KCS Team Lead - KraftHeinz

Team Lead

Kraft Heinz Company

Muscatine, IA

The Kraft Heinz Company is currently seeking a Team Lead to work at our facility in Muscatine, IA.  Ideal candidates must be safety and quality orientated and be willing to work in a team orientated, fast paced work environment. 
 

EEO Policy

Kraft Heinz is an EO employer – Minorities/Women/Vets/Disabled and other protected categories

Benefits & Compensation Overview:

We offer a variety of benefits depending on how you chose what is best for you, but what is offered are:

• Medical.
• Dental.
• Vision.
• Additional perks:  Pet Insurance, (EAP) Employee Assistance Program, Company paid Life Insurance, Company paid Short-term disability
• (HRA) Health Reimbursement Account or (HSA) Health Savings Account.
• A shift differential for those who work second or third shift.

Plant & Community Overview:

Plant Overview:

Bullet points you may want to include are:

• Over 300 employees
• 1st, 2nd and 3rd shift opportunities
• Union Plant, represented by UFCW 431
• Original Construction 1892​
• 2nd Heinz Plant - First west of Mississippi.​
• Opening in 1893 as Heinz Pickling Works.
• First Products: Sauerkraut, Horseradish, Pickles​
• 1895 started Tomato Processing
• Current Products: Ketchups, L&P, Heinz Homestyle Gravy, Single Serve Ketchup, 57 Sauce, and BBQ Sauces

Community Overview:

Welcome to Muscatine, IA:  Muscatine, IA - Official Website - Official Website

Job Overview:

Are you ready to work at HJ Heinz’s longest operating facility and join a team that produces quality products that are amongst over 50 household brands in the U.S.?  This is a place for you to create your career and make a difference!

Responsibilities & Duties:

• Facilitates the line loss analysis (waste elimination and yield improvement) and line throughput improvement plans. (OEE current/future state)
• Analysis daily and shift line data to identify and prioritize loss elimination opportunities
• Participates in internal audit program, food safety committee, and sanitary design team
• Spends time on the floor to gather information on stops, centerlines and changeovers over the past 24 hours
• Initiates RCFA process
• Begin to develop plan for the day for ownership areas by directing CI & Maintenance Lead on daily, weekly and annual tasks.
• Ensure level 1 meetings are occurring and adhering to KHMS methodology.
• Attend, prioritize and drive opportunities escalated in level 2 meetings from level 1’s.
• Discuss top stops and root cause.  Establish countermeasures in plan for the day
• Ensure centerline completion and compliance. Create countermeasures on any outages
• Works with Process Owner, CI Lead and Maintenance Lead to address losses
• Manage centerline and Quality Daily Management Systems
• Perform all other duties as assigned by management
• Comply with all established GMP, Housekeeping guidelines, Housekeeping responsibilities and QRMP operating procedures
• Assist in the implementation of the QRMP program and acts as trainer

Other Requirements:

•    Associates degree in related field or equivalent in manufacturing experience.

•    Capable of learning intermediate Microsoft excel, Power point, Word, Matrics, and ZPI skills.

•    Strong planning/organizational skills and communication skills.

•    Understanding of requirements and importance of documentation.

•    Can understand and write SOPs, OPLs and CIL’s.

•    Project ideation, generation, implementation, and project completion.

•    Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a team environment with people of varying skills and backgrounds. 

•    Knowledge of safety policies and procedures i.e. (lock-out / tag-out, confined space entry).

•    Understanding of requirement and importance of documentation.

•    Ability to lift 50 lbs.