Production Lead

Job Location: Louisville

Company description

Ferrero is a family-owned company with a truly progressive and global outlook and iconic brands such as Nutella®, Tic Tac®, Ferrero Rocher®, Raffaello®, Kinder Bueno® and Kinder Surprise®. As the love for our brands continues to grow, so too does our global reach. Represented in more than 50 countries, with products sold in more than 170, the Ferrero Group is loved by generations around the world. The secret to our global success? 40,000 dedicated employees who celebrate care and quality to craft a business, careers and brands we are proud of. Join us, and you could be one of them.

About the Role:

You've always loved it, now be part of it! Home to Little Brownie Bakers, Ferrero Louisville is looking for our next Production Line Lead. In this role you will be responsible for leading hourly employees and executing production and logistics plans for little Brownie Bakers cookies.

As a core part of our Production team, you will be integral to ensuring we reach our goal by leading the overall operations of your assigned production line, including Safety, Quality, Production, Regulatory Compliance, and Warehousing.
The Production Line Lead will serve as second in command with the Production Supervisor. This position will report directly to the Production Supervisor.


This individual will NOT be responsible for any disciplinary issues, will NOT issue discipline, get involved with any discipline or take part in any type of job performance issues.

Main Responsibilities:

Lead the execution of production and logistics plans though operator and other labor in industrial operations.
• Create and monitor employee line schedules.
• Participate in the development and implementation of plans and policies to ensure compliance in all areas of responsibility.
• Operate production lines n accordance with FDA guidelines, GMP's (Good Manufacturing Practices), and HACCP/SQF program guidelines.
• Lead and coach operators on the proper performance of their activities in execution of production and/or logistic plans such as receiving, processing, mixing, baking, packaging, and shipping.
• Perform daily line inspections by utilizing standard work and CIL documentation.
• Participate in shift change management and communication as well as daily production standards and labor assignments.
• Lead and Coach employees to ensure compliance and achieve quality KPI's.
• Communicate and help resolve and mitigate operational issues.
• Participate in Lean Trainings serving as a key model for employees.
• Responsible for maintaining regulatory compliance and food safety process, including ensuring proper sanitary condition allergen control, pest control, food safety policy, employee safety policies and procedures, and ensuring MCRS sustainability standards.

Who we are looking for:

High School GED/Equivalent
• Minimum 2 years' Experience in manufacturing environment
• Strong Analytical Skills
• Effective Communicator: Verbal and written.
• Experience with Microsoft Office tools: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
• Time Management
• Experience with SAP
• Experience in a Union environment
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing
• Six Sigma or related Project management

How to be successful in the role and at Ferrero:

Consumers, quality and care are at the heart of everything we do. So, to be successful at Ferrero, you'll need to be just as consumer and product centric as we are - dedicated to crafting brilliant results for consumers around the world.


Diversity Statement

Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding.