About This Role
Supervising the startup of production lines is the core of this hands-on leadership role, ensuring that equipment, ingredients, and personnel are ready for smooth operations from the first batch. The role involves coordinating activities across various production areas and requires a leader who prioritizes safety, quality, and performance.
Responsibilities
- Lead the startup plan by reviewing the day's schedule, setting priorities, and communicating expectations through Production Leads
- Get lines ready and running by confirming equipment setup, staging, and readiness for efficient and on-time operations
- Stay close to the process by monitoring and adjusting key machine settings (temperature, pressure, timing, conveyors, pumps) and supporting proper melted/tempered chocolate levels
- Protect quality from the start by checking samples, watching for early warning signs, and making adjustments to maintain consistency and reduce scrap
- Solve problems fast by partnering with Maintenance and other teams to troubleshoot equipment or process issues and minimize downtime
- Keep it safe and compliant by enforcing GMPs, sanitation, and food safety expectations every day
- Track and communicate using systems like RedZone, Shop Floor, and SharePoint to support reporting and follow-through
- Be on the floor when it counts to step in directly when needed to support output, quality, and team success
Requirements
- 2+ years of supervisory/management experience in a production environment
- Strong attendance and reliability
- Mechanical aptitude and comfort working around production equipment
- Clear communicator who can lead through Production Leads and partner across teams
- Quality-focused, calm under pressure, and willing to be hands-on
Nice to have:
- Manufacturing software/tracking experience or familiarity with RMCF products and processes
Important Details
- Physical environment: Must be able to work on-site in a factory environment with regular interaction with coworkers and production equipment
- Physical requirements: Must be able to stand and walk for extended periods, bend, reach away from the body and overhead, climb, stoop, grasp small objects, and move safely throughout the facility
- Lifting requirements: Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds frequently and up to 50 pounds occasionally, with or without reasonable accommodation
- Pushing/pulling requirements: Must be able to push and pull wheeled carts, racks, pallets, and similar equipment up to 200 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation
- Allergy awareness: Must be able to work in a facility and handle products that may contain milk, eggs, wheat, soy, peanuts, and tree nuts
