Description:

Job Summary: Support and assist Supervisor(s) and Superintendent(s) with daily management of team members and production processes, including assigning job tasks, rotating team members through Cobs, and coaching team members. Drive a culture of Safety, Quality and Continuous improvement on the production floor. Monitor the production area to ensure compliance with government standards, work procedures, and production specifications.

Essential Duties, Functions & Responsibilities:

• Enforce and follow all workplace safety and food safety practices and protocols
• Conduct team member training in equipment operations or work and safety procedures
• Investigate and complete incident reports and implement corrective actions
• Assess team member performance to provide coaching and feedback to improve efficiency, reduce injury, and ensure food safety
• Inspect production area, materials, products, and equipment to ensure all compliance and company standards are met and any deviances, defects, or malfunctions are addressed
• Identify and address any issues with line speed, materials, team members technique, equipment, rework, products and product specifications
• Read and analyze charts, work orders, production schedules, and other records and reports to assist with determining production requirements and evaluating current production estimates and outputs
• Plan and communicate work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals
• Recommend or implement measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, product quality or efficiency
• Complete records of team members' attendance and hours worked
• Verify and communicate operations data, such as downtime, production, and cost records to identify improvement opportunities and for use in production reports

Knowledge, Skills, abilities, and Other Characteristics:

• Ability to operate computer systems and various software applications required to perform essential functions of the job (i.e. Microsoft Office, Kronos, SAP, etc.)
• Complex problem-solving skills to identify problems and review related information to develop, evaluate, and implement solutions
• Strong verbal and written communication skills including active listening skills and the ability to speak, read and write English
• Ability to grasp new ideas, techniques, and concepts related to daily plant operations
• Ability to foster teamwork to get team members to work together to accomplish tasks
• Ability to build mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members and peers
• Ability to motivate, coach, develop, and direct people as they work, identifying the best people for the job
• Ability to handle complaints, settle disputes, and resolve conflicts
• Ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing
• Ability to assess performance of self, other individuals, or work areas to provide feedback, make improvements or take corrective action
• Skilled in maintaining organized data and files
• Ability to perform mathematical calculations
• Interpersonal and communication skills, and the ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with team members and management
• Ability to complete all relevant program requirements satisfactorily

Minimum Qualifications (Education & Experience): This job is open only to current Butterball, LLC team members who have been employed with the company for a least (6) months. Butterball, LLC reserves the right to waive this current employment requirement if it is determined that there is a business need to do so

• High School Diploma or Equivalent

Preferred Qualifications (Education & Experience):

• Post-secondary education (e.g., technical/vocational education or 2 to 4 year degree)
• Previous work experience in poultry/meat processing or other industrial manufacturing setting
• Bilingual - read/write/speak (English and Spanish. Haitian Creole, Marshallese, Burmese, or Mandarin Chinese)