Packaging & Finished Goods Lead Hand

Job summary

The Packaging & Finished Goods Lead is responsible for overseeing daily packaging operations, coordinating staff, and ensuring production efficiency and quality standards are met. This role also involves training employees, managing inventory, and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement in safety and productivity.

Job details

The Packaging & Finished Goods Lead is responsible for leading day-to-day packaging and finished goods operations, ensuring products are packaged safely, accurately, efficiently, and in accordance with established quality standards. This role provides frontline leadership to the Secondary team and supports the overall Packaging & Finished Goods process, including standardized work, employee training and development, quality compliance, production efficiency, and continuous improvement. The Secondary Team Lead is responsible for coordinating daily priorities, supporting employees on the floor, identifying operational issues, and helping ensure production requirements are achieved. AVAILABLE POSITIONS & SCHEDULE We currently have two Packaging & Finished Goods Lead positions available: * Day Shift: Monday to Thursday, 5:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. * Night Shift: Monday to Thursday, 3:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m Additional hours or overtime may be available or required based on operational needs. Duties & Responsibilities * Lead daily packaging and finished goods operations. * Coordinate staffing and workflow within the packaging area. * Maintain packaging standards, procedures, and work instructions. * Train, coach, and certify packaging employees. * Ensure compliance with quality, labeling, traceability, and customer requirements. * Coordinate with Production, Quality, Maintenance, and Shipping to resolve issues. * Monitor packaging materials and inventory needs. * Identify opportunities to improve safety, quality, productivity, and efficiency. * Promote a safe and organized work environment. * Perform other duties as assigned by your supervisor/manager Essential Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. * Strong attention to detail and accuracy * Strong organizational and coordination skills * Ability to read and understand production orders * Ability to complete shipping, receiving, and inventory documentation accurately * Forklift experience and certification, or the ability to obtain certification * Strong communication and teamwork skills * Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment * Dependable, safety-focused, and able to work independently * Basic computer skills are considered an asset * Ability and willingness to learn Education and Experience: The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. * High school diploma or equivalent is preferred * 2 to 3 years of experience leading or supervising employees in a manufacturing environment. Language Skills * Ability to read, write, and speak English Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. * While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. * While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to handle and feel; reach with hands and arms. * The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, twist, reach, stoop, kneel, and crouch. * The employee must often lift and/or move product up to 50 pounds. * Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. * Manufacturing environment * The temperature will vary from hot and humid to cold, depending on the weather and location. * May work near airborne particles. * Must be able to adapt to the noise level of a manufacturing setting, which is usually moderate to heavy. * This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as a computer, phone, printer/scanner, and filing cabinets. * The ability to use and wear a respirator

What you’ll do

The Packaging & Finished Goods Lead is responsible for overseeing daily packaging operations, coordinating staff, and ensuring production efficiency and quality standards are met. This role also involves training employees, managing inventory, and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement in safety and productivity.

Requirements

Candidates should have 2 to 3 years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment and possess strong organizational and communication skills. A high school diploma is preferred, and the ability to obtain forklift certification is required.

Listed skills

• Production Scheduling · Preferred
• Teamwork · Preferred
• Problem solving · Preferred
• Leadership · Preferred
• Attention to detail · Preferred
• Forklift operation · Preferred
• Documentation · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Inventory management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Leadership
• Packaging operations
• Inventory management
• Quality compliance
• Staff training
• Workflow coordination
• Forklift operation
• Safety management
• Production scheduling
• Attention to detail
• Communication
• Teamwork
• Problem solving
• Documentation
• Computer skills
• Office Equipment
• Shipping And Receiving
• Workflow Management
• Willingness To Learn
• Computer Literacy
• Continuous Improvement Process
• Training And Development
• English Language
• Finished Good
• Packaging And Labeling
• Forklift Truck
• Operations
• Team Leadership
• Coordinating
• Filing
• Detail Oriented

Job areas

• Manufacturing
• Management & Leadership
• Logistics
• Finished Goods Planner
• Production Plant Foreman
• Manufacturing Supervisors
• First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers