Production Lead Position Overview

Directly train, supervise, and coordinate the activities of production workers. As a Lead, your work can encompass a number of different activities and tasks. These can include training and supervising groups of processors to perform the tasks required for your area.

You will report to the Plant manager and Assistant Plant Manager who will also assign pre- and post-season work. This work can include preparing production facilities for the fish processing season, and tasks associated with plant startup and shutdown.

One of your key responsibilities is to maximize NPSI’s production output while following Good Manufacturing Practices and maintaining its quality and safety standards. Consequently, you are expected to properly train, monitor, and correct deficiencies in the work performance of the employees you supervise. You are also expected to implement disciplinary measures as needed, and/or refer matters to your supervisor and Human Resources when appropriate.

Essential Job Functions

• Set the example for other employees by being a model employee at all times. Always be on time for your shift, adhere to and enforce all NPSI’s rules, regulations, and GMP Program.
• Work with Plant Manager and Assistant Plant manager to meet production goals.
• Work with Plant Manager and Assistant Plant manager to plan and establish work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals.
• Confer with other supervisors and leads to coordinate operations and activities within or between departments.
• Acquire knowledge of NPSI’s Safety Policies by completing required training programs and performing designated work activities in accordance with training and procedures/work instructions.
• Train and enforce safety and sanitation regulations for all of your crew in your area. This includes Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) that may be required in your area, such as earplugs, hairnets, proper gear, safety glasses, and masks.
• Notify designated personnel of any environmental and safety incidents, or risks not previously documented, in accordance with NPSI’s Safety training.
• Perform accident investigations and report all accidents or near misses to Safety/HR.
• Conduct employee training in equipment operations or work and safety procedures, or assign employee training to experienced workers.
• Inspect materials, products, or equipment to detect defects or malfunctions.
• Interpret specifications, job orders, and company policies and procedures for workers.
• Recommend to or work with Production Manager to implement measures to motivate employees and to improve production methods, recovery, equipment performance, product quality, or efficiency.
• Recommend personnel actions such as evaluations, and promotions.
• Maintain confidentiality with personal information of those you supervise. Do not disclose or divulge either directly or indirectly the confidential information to others unless first authorized to do so by Human Resources, Plant Manager or Assistant Plant Manager.
• Help mediate production crew complaints & disputes. Apply necessary and appropriate corrective action whenever an employee fails to meet the required standard of conduct or performance.
• Direct and coordinate the activities of employees engaged in the production.
• Conduct area/department specific tasks.
• Train all employees on proper machine use and manual fish processing techniques.
• Know employees assigned to their department and inform timekeeper and /or production manager of absentees
• Performs other similar or related duties as requested or assigned by Plant or Production Managers.

Work Environment:

• While performing the duties of this Job, you and your crew may be regularly exposed to wet, cold or humid conditions and at times exposure to extreme cold.
• There is the occasional exposure fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; and risk of electrical shock and vibration.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
• Frequent exposure to moving mechanical parts, machinery and forklift traffic.
• There may be other hazards such as sharp knives, moving conveyors with multiple pinch points, fast moving equipment, and debris on floor that may cause a slipping or tripping hazard.
• You as a lead will need to recognize the hazards in your area and train your crew accordingly.

Physical Demands:

• While performing the duties of this job, you will be regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.
• You will occasionally be required to sit; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. You must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• You may occasionally be required to climb or balance.
• It is required that you be able to see, talk and hear; specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception. Ability to distinguish shades of color to identify abnormalities and/or defects in food products.
• Leads must be capable of working long and variable work shifts for extended periods of time.
• Shifts typically range from 12-16 hours with periodic breaks based on work demands, plant production, buying schedules, fish volumes and employee travel schedules.

Mental Abilities:

While performing the duties of this job, you will be required to use teamwork and interpersonal skills. You will occasionally perform basic math and need to read, speak, write and need to understand English.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of one year seafood processing experience required.
• Previous Supervisory Experience a plus.