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Job Description:
The Manufacturing Supervisor is responsible for providing direction and support to a production team on 12 hour nights (7pm - 7am on a 2-2-3)
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KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
POSITION OVERVIEW
The Operations Supervisor (internally called an Operations Team Leader) provides leadership for the whole shift. They establish effective relationships with all employees to foster a team workplace where cooperation, innovation, and manufacturing capabilities are used to solve problems. They drive sustainable performance through leveraging people and process and creating an environment where learning is meaningful for the business and the employee (connected to results, drives out losses, helps build the employee’s capability). The Operations Supervisor leads the operational plan, and they are responsible for the Run results and support the Improve results for their shift. The performance metrics include ownership of Human Safety, Food Safety, Quality, Performance, Cost, and Engagement.
The Manufacturing Supervisor is responsible for providing direction and support to a production team on 12 hour nights (7pm - 7am on a 2-2-3)
To learn more about our Milwaukee plant and the surrounding area, click here!
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
Safety (20%)
- Lead food and human safety through Safety 2.0 leadership principles and standards
- Cultivate Human Safety Culture that reduces risk to our people and communities by increasing capability to proactively discuss, identify and control risk
- Cultivate Food Safety Culture that is committed to manufacturing safe food that is compliant with policy and regulatory requirements
People Leadership (25%)
- Role model Engaging Leader behaviors
- Develop and implement strategies to maximize shift team effectiveness (communication and collaboration)
- Provide clear individual priorities and team goals to deliver platform priorities
- Cultivate a positive and supportive team environment to foster employee engagement and retention, including dedicated "floor time" with the team
- Demonstrate a commitment to ongoing development and demonstrate a willingness to receive and action feedback for performance improvement
- Drive sustainable performance improvement through coaching, development, and capability building of the shift team
Process Leadership and Ownership (25%)
- Driving System Utilization (DSU):
- Support the creation and execution of the platform improvement plan
- Daily Direction Setting (DDS):
- Responsible for the execution, results and process health of Shift DDS, inclusive of changeovers. Operations Foundational Systems:
- Responsible to integrate operations foundation systems to secure equipment basic conditions (CIL/CL/DH) across the shift
- Produce safe quality product by running to target specification
- Learning System:
- Responsible for the delivery of the shift learning plan
- Identify skill gaps, develop training plans and track employee progress
Know your Operation, Data and Technology (25%)
- Gain working knowledge to collect, analyze and interpret manufacturing data to make informed decisions (overuse, performance)
- Build a comprehensive understanding of the production system, equipment and the product transformation process
- Develop strong understanding of inventory management principles, material specifications, quality control procedures, and traceability systems for Ingredients, Materials and Finished Products
- Deepen understanding of daily management and process ownership across the team (examples: DH, CL, CIL, etc.)
- Secure fluency of Theory of Operation (TOO) and Problem-Solving tools and processes (IR, UPS, QCO)
- Increase proficiency in labor and creating, maintaining, and utilizing a training/skills matrix to identify skill gaps, develop training plans and track employee progress
Back-Up Coverage (5%)
- This position will provide backup support as needed, ensuring business continuity and operational efficiency
- Team Leader
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- 2 years of manufacturing experience
- Demonstrated leadership and working in a highly collaborative environment
- Success in driving results through process and teamwork
- Proven success reducing losses and improving performance in a manufacturing setting
- Demonstrated technical capability and knowledge of unit operations and machinery (at least one production platform)
- Skilled at communicating between work groups, cross-functional resources, and other members of the plant
- Foundational knowledge of data analysis systems (examples: SAP, Maximo, Manufacturing Analytics, MQIS) and decision making for results
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Directly working in, or working closely with Line Team(s)
ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS
- International relocation or international remote working arrangements (outside of the US) will not be considered.
- Applicants for this position must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. General Mills will not sponsor applicants for this position for work visas.
We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best — bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one other and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what’s next.