Production Line Lead

PAFCO is a $700MM+ global seafood manufacturing company with 50+ years of success. Our business is built on trust which has allowed both our company and our customers to succeed together. Learn more about the company at .

Job Summary:

The Production Line Lead is responsible for overseeing daily activities on an assigned production line, ensuring production targets, product quality, food safety, and workplace safety standards are consistently met. This role provides hands-on leadership to production employees, coordinates workflow, monitors line performance, and communicates operational issues to the Production Supervisor.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and direct production employees on assigned lines to meet daily production goals and schedules.
• Monitor processing, portioning, packaging, labeling, and product handling activities to ensure efficient production flow.
• Ensure products meet established quality, food safety, customer, and company specifications.
• Assign work and provide direction, training, and coaching to production employees.
• Monitor production output, yields, waste, downtime, and overall line performance.
• Identify and address production, equipment, quality, or employee issues and escalate concerns to the Production Supervisor as needed.
• Ensure employees follow company policies, GMPs, sanitation requirements, and safety procedures.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe production area throughout the shift.
• Complete required production records, reports, and documentation accurately and timely.
• Assist with employee breaks, line coverage, and workflow adjustments to maintain productivity.
• Work closely with Quality Control, Maintenance, Warehouse, and Production teams to resolve operational issues.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on productivity, efficiency, quality, and waste reduction.