Line Owner- Viking C crew

Summary This position is accountable for ensuring efficient operation in relation to material usage, product waste, and process parameter control to meet production objectives while improving quality, safety and sanitation performance to maintain continued customer satisfaction.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities * Protect yourself and others.

Assist with team safety performance by using the SAFE Process, participation in regular safety meetings, participation in regular safety/sanitation inspections, and maintaining orderliness of work areas.

Ensure proper Lock, Tag and Try of equipment.

* Protect the customer.

Manage product quality by adherence to product specifications, GMP's & Sanitation Guidelines, FM prevention, HACCP and assisting with inline routine sanitation, area sanitation & tool inspection.

* Employee Development.

Line Owner is responsible for the training of all team members in safety, sanitation and job duties in their area.

Responsible to ensure that all upgrades in the area are trained and qualified to perform the essential duties of this position in their absence.

* Communication between shifts.

Ensure proper communication across shifts between team member(s) of like responsibility.

Use enabling technologies (e.g.

E-mail, voice mail) log books, and written notes to facilitate communication.

* React to change productively.

* Ensure adherence to production schedule on shift by monitoring line operation and product flow.

This includes, but is not limited to, maintaining budgeted line rate, preventing out of specification production, startup and shutdown of process lines, adjusting for raw material changes, staging materials and/or ingredients, performing line checks (weight control, temperature, levels, etc) and addback of out of specification product.

* Demonstrate a daily commitment to the Continuous Improvement Process by including the concepts and actions in all work and striving to improve each work process.

Participate in the Quality Work Group (QWG) meetings and follow-up activities.

* Protect production capacity.

Assist maintenance in identifying and resolving line equipment problems.

* Record production, line conditions, line downtime and other parameters accurately and in a timely fashion on paper and or the computer.

* Audit process data paperwork and computer entries for completeness and accuracy.

* Adhere to company policies and participate in company-sponsored training processes.

Must maintain the highest standards of ethics and integrity while embodying the tenets of "What We Stand For" and "The Basic Principles." All employees are responsible for upholding the principles of SQF 2000 All employees are responsible for immediately reporting any food safety, food quality or plant security issues to management for appropriate action.

A trained designee will be appointed by management to cover for absences and vacancies * Must maintain the highest standards of data management by creating consistent, reliable data which will ensure accuracy and in turn, maximize the use of data and confidence in decision making.

* Proactively manage safety by ensuring compliance with all Federal and State regulations and internal Company policies.

Regularly complete behavior-based safety observations.

Ensure unsafe conditions are corrected in a timely manner.

Other duties may be assigned.

Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duties 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.

Education and/or Experience * High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required.

* Six months/ a year minimum experience in a production, manufacturing, or food processing environment preferred.

* Experience in equipment operation, material handling, or line coordination is a plus.

* Basic computer skills are required, including data entry and use of touch-screen systems.

* Forklift certification or the ability to become certified is required after hire.

* Leadership ability, attention to detail, and strong communication skills are essential for success in this role.

Language Skills Ability to communicate, read, write and comprehend instructions, correspondence, and memos.

Incumbent must have the ability to effectively present information verbally one-on-one to large group (20+) situations.

Reasoning Ability * Ability to creatively apply experience and common sense to a variety of situations, process and people.

* Ability to act as troubleshooter on shift to resolve issues hour to hour that reduce line efficiency, product quality, safety, and sanitation.

These issues may include equipment malfunction, and variation in raw material and process conditions.

* Ability to recognize when adjustments to the processes are in order due to changing line conditions and variation in raw material.

* Ability to assist in determining when and how to take malfunctioning equipment down for repair.

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 stand; walk; use hands and fingers to handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee is regularly required to talk and hear in both an office environment and a loud environment.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

The employee must be able to sit and operate a personal computer.

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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly near moving mechanical parts and is regularly exposed to hot and/or humid conditions.

The employee occasionally must access high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and extreme heat.

The noise level in the work environment is usually loud, requiring hearing protection.