Seasonal Milling Lead

Position Title: Seasonal Milling Lead

Reports to: Shift Supervisor

Department: Operations

Classification: Seasonal, Hourly (Non-Exempt)

Pay: $26.00 – $26.75 an hour

Corto Mission

To attract quality-oriented restaurateurs with consistently superior olive oil, keep them through legendary service, and invest in talented people who share our dedication to customer success.

The Company

Corto Olive is a nationally recognized, family-owned company known for crafting superior olive oil for professional and home chefs.

If you take pride in the quality of your work and prefer working on a team of talented individuals who share your passion for excellence, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity! This is a seasonal position located on-site at our Stockton Facility.

This position will be primarily responsible for:

• Executing all tasks using work instructions, checklists, and reaction plans, ensuring all staff adhere to these guidelines.


• Working directly with the Milling Supervisor to provide leadership and hands-on support to the Receiving and Milling Teams, while executing all receiving and milling tasks, including unloading olive trucks, mechanically cleaning olives for milling, and milling fresh extra virgin olive oil.


• Utilizing reporting, information, and KPI’s to provide decision-making and measure operational success.


• Coordinating receiving and milling sanitation schedule and production cleaning needs with Sanitation Lead.


• Communicating with the Logistics Coordinator to ensure the receiving and milling lines receive the correct olives at the right location and time.


• Holding the team accountable for following (Encouraging the team to follow) the Corto Fresh program, focusing on safety, food safety, and shift targets.


• Conducting daily start-of-shift huddles with the Milling Supervisor and Shift Manager.


• Maintaining olive and oil traceability in the receiving and milling area.


• Troubleshooting and resolve equipment issues and situations with milling supervisor and maintenance that affect safety, product quality, and throughput.


• Managing and cover team breaks and lunches, ensuring all are taken within set timelines.


• Complying with all company safety policies, practices, and procedures. Participating in safety training and report all unsafe conditions or work practices.


• Performing other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Ability to read and write.


• 1 year leadership experience.


• Excellent communicator amongst peers and with direct management.


• Strong organizational skills.


• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes.


• Ability to operate a forklift and successfully pass both a written and driving test.


• Bilingual in Spanish.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1-2 years in a manufacturing or experience in a similar role.

Physical Requirements:

Frequent lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling; frequent stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling; and moderate fine finger dexterity. Generally, the job requires the following percentages of time committed to physical activity: 25% or less sitting, 50% or more walking, and 50% or more standing. The job is performed under frequent temperature variations and in a manufacturing environment. Unrestricted visual and audio abilities are required for the safety of all employees. The ability to lift up to 45 lbs. is required.

Wellbeing:

In addition to our solid track record as a stable, growing employer, we offer a variety of different benefits:

• Social Wellness – Work Experience, Company Holidays, California Sick Time, and Federal and State Leave of Absences.


• Emotional Wellness – Dedicated People Operations Department - our Leaders have an Open Door Policy.


• Financial Wellness – Bi-Weekly Pay and Bonus Program for strong performance.


• Nutrition Wellness – Access to best-in-class tomato sauce and olive oil products.