Production Team Lead- Bulk/Herbs

Applications are accepted by the date below, which may be updated if the hiring timeline is extended.

5/21/2024

Job in a Nutshell:

The Bulk Production Lead position in manual and herb packaging is responsible for training and leading a team of 12 employees in the semi-automated production rooms. This position monitors daily schedules, efficiency, work quality, documentation, and adherence to Food Safety guidelines. The Production Lead position provides training, vacation relief, equipment troubleshooting, and any other duties under the direction of production management; Keeps management informed of daily activities and significant issues; Promotes a positive work environment by encouraging teamwork among production crews, maintenance, sanitation, and quality assurance.

Main Ingredients:

1. Receives weekly production schedule; assists with creating daily schedules; distributes workload to team members
2. Maintains a team approach to production, and ensures all team members stay on task
3. Effectively communicates all production related concerns including schedule changes, staffing challenges, and support needs, to management
4. Ensures all team members meet company expectations including dress code, professionalism, punctuality
5. Participates in production process: Morning set-up, staging materials, loading hoppers, operating baggers and labelers, case packing and palletizing, confirming counts, verifying production logs are accurate
6. Assists with trouble shooting equipment including bagger, fillers and labelers
7. Responsible for the completeness and accuracy of all orders filled 
8. Ensures correct packaging materials are used, including bags, labels, trays, boxes
9. Ensures that work areas are kept clean and sanitary throughout the shift
10. Ensures work teams follow all SOP’s and food safety standards
11. Performs all operations in a manner that promotes safety
12. Tracks and trends daily production performance, including efficiencies, yields, and quality issues; provides weekly performance reports to management
13. Promotes the company culture
14. Assists in orientation, training, and coaching new and temporary employees
15. May be assigned to other production or warehouse duties as needed

Although this is a general outline of job responsibilities all employees are expected to be “hands on” and do whatever it takes to get the job done and make the company thrive.

Recipe for Success:

1. High School diploma or equivalent is required
2. 1-2 years of experience in a manufacturing facility required; food production preferred
3. Experienced working with sanitary operating processes and knowledge of food safety/HACCP desirable
4. Knowledge of LEAN manufacturing desirable
5. Knowledge of 5s (clutter free, efficient work environment) desirable
6. 1 year of experience in a Lead or supervisory position, preferred
7. Ability to read, write and speak English clearly and concisely required; bi-lingual a plus
8. Strong communication skills working with a diverse staff required
9. Ability to work effectively with others in a fast-paced team environment
10. Good attention to detail; accuracy and thoroughness is a must.
11. Must be flexible with working hours to accommodate production needs
12. Must be reliable and on time every day
13. Must be able to work in seasonally warm or cool environment
14. Forklift and electric pallet jack experience helpful
15. Willing and able to assist in other departments as needed 
16. Familiar with Microsoft Word, Excel and/or Data Entry
17. SAP experience helpful

This job description is not an employment contract. It does not guarantee a job or that the above listed duties are the limit of responsibilities. The job and job description are subject to change with and without notice. Employees are required to accomplish any and all tasks assigned to him/her by their Manager and/or other Store Support Center manager that might not be listed in this job description.

Here’s an overview of the benefits we offer our good4u Crew to help ensure the health and wellbeing of you and your family, now and well into the future:

All Crew Members

• Birthday Bonus Pay 
• Vitamin Bucks (up to $2,080 earned as store credit annually) 
• Holiday Pay for 5 Holidays – Stores Closed
• Paid Time Off (sick days and vacation) that Increases with Tenure
• Paid Nutrition Education 
• good4u Crew Member Discount
• {N}power Program (customer appreciation and rewards program) 
• Regular, Scheduled Pay Increases
• Advancement Opportunities and Career Development 
• Health and Wellness Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Employee Referral Program

Full-Time Crew Members (30+ hours/week)

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance 
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Medical Leave (through company paid short-term disability insurance) 
• Company Paid Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Company Paid Life Insurance 
• Voluntary Benefits Including Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Long-Term Disability Insurance, Term Life Insurance
• Retirement Savings Plan (401k) with discretionary Company Match
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with Company Match 

Diversity Statement

At the heart of Natural Grocers' commitment to our community and crew is this belief: All people should be empowered to experience health and wellbeing! We cannot be true to this conviction without honoring diversity and cultivating inclusion throughout every aspect of our organization.

At Natural Grocers, we honor our differences, embrace diversity, and cultivate inclusion because both individual and societal health are rooted in these principles. Our Crew is diverse not only in gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, abilities, and age but also in cultural backgrounds, thoughts, and ideas. Celebrating our diversity refreshes, expands, and shapes our perspective, energizing our mission of equitable access to health and wellness for all. We welcome everyone who would like to join us in this mission, with gratitude for the unique life experience each person brings to the table. We’re committed to nurturing an ecosystem of diversity and inclusion in which our Crew can continue to thrive.

Physical and Environmental Demands:

N = Never

O = Occasional; 1-33% of time

F = Frequent; 34-66% of time

C = Constant; 67-100% of time

Physical Requirements:

• Must have the ability to constantly lift or carry up to 10 lbs., frequently lift or carry 11-50 lbs. and occasionally lift or carry 51-100 lbs.
• Must have the ability to frequently push or pull up to 30 lbs. and occasionally push or pull 31-100 lbs.
• Must be able to occasionally use the computer for data entry and use of mouse.
• Must be able to constantly walk, stand, use fine motor manipulations, grip, bend, twist, turn, and reach outward for the duration of the work shift.
• Must be able to frequently reach above chest.
• Must be able to occasionally sit, squat, kneel, and climb as needed.

Environmental Requirements:

• Must be able to frequently work with sharp tools and equipment, dust, fumes, and a congested worksite.
• Must be able to work with occasionally work in noise, cold, heat, wet/humidity, outside, heights, and contact stress.