At Golden Pet Manufacturing, we are proud to be at the forefront of changing the future of pet food by creating the most nutritionally-dense, thoughtfully-sourced, and practical solutions to pet parents everywhere. Watch our new company video to learn more!
Location: Richfield, WI (30 minutes from Milwaukee and Waukesha)
We're Looking For A: Bilingual (English/Spanish) Production Crew Lead
Night Shift: 6pm-6am
Award-Winning Perks & Benefits:
- Comprehensive healthcare coverage – We cover 100% of premiums for medical, dental, and vision plans for employee-only plans.
- Through our charity sponsorships, you can make a positive impact on communities worldwide. We’ve donated over $6.1 million to date.
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6 paid sick and mental health days, an Employee Assistance Program, and additional mental health benefits, because we take a holistic approach to your well-being.
- We match up to 3.5% of your 401k contributions, ensuring your retirement savings grow alongside your career.
- Invest in your future with our Employee Stock Ownership Plan, where company contributions fund your retirement plan with company stock. Learn more.
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Tuition reimbursement program, which reimburses eligible tuition expenses up to specified amounts, empowering you to invest in your ongoing growth and development.
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Company events, like our team picnics and ice cream socials, designed to cultivate connections and enhance work-life balance.
To read more about our Perks & Benefits, click here.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Maintain a safety and quality mindset and follow all safety and quality guidelines and/or protocols
- Collaborate with the Supervisor, Production to relay team performance and identify opportunities to optimize performance on the production line
- Set-up, operate, stage and breakdown production equipment and/or machinery within the assigned production area(s)
- Locking and tagging out equipment during set-up, troubleshooting, or if adjustments need to be made to the equipment or machinery
- Report any and all incidents regarding safety, quality and production to the Supervisor, Production, Manager, Production, Safety Manager or Manager, QA
- Utilize scan gun to complete transactions within ERP system and complete all associated paperwork documenting the transactions
- Support the production line by stepping in to assist the production line on an as-needed basis due to absences or breaks
- Troubleshoot problems during operations and adjust machinery in cases of malfunctions or jams
- Understand and be able to operate all equipment and/or machinery within the assigned production area(s)
- Lead the manufacturing crew members while creating a positive and professional work environment
- Maintain a consistent workflow by adhering to the production goals for the day and/or week
- Ensure the organization and effectiveness of the manufacturing crew members, identifying challenges to troubleshoot bottlenecks and areas to provide additional support and/or training
- Resolve first-level operational issues and escalate them as necessary to the Supervisor, Production
- Support employees in others with various production related tasks and/or projects
Preferred Qualifications (Note: These are preferred and not required. We strongly encourage you to apply even if you don’t tick ALL of these boxes.):
- Required: High school diploma or GED equivalent
- Required: 2+ years of experience operating machinery
- Required: 1-2 years of experience working in a manufacturing setting
- Required: Must be fluent in both English and Spanish
- Experience working with ERP system
- Prior experience working in a food or pet food manufacturing facility
- Experience working with PLC interfaces (Programmable Logic Controller) and comfortable working with associated computer systems
- Lock Out/Tag Out certification
- Lift truck certification
- Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 lbs
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