Manufacturing Supervisor – 12 hour nights – Hannibal, MO - General Mills

GENERAL MILLS & HANNIBAL

General Mills, Inc. manufactures some of the most beloved foods in the world, including Cheerios and Lucky Charms, Nature Valley granola bars, Totino's pizza rolls, and Yoplait yogurt. Blue Buffalo became part of General Mills in 2018, so even your pets love us too. 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 another and grow together.

At our Hannibal manufacturing site, we make enough soup in a year to serve the entire world’s population one serving of soup!  Other beloved products we produce are Old El Paso, Nature Valley and Betty Crocker.  Our site offers employees career growth, as we currently have a lot of home-grown leadership in the plant. Along with this, due to being a large plant, you have the opportunity to move to different product lines if you’re wanting to try something new. Our culture fosters room for growth and skill building. The Hannibal plant also has a site fitness center and coach as well as an on-site credit union. If you ask our employees what they enjoy about our plant you will hear about our company picnic for employees and families, annual softball tournament, and employee recognition.

To learn more about our Hannibal plant and the surrounding area click here!

Check out why General Mills Manufacturing is the place to grow a career:

BENEFITS:

• 15 days (120 hours) of paid vacation, 10 days (80 hours) of paid sick leave, and 11 paid holidays
• 401(k) match - GMI matches $1 for $1 on the first 4% plus $.50 on the next 4%
  • Additional 401k company contribution of 2-5% based on your age and years of service with GMI. 
• Competitive insurance including medical, dental, vision and life insurance which can start on your first day of employment with GMI
• Inclusive of HSA and FSA!
• 100% paid paternity leave (12 weeks) and maternity leave (18 -20 weeks)

ROLE OVERVIEW:

The Manufacturing Supervisor will provide manufacturing leadership to deliver a world-class operation. In this role you are accountable for leading, motivating, and developing employees to achieve outstanding manufacturing results, while leveraging Continuous Improvement (Lean/TPM) tools, improving individual skills, and enhancing teamwork.  This leader will be responsible for providing direction and support to a production team on 12 hour nights.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Educate, develop and motivate a manufacturing work group to achieve required production results, improving individual technical skills and enabling collaboration across boundaries 
• Ensure that production facilities and finished products meet the company and government standards for quality, sanitation, and safety 
• Establish and sustain sound relationships with all employees in order to foster an environment where innovative methods are used to involve others in creative solutions to issues 
• Provide business leadership which demonstrates commitment to department and plant objectives on a day to day basis 
• Facilitate, coach, counsel, and guide the manufacturing work group to ensure that they have the ability to deliver results year over year through the use of continuous improvement tools and strategies 
• Function as a technical resource in areas of system operations and product requirements
• Facilitate the effective interchange of information between work groups, cross-functional resources, and other members of the plant and corporate teams.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• 1-3 years of relevant experience
• High School diploma 
• Demonstrated leadership skills
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and listening skills
• Ability to adjust to multiple demands, shifting work priorities, ambiguity, adversity and change
• Demonstrated understanding of technology and providing solutions to technical challenges

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's Degree preferred but not required
• Experience leading a team-based system
• Strong conceptual skills and ability to implement change
• Sound analytical and business judgment including demonstrated problem-solving and trouble-shooting skills
• Ability to plan, lead, and execute strategic initiatives in a complex environment
• Mature approach to challenging situations and environments
• Experience successfully leading projects or other large improvement plan initiatives is preferred

ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS

• International relocation or international remote working arrangements (outside of the US) will not be considered.