About this role
Work Shift: Grave Pay Type: Hourly Hourly Rate (if applicable): $35.90Targeted Base Salary Range (if applicable): N/A JOB OVERVIEW: The Department Lead – MPL, in a non-supervisory capacity, provides functional leadership to a team of assigned employees to support MPL plant operations. The role focuses on coordinating workflow, coaching, and developing team members to achieve production, quality, and safety objectives. This position ensures adherence to company policies, SOPs, HACCP, GMPs, and safety practices while supporting a culture of continuous improvement. All positions at Blue Diamond Growers operate following the same five objectives: first safety, quality, service, performance, and people. RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Provides functional leadership to peers within assigned areas, communicating the daily work plan, to include the assignment of individual tasks, leading the workflow, and assuring assigned work is completed in an accurate, timely, and safe manner. • Assists with the training and development of employees to ensure they understand the duties, equipment, inventory, and requirements for the area assigned. • Leads and coordinates the cleaning and sanitizing of production equipment, to include accurate maintenance of cleaning records of sanitation performance. • Assists in the documentation and maintenance of work records, to track daily productivity accomplishments to ensure company goals, schedules, deadlines, and standards are met. • Assist in writing, reviewing, and maintaining SOPs for assigned areas, ensuring team members follow standardized procedures consistently.
• Monitor individual and team performance metrics, provide feedback, and recognize contributions to drive engagement and accountability.
• Support problem-solving for operational challenges, performing basic troubleshooting, and escalating technical issues to maintenance, as necessary.
• Ensures compliance with all local, state, and federal regulatory requirements involving food and worker safety.
• Operates equipment and conducts equipment changeovers to assist or cover employees when needed.
• This job description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned. WHAT YOU NEED *Minimum Requirements
• High School Diploma or GED
• 5 years of general manufacturing operations experience with a minimum of 2 years of production line operation experience.
• Must be trained and have thorough working knowledge of Blue Diamond Salida Main Processing Line work centers, SAP processes, HACCP processes and auditing, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), and safety practices.
• Works overtime as necessary as assigned and directed by Management.
• Required to do extensive planning, coordinating, and prioritizing, within the limits established by managerial direction and company policies/procedures.
• Must be forklift certified. WORK ENVIRONMENT
• This is a standard manufacturing environment with exposure to noise, dust, hazardous materials, and heavy machinery in varying work and weather conditions. You may be required to occasionally climb stairs and/or ladders.
WHY BLUE DIAMOND? In addition to working at the world’s largest, state-of-the-art almond manufacturer, we offer a safe and collaborative team environment, with numerous opportunities for free training and career advancement. Check out the BDG Benefits, Health & Wellness Guide HERE .
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Blue Diamond Growers (BDG) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. BDG provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, or genetic information. BDG also complies with all provisions of the U.S. Government's Executive Order 11246 dated September 24, 1965 and the rules, regulations and relevant orders of the Secretary of Labor.