The posting
- Department: Sanitation
- Reports to: Department Manager
- Location: Irwindale
- Shift: 3rd Shift
Make a greater impact at Bonduelle Americas!
Bonduelle Americas is a certified B Corp inviting people to embrace a flexitarian lifestyle with an expanding portfolio of plant-rich products available in and beyond the produce aisle. We operate four facilities and employ nearly 3,000 Associates in the US.
Bonduelle Americas is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Groupe Bonduelle (BON.PA), an established global brand with more than 170 years of family heritage bringing the joy of plants to tables around the world. Globally, our ready-to-eat plant-rich food products are grown on 173,000 acres by our grower partners and marketed in nearly 100 countries. Our mission is to inspire the transition toward a plant-rich diet to contribute to people's well-being and planet health.
Join us at Bonduelle Americas for an opportunity to advance your career in a culture that places people first. As a valued member of our company, you will work in a mission-driven environment aimed at preserving the planet’s resources while providing healthy plant-based products to millions of consumers around the world.
Position Summary:
The Frontline Coordinator is a key position within our manufacturing plants and supports our production team leads as they drive production to the highest safety, quality and efficiency standards by fully embracing the Company’s philosophy. This role is a position that requires work exposure in multiple areas in our refrigerated production environment. The Frontline Coordinator supports the coaching and training of team members on safety, quality and production standards. This position is also responsible for the tracking of production metrics during the course of the production runs and communicating back to the line team to support achievement of manufacturing key performance indicators.
Key Responsibilities:
- Follows and enforces GMP/PPE and Safety guidelines.
- Follows and maintains HACCP & Sanitation guidelines and processes.
- Analyze and prepare FLC’s reports for supervisors/managers
- Able to analyze and suggest improvements of other FLC’s Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) to supervisors/managers.
- Contribute and suggest other FLC’s good housekeeping practices, sanitation, and SQF Regulatory Requirements.
- Four equipment related skills for operators: Ability to detect abnormalities. Ability to correct abnormalities and restore functioning. Ability to set optimum equipment conditions. Ability to maintain optimal equipment conditions.
- Able to facilitate basic machine troubleshooting/inspections for equipment.
- Cross-train and oversee multiple machine set-up and operation.
- Prepare and suggest improvements to other FLC’s, product rotation, availability, and calculation/specification.
- Suggest improvements on leading, coaching, and training tasks to other FLC’s.
- Analyze and suggest improvements for supervisors on staffing of line(s), breaks, lunches and overtime.
- Communicate and educate line associates on good product, quality, and safety.
- Lead good people skills and Bonduelle core values.
- Lead a successful project and action plan of high complexity.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Associates degree preferred: or equivalent advanced certification
- Entry level requires 4-7 years of related experience.
- Ability to read, write and speak English; comprehension/calculation of math.
- Willingness and flexibility to work in a cold, wet, fast-paced, 24 hour plant environment.
- Knowledge of HACCP & Sanitation guidelines and processes.
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
- Fully understands department/function/line from start to finish; has prior exposure/experience in department/function/line and/or ability to learn quickly (i.e. if from outside)
- Ability to communicate, document, and lead key positions.
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
