Processing Crew Lead, A Crew

Vital Farms

Vital Farms

Springfield, MO, USA
Posted on Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Processing Crew Lead, Days (A)
  • 2-2-3 schedule: 2 week cycle
    • Week 1: 2 days on / 2 days off / 3 days on
    • Week 2: 2 days off / 2 days on / 3 days off
  • Shifts: 12 hour shifts
    • Day Crew - 6am-6pm

What You’ll Do (Job Overview):

As a Processing Crew Lead at Vital Farms, you will work within our state-of-the-art manufacturing and production facility to wash, sort, and pack our pasture-raised eggs from our family farms. This role at Egg Central Station (ECS) is critical in bridging the gap from local family farms to grocery stores for our consumers. You’ll be on your feet during each twelve-hour shift, moving, lifting, loading and working with air-conditioned and sunlight-filled warehouse.

What we bring to the table:
  • Day Shift: $22.00 per hour
  • Holiday pay
  • Healthcare the first of the month after you start! (medical, vision, dental and life)
  • 401K with a 3% company match starting day one!
  • Paid Time Off with your first paycheck!
  • Biweekly crew lunch
  • Free snacks
  • Free eggs
  • Crew Swag
A day as a Processing Crew Lead at Egg Central Station
  • Organize workflow by assigning responsibilities and preparing schedule
  • Set daily / weekly / monthly objectives and communicate to employees
  • Lead and develop operators, creating equipment and system ownership
  • Work directly with shift supervisors and managers to regulate production and meet goals
  • Evaluate job performance of operators
  • Ensure all personnel safety and food safety procedures are followed rigorously
  • Drive continuous improvement of waste elimination
  • Anticipate problems and make quick decisions under time pressure
  • Must be able to perform all jobs on the lines and be able to coach others in work
  • Lead daily direction setting meetings when required
  • Provide verbal and/or written recommendations to supervisor concerning problems or issue

What You Bring to the Table:

  • Able to frequently lift and / or move up to 60 pounds
  • Able to work safely in an environment where regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts
  • Able to work safely in an environment when exposed to wet conditions
  • Able to be certified to operate a forklift or pallet jack
  • Able to perform quality / procedural checks as well as operate equipment
  • Proven experience in leadership / supervisory roles
  • Strong people skills and ability to deal with all levels of employee and management groups, both on site and remote
  • Demonstrate strong accountability, consistency and follow-through skills
  • Must be able to speak, read and write in English for safety reasons
  • Have knowledge of sets up, operations, adjustments to equipment or machinery
  • Proficient computer knowledge: Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and designated inventory systems
  • Strong planning and organizing, problem solving, math, and communication skills; verbal and written
  • Strong critical thinking skills

Who We Are:

Vital Farms, a Certified B Corporation, offers a range of ethically produced foods nationwide. Started on a single farm in Austin, Texas, in 2007, Vital Farms became a national consumer brand that works with over 300 family farms and is the leading U.S. brand of pasture-raised eggs by retail dollar sales. Vital Farms’ products, including shell eggs, butter, hard-boiled eggs, and liquid whole eggs, are sold in over 24,000 stores nationwide. Vital Farms’ ethics are exemplified by its focus on the humane treatment of farm animals and sustainable farming practices. In addition, as a Delaware Public Benefit Corporation, Vital Farms prioritizes the long-term benefits of each of its stakeholders, including farmers and suppliers, customers and consumers, communities and the environment, crew members, and stockholders. In short, we exist to improve the lives of people, animals, and our planet through food.

Next Steps:
Shortly after you complete your application, you'll receive a follow-up email elaborating on any potential next steps in our process. If you don't immediately receive said follow-up email, we would highly encourage you to check your spam filter!

In order to fulfill Vital Farms mission to “bring ethically produced food to the table,” we seek to build teams that leverage diverse perspectives to create a welcoming and innovative environment that is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunities.

To that end, we make employment decisions based on qualifications, merit, and business need. Vital Farms does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender and gender identity, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, marital status, age, national origin, citizenship status, military or veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Notification to Agencies:
**Vital Farms is not accepting unsolicited third-party recruitment agencies in the hiring process for this role. If you are a potential candidate interested in a role with Vital Farms, please submit an application directly. If you have any questions about the application process or the role itself, please reach out to a member of our Talent Acquisition team at careers@vitalfarms.com .