Gowan Milling Blytheville is looking for a Packaging Lead at the Blytheville facility. This position will report directly to the Production Manager.
Role Responsibilities:
- Responsible for assuring all EHS policies are being followed in production area and production line.
- Responsible for ensuring assigned production area meets all EHS requirements.
- Responsible for conducting inspections of production area.
- Work closely with safety departments on maintaining safety supplies in the area and training personnel on EHS procedures.
- Capable and knowledgeable of all production and packaging equipment.
- Help to ensure production targets are achieved.
- Responsible for assuring all quality policies are being followed.
- Work closely with the quality department on batch sheets, classifying materials, and all quality matters.
- Responsible for working closely with maintenance department to ensure equipment is being maintained.
- Responsible for ensuring effective and timely cleanout. Lead packaging personnel and production personnel in assigned area.
- Assist in training and monitoring of staff performance.
- Work with production supervisor to manage staffing assignments of designated area.
- Provide effective training to all new and existing staff.
Job Expectations / Working Conditions:
- Regularly required to remain in stationary position for prolonged periods of time.
- Occasionally required to move around plant site.
- Regularly lift and/or move objects 5-50 lbs.
- Occasionally lift and/or move objects more than 100 lbs.
- Requires frequent bending, reaching, squatting pulling, and pushing.
- Certified to operate a forklift.
- Confined space entry.
- Knowledge of all EHS and Quality policies. Have the ability to train other personnel.
- Capable of following written and verbal instruction in English.
- Capable of using tools and training others in their use.
- Possess a working knowledge of math and communication skills as it pertains to assigned task.
- Building evaluation qualification.
The Gowan Group is a global, family-owned agricultural solutions business headquartered in the heart of America’s winter vegetable capital, Yuma, Arizona, U.S.A. Gowan specializes in developing, marketing, and processing agricultural inputs such as crop protection products, seeds, and fertilizers. Founded by Jon Jessen in 1962 and led by his daughter Juli as CEO, Gowan has grown markets in the majority of agricultural regions globally. A deep respect for science and a passion for agriculture drives the Gowan Company to help growers solve their critical pest and plant health issues.
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Last updated on Jan 2, 2025