Team Leader Production

Title: Team Leader Production Location: American Falls, ID Job Requisition ID: Req-271171 Time Type: Full time **About Lamb Weston** You’ve probably enjoyed our fries without even knowing it! As a leading manufacturer in our industry, we inspire and bring people together with foods they love and trust. Our customer base includes international food service providers, restaurants, and households in over 100 countries around the world. A highly innovative global corporation with a start-up mindset, we empower every individual to make a genuine difference. You’ll gain access to hands-on training to fuel your growth and success, explore opportunities for new solutions, and you’ll join a winning team of 10,000+ people all dedicated to raising the bar – together. If you have a strong drive for results, a desire to help us bring the world together through our fries, and are ready for a fresh challenge, we want to hear from you. **Job Description Summary** Leads team members to identify, manage, and execute the plants process improvement opportunities. Manages production staff to attain production and quality goals. Identifies problems or bottlenecks in production processes and resolves issues. Ensures production resources including materials, equipment and human resources are available as needed to maintain production schedules. Supports continuous improvement goals in safety, quality, cost and customer service. Responsible for managing and owning various functions of the business and creating an engaged and team oriented work force in order to improve business results. 1 year related experience. **Job Description** **Job Summary** Leads team members to identify, manage, and execute the plant’s process improvement opportunities. Manages production staff to attain production and quality goals. Identifies problems or bottlenecks in production processes and resolves issues. Ensures production resources including materials, equipment and human resources are available as needed to maintain production schedules. Supports continuous improvement goals in safety, quality, cost and customer service. Responsible for managing and owning various functions of the business and creating an engaged and team oriented work force in order to improve business results. **Position Responsibilities** - Monitor production to ensure that quality, productivity, and cost standards are maintained. - Provide employee training to ensure that employees are performing job responsibilities effectively. - Assist with the supervision of sanitation operations as necessary to promote and maintain a clean and food safe environment. - Enforce plant rules, regulations and procedures. - Evaluate subordinate performance, communicate with employees, and provide information for work performance improvement. - Participate in the support of plant and company safety programs, promoting and maintaining a high level of awareness and adherence to defined employee safety requirements such as lock-out/tag-out, personal protective equipment, confined space entry, etc. **Basic & Preferred Qualifications** **Position Qualifications** - High school diploma or GED equivalent required. Bachelors' degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Engineering, Food Science, Agricultural Sciences, or other Natural Science degrees preferred. Other degrees will be considered. - 1-3 years supervisory experience preferred. - Previous experience working in a manufacturing environment preferred. - SAP experience preferred. - Understanding of manufacturing processes and loss - Knowledge of GMP’s - Working knowledge of plant equipment and safety - Ability to distinguish normal/abnormal - Excellent communication, interpersonal, problem solving and organizational skills. - Previous experience in a food-processing or manufacturing environment is a plus. - Ability to work weekends and/or shift work with a strong work ethic and employment history. - Must be available for an 2nd shift position. - A self-motiv…