Production Group Leader Weekend

As a Group Lead at Richs Niles plant you help lead the daily execution of production activities by supporting safe efficient and high-quality operations. This role plays an important part in directing associates maintaining line flow solving problems in real time and ensuring production safety quality food safety and documentation expectations are consistently met.

At Richs leadership on the floor is not just about keeping lines runningit is about setting the tone building accountability developing associates and doing whats right the Rich Way.

• Leads production activities for the assigned shift ensuring safe efficient and continuous operations.
• Provides real-time direction prioritization coaching and problem-solving support to operators and material handlers.
• Maintains a calm steady presence during high-pressure situations and sets the tone for the team.
• Ensures production lines meet daily output targets case counts schedule requirements and quality standards.
• Adjusts labor line assignments and priorities in response to staffing shortages mechanical issues or schedule changes.
• Coordinates with scheduling maintenance sanitation quality and warehouse teams to keep product flowing.
• Ensures operators accurately scan consume return and document materials in SAP.
• Verifies production waste material movements downtime quality checks and shift reports are accurate and completed before shift end.
• Supports cycle counts inventory accuracy and root-cause analysis for material or production discrepancies.
• Enforces GMPs allergen controls sanitation requirements PPE expectations and all food safety and safety policies.
• Immediately identifies contains and escalates safety quality food safety or operational concerns.
• Trains and develops operators to build skill depth ownership teamwork and problem-solving capability.
• Models professionalism accountability reliability and plant values at all times.
• Drives TPM activities on the floor including autonomous maintenance centerlining 5S and loss elimination.
• Leads or participates in kaizen events safety audits training incident investigations and root-cause problem solving.
• Maintains a clean organized audit-ready production environment.
• Participates in daily huddles and shift-to-shift handoffs to ensure clear communication and continuity.
• Prepares pallet tags labels production records and documentation needed for traceability and shipping.
• Maintains flexibility to support production needs including long days late nights weekends and schedule changes.

• High school diploma or GED
• Ability to work independently and maintain attention to detail in a fast-paced environment
• Comfortable working around varying temperatures noise levels and active manufacturing operations
• Ability to frequently stand walk bend push pull and lift up to 55 lbs.
• Ability to lead coach and hold associates accountable in a fast-paced production environment.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to respond quickly to staffing equipment quality or schedule issues.
• Demonstrates reliability flexibility ownership teamwork and a strong commitment to plant goals.