Lead, Bakery - 1st Shift

Aspire Bakeries is a North American baking company with a leadership position in specialty frozen baked goods. Formed from leading bakery companies, its innovative food portfolio includes breads, artisan breads, buns, cookies, donuts, muffins and pastries from beloved brands like La Brea Bakery®, Otis Spunkmeyer®, and Oakrun Farm Bakery®. With 13 bakeries in North America, we are committed to driving innovation, predicting upcoming consumer trends and flavors, and exceeding our customers’ expectations. Aspire Bakeries champions the values of Integrity, Ownership, Customer Focus, Creativity and Care to help us deliver on People Safety, Food Safety, Quality and Collaboration.

The Lead, Bakery-Production can assist in any position on the production line regarding mixing and delivery of product from the freezer and/or oven. This position learns from the supervisor to fill in for day-to-day activity in their absence, when necessary. In addition to quality and compliance, it is the responsibility of Lead, Bakery–Production to contribute to maintaining a safe work environment for themselves, fellow employees and our customers.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Ensures compliance with production procedures
• Adhere to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs)
• Maintain appropriate documents and forms for beginning and end of shift reporting
• Assemble, set-up, and stop equipment for changeovers and line specific needs
• Adhere to production running order and recipes
• Assists in standardizing procedures and practices to improve line efficiency and/or product quality
• Ability to work in a hot, cold, wet and loud environment
• All other duties as assigned

Skills, Experience & Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED preferred
• Can regularly stand, walk and lift up to 50lbs
• Some manufacturing experience preferred, food manufacturing a plus
• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Good communication and observational skills
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and must also adapt to frequent changes that occur on the production line
• Position requires ability to act as a member of a highly functioning team
• High School Diploma

Education, Technical Qualifications, Experience and Competencies Proficiency Level

Required

• Read, Write, and Math skills
• Computer literate
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and must also adapt to frequent changes that occur on the production line
• Position requires ability to act as a member of a highly functioning team

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Lift/Carry up to 50 lbs. with or without assistance
• Navigate up and down stairs
• Standing/Walking/Climbing
• Twisting/Bending/Stooping
• Pushing/Pulling
• Handling/Fingering/Feeling
• Seeing/Speaking/Hearing
• Flexing/Extending/Turning the neck

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to work in a hot, cold, wet, frozen, dusty, and loud environment
• This position requires an employee to have adequate communication and observational skills 
• Frequently works near moving mechanical parts
• Ability to work Weekends, Holidays and Overtime as required

Shift: 1st

Aspire Bakeries is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.