Production Flex Lead

Shape What’s Next at Select Custom Solutions

At Select Custom Solutions, we don’t just make ingredients—we create possibilities. From La Crosse, WI, our team brings innovation and expertise to contract manufacturing, branded dairy and non-dairy ingredients, custom blends, and ingredient distribution. With modern facilities and cutting-edge capabilities, we help some of the world’s most trusted brands deliver products that make a difference in people’s lives.

With a strong focus on growth, innovation, and excellence, Select Custom Solutions offers opportunities to be part of meaningful work that impacts industries worldwide. Whether you’re working hands-on in manufacturing or supporting operations, your contributions help drive the future of food and nutrition.

We’re proud to be partnered with Select Milk Producers, one of the nation’s most progressive dairy cooperatives. With over 110 family-owned dairies and multiple processing plants and joint ventures nationwide, our partnership connects us to a powerful network driving the future of food and nutrition.

Join us—and help shape what’s next.

What Select offers you:

Comprehensive benefits package focusing on your physical, financial and emotional health to include the following perks as well as the standard benefit offerings (health, dental, vision, etc.):

• Paid Time Off

• Paid Holidays Off

• Uniform Program

• Shoe Allowance

• Onsite gym

• Career Advancement Opportunities

• Leadership Development

• Opportunities to support our local communities

• Chance to apply best practices in sustainability and environmental initiatives

• Commitment to producing high quality nutritious products and providing nourishment around the world

What this role is all about:

We are looking for Production Flex Leads in La Crosse, WI.

Schedule Options: Production Flex Leads arrive to the production floor 15+ minutes early prepared for the shift.

• 1st Shift: Monday – Friday 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM
• 2nd Shift: Monday – Friday 3:00 PM - 11:00 PM

The Production Flex Lead is a vital support role within the plant, dedicated to keeping operations running efficiently by filling in during the absence of Operators, Leads, or Supervisors. This role actively contributes to both production and packaging processes and develops strong, hands-on expertise across multiple departments. By providing flexible support where it’s needed most, the Production Flex Lead helps maintain safety, quality, and productivity consistency throughout the facility.

Job Duties:

• Shadow and learn from department leaders to understand daily routines, workflows, and processes.

• Provide on-the-floor support in areas during staff absences or periods of increased demand.

• Assist production lines when challenges arise by troubleshooting and quickly adapting to different roles as needed.

• Partner with the supervisors on special projects and support the training of new employees.

• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives while maintaining a clean, organized, high-quality, and safe work environment.

• Identify, correct, and report any observed safety concerns.

• Immediately report equipment or production issues to the supervisor and communicate any variances to the production plan.

• Serve as a flexible resource for production teams, helping resolve issues and ensuring workflow continuity.

• Backfill for the supervisor during absences, coordinating priorities with site leadership.

• Collaborate with the Quality team to ensure compliance with procedures and report variances promptly.

• Support PIT’s by gathering data, complete line studies and carrying out action items. 

• Preform safety and quality audits

• Understand and adhere to Good Manufacturing Practices and Safety Protocol.

• Stop any observed unsafe acts and obey facility safety rules and procedures.

• Correct or report any observed safety hazards.

• Support safety policies and programs.

• Consistently use required personal protective equipment (PPE) and coach others on proper usage.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities, as management may deem necessary from time to time.

Qualifications:

 Education Required:

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.

• Associate's Degree from a two-year college or technical school in a Science, Business, Operations Management or related field preferred.

• Equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be considered.

Experience Required:

• Minimum three (3) years manufacturing experience required.

• Minimum three (3) years of experience in a dairy and/or food production plant preferred.

• Supervisory experience preferred.

Certification/Licensure Required:

• Forklift Certification preferred.

Where you’ll be working:

Our La Crosse, WI, plant is home to approximately 330 employees. This facility supplies the food, beverage, and nutritional industries with innovative functional ingredients and superior quality contract manufacturing services.

La Crosse, WI, is nestled between the Mississippi River and the rolling river bluffs. This town is home to a plethora of colleges, high-quality health care, community events, and cultural opportunities. If you want to enjoy outdoor activities there are many opportunities, such as hiking, cycling, skiing, and boating. The town hosts multiple events annually and is famously known for their Oktoberfest celebration as well as offering a minor league baseball team. Visit the La Crosse Chamber site https://www.lacrossechamber.com/ for more information on local events.

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