General Mills

OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR - OFF SHIFT

Posted on: 16 Dec 2022

Cedar Rapids, IA

Job Description

OVERVIEW:

The Operations Supervisor will lead, motivate, and develop a group of Cereal production team members to achieve outstanding manufacturing results, while leveraging Continuous Improvement (Lean/TPM) tools, improving individual skills, and enhancing teamwork.

This position will work a 12 hour, 2-2-3 schedule either 7pm - 7am or 3pm - 3am. 

KEY 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 manufacturing or related experience
High School diploma 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor’s degree in any major
3+ years of relevant experience
Experience successfully leading projects or other large improvement plan initiatives
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
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

General Mills

Minneapolis, MN

General Mills, Inc. manufactures and markets branded consumer foods worldwide. The company operates in five segments: North America Retail; Convenience Stores & Foodservice; Europe & Australia; Asia & Latin America; and Pet. It offers ready-to-eat cereals, refrigerated yogurt, soup, meal kits, refrigerated and frozen dough products, dessert and baking mixes, frozen pizza and pizza snacks, grain, fruit, and savory snacks, as well as organic products, including refrigerated yogurt, nutrition bars, meal kits, salty snacks, ready-to-eat cereal, and grain snacks. It also supplies branded and unbranded food products to the North American foodservice and commercial baking industries; and manufactures and markets pet food products, including dog and cat food.

The company markets its products under the Annie’s, Betty Crocker, Bisquick, Blue Buffalo, BLUE Basics, BLUE Freedom, BLUE Wilderness, Bugles, Cascadian Farm, Cheerios, Chex, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Cocoa Puffs, Cookie Crisp, EPIC, Fiber One, Food Should Taste Good, Fruit by the Foot, Fruit Gushers, Fruit Roll-Ups, Gardetto’s, Go-Gurt, Gold Medal, Golden Grahams, Häagen-Dazs, Helpers, Jeno’s, Jus-Rol, Kitano, Kix, La Salteña, Lärabar, Latina, Liberté, Lucky Charms, Muir Glen, Nature Valley, Oatmeal Crisp, Old El Paso, Pillsbury, Progresso, Raisin Nut Bran, Total, Totino’s, Trix, Wanchai Ferry, Wheaties, Yoki, and Yoplait trademarks.

General Mills sells its products directly, as well as through broker and distribution arrangements to grocery stores, mass merchandisers, membership stores, natural food chains, e-commerce retailers, commercial and noncommercial foodservice distributors and operators, restaurants, convenience stores, and pet specialty stores, as well as drug, dollar, and discount chains. It operates 507 leased and 372 franchise branded ice cream parlors. The company was founded in 1866 and is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.