Packaging Shift Manager - 2nd Shift

The Packaging Shift Manager is a key leadership role in our food powder manufacturing facility, responsible for leading and managing the daily operations of the packaging department during their assigned shift. This role oversees and provides hands on coaching of a team of Packaging Supervisors and the hourly packaging team members to ensure the safe, high-quality, and efficient packaging of finished goods to meet the production schedule. The Packaging Shift Manager is pivotal in ensuring the execution of production plans, driving strategic continuous improvement, developing production employees, cross-functional collaboration, while creating a culture of ownership. The role reports directly to the Sr. Packaging Manager.

• Lead, coach, and develop Packaging Supervisors to foster culture of safety, accountability and high-performance, and to grow talent to prepare them for future leadership roles.
• Oversee the workforce planning, training and performance management of all Packaging team members on the shift to ensure ownership and elimination of losses.
• Optimize resources across production lines to ensure safe, efficient and effective operations, adhering to quality standards.
• Analyze and improve line performance using Lean tools, OEE metrics, and root cause analysis.
• Develop and track KPIs that link line performance to cost savings, throughput, and labor efficiency.
• Translate operational performance into financial impact by identifying cost drivers, waste reduction opportunities, and efficiency gains.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives to improve safety, quality, cost, delivery, and people objectives; while meeting production demands and achieving organizational goals.
• Provide necessary business and technical leadership in safety and quality standards, ensuring compliance and excellence.
• Drive accountability and ownership a the line level through daily management systems (e.g. shift hand-off, structured meetings), engaging team members and implement tactics to enhance productivity and efficiency.
• Maintain a high level of completion of quality initiatives for plant such as CAPA Completion/ NSF Preparedness/HAACP Awareness/GMP’s with team
• Strongly advocate for safe work habits and following safety behaviors at all levels and departments within the site above all else.
• Ensure and maintain compliance with safety, quality, and professional standards within the food manufacturing facility.

 The Skills you will bring to the team

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, operations management, business, or related field (or equivalent practical experience with a high school diploma or GED) Previous experience gained in a similar position
• 4 years Production supervisory or management experience in food manufacturing or packaging environment
• Proven experience leading teams in a fast-paced, high-volume production setting
• Strong understanding of manufacturing operations
• Experience managing Continuous Improvement through manufacturing metrics (MES/5S/OEE/LEAN MANUFACTURING)
• Knowledge and Experience with Food Production Equipment.
• Experience in food and/or consumer products environment.
• Advanced knowledge of GMP/HACCP

If you think you have what it takes, but don't necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please apply!

Where and how you will work  

The opportunity will be based onsite in Aurora, Illinois.  

What we would like to offer you!  

The opportunity to develop your career on a global stage, continuous learning through an on-demand learning platform, and acompetitive compensation package including staff discounts, generous family leave policy, health & dental plan, competitive salary, 401K.  Glanbia provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in Illinois. This range may not be applicable to other locations. Factors that could be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, years of experience and comparison to current employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range. Annual salary for Illinois - based employees for this role is $100,000 to $140,000.

About Glanbia  

Glanbia is a better nutrition company with three divisions: Performance Nutrition, Health & Nutrition and Dairy Nutrition. Collectively and with our partners we offer an incredible breadth of expertise in nutrition. We employ a team of 5800 people, work with global food and beverage companies, and sell our award-winning and market-leading brands and ingredients in more than 100 countries worldwide.  

At Glanbia, we celebrate diversity, because we know that our individual strengths make us stronger together. We welcome and encourage interest from a variety of candidates, we will give your application consideration, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.

At Glanbia, our culture celebrates individuality, knowing that together we are more.