Mill Supervisor - Buffalo Plant, Mill & Elevator - General Mills

POSITION OVERVIEW 

The Team Leader will provide manufacturing leadership to deliver a world-class operation. Team Leaders lead, motivate, and develop employees to achieve outstanding manufacturing results, while leveraging Continuous Improvement (Lean/TPM) tools, improving individual skills, and enhancing teamwork. 

This Team Leader role is responsible for providing direction and support to a production team. 

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KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES 

• Identify, initiate, and lead safety improvement initiatives. Address safety concerns immediately
• Provide business leadership which demonstrates commitment to department and plant goals on a day to day basis—commitment to results
  • Lead the DDS process in the Milling department to ensure that a plan for the day is developed that is actionable and makes full utilization of our people and our equipment
• Educate, develop and motivate the work group to achieve results, improving individual technical skills and enabling collaboration across boundaries
  • Management of learning and development plans for technicians as well as system process lead
• Ensure that the production facilities and finished products meet the company and government standards for quality, sanitation, and safety
• Establish and sustain sound relationships with all employees. Foster an environment where innovative methods are used to involve others in developing creative solutions to issues
• Function as a technical expert in areas of system operations and product requirements for the Milling department
• Leverage production planning process to group planned downtimes on systems to enable effective use of down times for preventive and reactive maintenance work
• Monitor and measure the sanitation of Processing operation environment. Ensure that department adheres to all GMP’s and provide feedback to technician team members when systems are in sub-standard conditions
• Develop a close working relationship across departments and with key corporate contacts. Leverage relationships to put actionable plans behind HMM ideas that maximize operations and finances

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS 

• High School diploma
• 1-3 years of related experience
• Demonstrated inventory management, customer service, and production forecasting skills
• Can prioritize and complete multiple tasks on tight deadlines
• Demonstrated ability to manage large manufacturing teams in a 24/7 operation
• Ability to react and make sound decisions without having the total picture and can comfortably handle the risk associated with uncertainty
• Influences across organization to promote plant initiatives or needs and garners support where needed
• Technical understanding of an Flour Milling operation either through course work or on the job training. Must be knowledgeable enough to affect positive change in plant operations
• Capability to operate autonomously and do the right thing all the time. Must have ability to maintain the highest levels of business conduct and integrity

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS 

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Milling Science
• 4+ years of related experience

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.