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Production Coordinator - 2nd Shift

Pittston, PA 18640

Posted: 10/11/2024 Employment Type: Direct Hire/Perm Job Category: Production Job Number: 620464 Is job remote?: No Country: United States

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Production Coordinator - 2nd Shift 
Overview Communication-
  •  Utilization of our Email System, timely communicating and responding to emails, documenting issues and concerns and communicating across our team to keep all parties involved aware and informed.
  • Maintain an active working knowledge of our products and components in order to rapidly identify errors or potential issues timely, reducing the threat of Food Safety Issues.
  •  Develop an expertise level familiarity with our Food Safety Programs including our CCP’s, CP’s, GMP’s, and SSOP’s .
  • Be able to supervise and execute an allergen or non-allergen wash down / changeover of the production line(s) through knowledge and understanding of the reasons for and the methods of proper changeover conditions.
  • Vigilant monitoring of labor workforce to prevent cross contamination, and or any other Food Safety compromises.
  •  Drive production efficiencies by training, motivating, and effectively utilizing our labor force.
  • Maintain detailed daily production reports, ensuring accuracy in reporting, and detailed communication of issues and obstacles.
  • Including machinery issues, personnel/labor issues, component issues, supply issues, etc. Accountable for production shortcomings (missed goals), and responsible to identify and effectively and quickly identify problems or issues and address/ correct those issues immediately, and communicating to and involving other departments as required.
  • Planning and preparing for next production runs, ensuring you have all the accurate information/documentation in place and ready for your team to execute.
  • Account for component and packaging materials released to the production room(s) for assembly on a daily basis, track and report unused (returned) materials accurately.
  •  As a Production Coordinator, Second Shift, your Primary Function is the overall accountability and ownership of the production line(s) being overseen to provide safe quality food products to our customers / consumers.
  • The coordination of labor, quality, warehouse, and other team members to achieve or exceed production goals by anticipating and predicting potential issues or problems and solving and or preventing them before they occur.
  •  Accurate accounting of finished products, components, and materials used or produced under your supervision.
  • Maintain and ensure a safe working environment for all employees.
  • Prioritize Food Safety through Allergen Awareness, GMP’s, Production Room Cleanliness, etc. Maximize production uptime. Reduce costs and product / component wastage throughout our processes.
  • Lead the labor team(s) demonstrating and demanding high standards for quality, safety, and production.

The staffing industry has seen an increase in people falsely representing themselves as recruiters to gather personal information from job seekers. For your safety, do not provide sensitive data to anyone you have not spoken with thoroughly, never provide banking information during the application process and always double check the email address of the recruiter to ensure it’s from @theplanetforward.com - and not a domain with an alternative extension like .net, .org or .jobs. Candidate safety is a top priority at Planet Forward.

Planet Forward and The Planet Group of Companies are equal opportunity employers. It is our practice not to discriminate against any employee or applicant based on any criteria, condition or basis protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect. We believe that diversity, equity and inclusion enable us to better meet our mission and values while serving our clients across the globe. If you have a disability or handicap and would like us to accommodate you in any reasonable way, please inform your recruiter, or contact us, so that we can discuss the appropriate alternatives available.

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Although this hasn't been an issue at The Planet Group, the staffing industry has seen an increase in people falsely representing themselves as recruiters to gather personal information from job seekers. For your safety, do not provide sensitive data to anyone you have not spoken with thoroughly and never provide banking information during the application process. Candidate safety is a top priority at The Planet Group.