requirements
- Write and edit SOP’s to support GMP operations
- Support validation team
- Communicate and work with other departments as needed
- Maintain cleanliness of line and work area to 5S Standards
Line Lead Job Requirements:
- High school diploma or equivalent required
- Minimum 1 year of related line lead experience
- 1+ years of experience in a lead or supervisory role, preferably in food, pharmaceutical, nutritional supplement or a dry product company
- 1+ years of experience working in a GMP manufacturing environment
- 1+ years of experience working with automated manufacturing lines and operating manufacturing equipment
- Ability to perform preventative maintenance and calibrate equipment
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and physically fit to endure pushing and pulling up to 100 pounds
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work/communicate with all levels of production
- Problem resolution skills
- Strong leadership skills including the ability to coach and mentor operators
- Mechanically inclined
- Safety conscience – follow all FDA and OSHA rules and regulations
Compensation for Line Lead
The starting salary for this position is $20-$24 per hour.