Lead, Production

Production Lead: Full-Time - Day Shift 2/2/3 Schedule

Location: Kentland, IN

Pay Rate: $22 to $24 an hour 

We are looking to add a team member to our quality team to carry out our company mission of maintaining an inclusive culture of trust, honesty, humility, integrity, and candor in our dealings with others, ourselves, and our communities.

• Premium Waters is committed to providing high quality bottled water in an environmentally friendly manner. 

• Our Teams focus on proactively supporting safety, understanding sustainability, and building lasting relationships.

We’re looking for a passionate individual to fill our shipping/receiving clerk role and to join 1 of our 12 locations located in Kentland, Indiana where we work together to continuously improve the bottled water industry. 

Interested? Keep on reading!

Who are we? 

Premium Waters, Inc. was founded in1994 when Cy Chesterman of The Chesterman Company ventured into the bottled water business by purchasing a bottled water plant in Willmar, Minnesota. Since 1994, Premium Waters has grown into a leader in the bottled water industry. Premium Waters has hundreds of employees, growing revenues and sales across North America.

At Premium Waters, we are on a mission to continuously grow and expand our services while lending a helping hand to our communities. We donate over xxx bottles of water per year to our communities, volunteer throughout the year helping a variety different organizations meet goals and help others, and we also pour into our own Premium Waters’ family by hosting family events. 

Our vision:

We are a customer responsive, innovative bottled water supplier that functions in a safe, caring and participative environment. We will be a responsive provider of high quality, low cost bottled water. Our actions demonstrate how we value our customers. We will drive out costs in everything we do. We will treat each other respectfully. We will regard our Team Members as Premium Waters’ most valuable resource. We will have a positive impact on our community and environment. We will deliver excellent value to all of our stakeholders.

What you’ll be working on

Production Lead is responsible for the staffing set up and operation of the bottling lines to meet production standard and customer expectations. Together with the Production Supervisor, the Production Lead is responsible for the proper training and development of the production line personnel.

Essential Job Duties that you will be responsible for are:

• Ensure training and orientation of production employees in accordance with published Lesson Plans.
• Provides input and participates in employee performance reviews.
• Oversees production lines to ensure that quality product is being produced in a safe manner.
• Maintains safe and clean workshop, follows safety guidelines.
• Reports all emergencies, injuries, and production incidents immediately to shift supervisor.

While on the production floor in the plant you will be required to follow and help to enforce all GMP regulations in the plant. Anyone entering the production floor must follow the GMP rules in their employee handbook, which includes the required hairnets, beard nets, and earplugs. It is also required that all personnel wear safety glasses. Follows standard operating procedures including quality checks and procedures for all operations. Also follows HACCP and SQF requirements for food quality and safety. 

Non-Essential Job Duties: 

In the absence of this employee, the direct manager or appointee will cover responsibilities.

Physical Demands: 

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.

Why work with us? 

We strive to foster an environment that celebrates differences in our teams at all PWI locations. We recognize that a diverse and inclusive workforce results in better decision-making, faster and more innovative problem solving, and creates a safe and welcoming environment for everyone.

Benefits include: 

• Medical and Prescription Drug with a Company Vision Program

• Dental

• PTO 

• Paid Parental Leave

• Gym Reimbursement Program and Company Paid Wellness Coach

• Online Virtual Care

• Company Paid Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse, Children

• Company Paid Long and Short-Term Disability 

• Company Paid Employee Assistance Program

• Flexible Spending Account

• Education/Tuition Reimbursement Program

• 401(K) – Company Match 100% up to 4%

• Bereavement Leave

• Volunteer Time Off Program

• Holiday Pay

• Employee Water Program – Free Water

• Referral Bonus

• Daily Pay

About you – preferred requirements for this role 

• High School diploma or equivalent, undergraduate degree preferred 

• Food, beverage, or liquid consumer product manufacturing a plus. 

• Ability to work a flexible schedule as needed 

• Basic reading, writing, and math skills 

• Functional Knowledge of Excel, Word, Power Point 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills 

* Safety - Everyone at Premium Waters, Inc. must be involved and committed to safety. This must be a team effort. Together, we can prevent accidents and injuries and keep each other safe and healthy in the work that provides our livelihood. 

Full training will be provided so if you don’t meet all of these requirements, we still encourage you to get in touch – we’re looking for the right person, not the right paperwork!

Getting the job

Apply online at www.premiumwaters.com.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Getting the job

Apply online at www.premiumwaters.com.

Phone screening will begin to take place as applications are received. 

We look forward to receiving your application!