Production Lead

Job Description

Job Description

At HelloFresh, we want to change the way people eat forever by offering our customers high-quality food and recipes for different meal occasions. Over the past 10 years, we've seen this mission spread around the world and beyond our wildest dreams. Now, we are a global food solutions group and the world's leading meal kit company, active in 18 countries across 3 continents. So, how did we do it? Our weekly boxes full of exciting recipes and fresh ingredients have blossomed into a community of customers looking for delicious, healthy, and sustainable options. The HelloFresh Group now includes our core brand, HelloFresh, as well as: Green Chef, EveryPlate, Chefs Plate, Factor_, and Youfoodz.

The Production Lead Associate coordinates activities and provides coaching to the production line team, working alongside them to ensure maximum productivity and adherence to all safety, GMP, and SQF policies. This role provides essential guidance to ensure the team meets production goals while maintaining quality and efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, coach, and guide production line workers to maintain workflow and maximum productivity.
• Work alongside the team, stepping in to perform production duties as needed.
• Enforce all safety, GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices), SQF (Safe Quality Food) policies, and PPE/hygiene standards.
• Track line count, update production numbers in the computer system, and report any defective materials or questionable conditions.
• Train new employees on Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and coach the team on company policies.
• Maintain a clean and orderly work area.

Required Education, Experience, and Skills

• Education: High school diploma or GED.
• Age: Must be at least 18 years old.
• Language: Must be able to read, write, and speak English.
• Math Skills: Must possess basic mathematics skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and fractions) for line count and production updates.
• Computer Skills: Must be able to use a computer for data entry and updating production numbers.
• Schedule Flexibility: Must be willing and able to work the entire scheduled shift, including required overtime.

Key Competencies

• Leadership: Demonstrated ability to provide guidance, coordinate work, resolve problems, and foster team cooperation.
• Time Management/Results Driven: Proven ability to maintain momentum and keep employees on task to meet goals and deadlines.
• Communication: Expresses ideas and thoughts clearly, with tact and diplomacy.

Physical and Work Environment Requirements

• Physical Stamina: Ability to stand, walk, stoop, reach, and lift for a minimum of 10 to 12 hours.
• Lifting: Must regularly lift and move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift up to 50 pounds (with or without assistance).
• Work Environment: The role is in a loud manufacturing and assembly environment, with regular exposure to cool and/or cold temperatures (10º - 40ºF), fumes, airborne particles, and moving mechanical parts.

This job description is intended to provide a general overview of the responsibilities. However, the Company reserves the right to adjust, modify, or reassign work tasks and responsibilities as needed to meet changing business needs, operational requirements, or other factors.

Schedule: Sun-Wed 7pm-5:30am

Arizona Pay Range

$20.75—$20.75 USD

We believe that sharing a meal brings people of all identities, backgrounds, and cultures together. We are committed to celebrating all dimensions of diversity in the workplace equally and ensuring that everyone feels a sense of inclusion and belonging. We also aim to extend this commitment to the partners we work with and the communities we serve. We are constantly listening, learning, and evolving to deliver on these principles. We are proud of our collaborative culture. Our diverse employee population enables us to connect with our customers and turn their feedback into meaningful action - from developing new recipes to constantly improving our process of getting dinner to our customers’ homes. Our culture attracts top talent with shared values and forms the foundation for a great place to work!

At HelloFresh, we embrace diversity and inclusion. We are an equal-opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of an individual's race, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, marital status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law, whether actual or perceived. As part of the Company’s commitment to equal employment opportunity, we provide reasonable accommodations, up to the point of undue hardship, to candidates at any stage, including to individuals with disabilities.

We want to adapt our processes and create a safe space that welcomes everyone so please let us know how we can accommodate our process. In case you have any accessibility requirements you can share that with us in the application form.

To learn more about what it's like working inside HelloFresh, follow us on Instagram and LinkedIn.

HelloFresh is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to candidates with disabilities. If you need an accommodation during the application process, please reach out to us at:

• Europe: View email address on ziprecruiter.com
• APAC: View email address on ziprecruiter.com
• United States: View email address on ziprecruiter.com
• Canada: View email address on ziprecruiter.com