Opelika, Alabama Team Lead

HELP US BRING THE GIFT OF HEALTH TO LIFE.

Working at Pharmavite is an experience like no other. With a focus on complete nutrition for all, each endeavor is urgent and every day counts. You'll have the opportunity to work on the #1 selling national vitamin and supplement brand, Nature Made, as well as an exciting portfolio of other products that are shaping the future of the healthy living industry. Consumer-driven innovation, high quality products and a promising portfolio, all driven by a team with a shared sense of purpose -- that's Pharmavite. Join us to bring the gift of health to life.

This role is not available for sponsorship including I-983 participation. 

The responsibility of the Gummies Operations Team Lead is to provide guidance to team members while role modeling our purpose and values so that the team delivers safety, quality, cost, and reliability targets daily. Demonstrates creative thinking to solve issues, ensure critical objectives are met while identifying losses to improve throughput and yield.

Responsibilities:

• Promotes a culture of safety within the team ensuring all members participate in BBS/MDSE program and attend the monthly departmental safety meetings, properly use required PPE, as well as participate in shift risk assessments.
• Effectively leads others, possesses strong problem-solving skills, and has the technical knowledge to troubleshoot production matters related to quality and/or operational issues while meeting deadlines.
• Trains, mentors, and develops team members to enable an agile workforce that is cross trained on multiple pieces of equipment/processes and functions.
• Leads team to meet or exceed daily shift Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in the areas of Operations Equipment Efficiency (OEE), schedule adherence, and changeovers.  
• Utilizing a continuous improvement mindset, identifies key losses to improve throughput and yield. 
• Assists in driving root cause problem-solving with urgency and ensures team uses AM tools such as finding and fixing defects, completion of Clean, Inspect and Lubricate (CIL), and focus on Rapid Change Over (RCO) reductions.
• Facilitates and troubleshoots technical problems to overcome routine manufacturing equipment issues for areas of responsibility.
• Ensures that respective areas and departments are audit ready at any time by utilizing departmental GMP audit scores to effectively improve ratings.
• Responsible for leading and coordinating equipment changeover, work assignments.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education:

High school graduate or GED required

Certification:

None

Experience:

Min 2 years’ work experience of increasing responsibility required, manufacturing experience in a similar industry preferred.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

Requires:

• Ability to lead delivery of required results in Safety, Quality, Productivity and Cost each shift.

• Proficient English ability; required to read/understand written instructions, manuals, and other information; to maintain a variety of written records, and train, employees in a complex process of operating procedures and manufacturing instructions.
• Basic knowledge of the JD Edwards Enterprise One system or other required systems in order to assist in the close out of work orders.
• Utilizes calculator and or computer to perform routine mathematical calculations (addition, subtraction, division, percentages) and maintain various production and cleaning logs in addition to proper record keeping.
• Knowledge of cGMP’s, basic safety practices in an industrial environment, and familiarity with production goals and setting performance objectives.
• Mechanical aptitude to troubleshoot and fix equipment malfunctions.

Physical Requirements:

• Stand/walk for most of the work shift.  Perform duties that require constant visual attention to manufacturing process.  Occasionally push/pull boxes/containers weighing from 30 up to 500 pounds utilizing powered industrial trucks or other lifting devices.  Manual dexterity required to manipulate controls, disassemble/assemble equipment/boxes using a variety of hand tools. Frequent bending, stooping, pushing, pulling, twisting, reaching, lifting, keyboarding, squatting and grasping. This list in not intended to be all inclusive.

• Environment:

Constant exposure to noise levels loud enough to require employees to wear hearing protection.  Warm temperature levels, fumes, vibration, dust, etc.  Employee must wear all required PPE, i.e., protective eye wear, hearing protection hair net, uniforms, safety shoes and gloves.

• Safety

The incumbent must be able to perform this job safely in accordance with standard operating procedures and good manufacturing practices without endangering the health or safety of self or others.

Supervisory Responsibilities:  N/A

Travel:  N/A

OUR OFFER

Here, career paths aren't predefined, and bureaucratic limitations don't exist -- you have the opportunity to grow, learn from industry pioneers, and develop the way you want to. Pharmavite is investing more in the development of our team -- to help us deliver on our purpose and help you achieve your career aspirations. Our environment is geared to fuel curiosity, encourage experimentation, and generate learning as this is the way we develop ourselves and our organization.

Pharmavite is committed to meeting the needs of our employees and their families with a Total Rewards package that's as comprehensive as the vitamins and supplements we deliver to consumers. With competitive compensation programs and standout benefits, we provide employees with optimal health and well-being -- as well as peace of mind. These rewards -- plus our new recognition program -- ensure employees feel supported both at work and home.

Pharmavite provides compensation for all overtime hours worked by non-exempt (hourly) employees in accordance with state and federal law. The need to work overtime hours will be determined by management, based on customer and business necessity to meet the needs of our business, Pharmavite may require employees to work overtime.

Voluntary overtime requested by non-exempt employees must be approved in advance by the employee’s supervisor.

Visit Pharmavite.com/careers to learn more about our mission and discover an opportunity that's right for you. Health and wellness begins with us.

Pharmavite is an equal employment and affirmative action employer F/M/Disability/Vet/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to their protected veteran or disabled status, or any protected status. We do not discriminate in employment based on race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or any other basis covered by applicable law. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.

Disclaimer

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications of employees assigned to this job.

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Qualified Applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

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