Line Leader

Mondelez International; Herentals; Remote; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Mondelez International in Herentals, Belgium seeks a Line Leader to guide a manufacturing line, ensuring safety, quality, cost and delivery targets are met. You will steer line teams, manage planning, and drive continuous improvement with a strong focus on the skills and discipline needed for sustainable line performance.

In this role you will develop teams, oversee maintenance planning and collaborate across departments to maintain production standards and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Master in a technical field or equivalent by experience.
• Min. 5 years relevant production/technical experience.
• Proven leadership and coaching skills with a passion for development.
• Experience with safety, quality and hygiene requirements in manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coach team leaders and technicians to drive line performance.
• Collaborate with quality, safety and CI to meet objectives.
• Organize and supervise production scheduling and adherence to plans.
• Oversee technical budgets and preventive maintenance execution.
• Support process improvement via Kaizen, RCA and related tools.
• Ensure safety, quality and environmental standards are followed and audited.
• Communicate and report effectively with the team and other departments.

Skills

Line leadership

Team coaching

Lean Management

Safety standards

Communication skills

Education

Master in a technical field

Tools

Kaizen

RCA

EPL

5S / tags

Job description

Line Leader### Line LeaderApply: Herentals, Belgium: Full time: Posted Today: R-176621## Job Description**Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?****Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.**This role helps ensure the sustained continuity of technical mastery and line leadership in manufacturing, by leading a key line of the business (technical, system or organizational) to deliver results defined by the compelling business need of the site. You ensure that key business results are achieved and for developing others to ensure the sustained continuity of technical mastery on the manufacturing line. Using a systematic approach, you use strategic thinking skills to ensure results are sustained over the long term.**How you will contribute**In your likely first managerial role, you will ensure that Mondelēz International’s safety, quality, cost, delivery, sustainability and morale targets are achieved for the lines for which you are responsible by breaking down section targets into line and unit targets and ensuring that employees understand their individual performance goals related to the overall targets. In this role, you will also develop budgets and be responsible for costs control management, governance and compliance, loss elimination and workforce planning, including recruitment, retention, development, succession planning, and the identification of high potential team members. Without you, we would not be able to deliver high-quality snacks to our customers.**What you will bring**A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career. You will bring experience and knowledge in:* Autonomous maintenance (AM) Step 4 systems and progressive maintenance (PM) Step 3 systems* Maintaining equipment at basic conditions independently, including the execution of AM & PM (break-down maintenance, planned maintenance) standards on dedicated equipment* Total productive maintenance and Six Sigma including qualification of AM steps 5-6, and PM step 3* Leading line teams* Handling challenging interpersonal situations tactfully* Influencing people in a union environment* Communicating effectively verbally and in writing and a good attention to detail**More about this role****Line Leader**Als Line Leader leid je enkele productielijnen binnen een sectie en bepaal je de prioriteiten zodat de continuïteit van het productieproces gegarandeerd is en de vooropgestelde objectieven op vlak van veiligheid, kwaliteit, leverbetrouwbaarheid, kost, duurzaamheid en moraal behaald worden.**Verantwoordelijkheden** * **Leidinggeven & coachen:** Je stuurt Team Leaders (verantwoordelijk voor operatoren) en Technisch Team Leaders (verantwoordelijk voor techniekers) aan en ondersteunt hen in hun ontwikkeling.* **Samenwerken**: Je vormt samen met collega’s van kwaliteit, veiligheid en Continuous Improvement een sterk en competent team dat bijdraagt aan de bedrijfsdoelstellingen.* **Productie** **& planning**: Je organiseert, volgt op en stuurt de productie bij om de vooropgestelde normen te behalen. Je werkt nauw samen met de planningsafdeling.* **Technisch beheer**: Je bewaakt het technisch budget en ondersteunt de uitvoering van het preventief onderhoudsplan.* **Procesoptimalisatie**: Je ondersteunt de CI Coördinator in verbeterprojecten en past zelf IL6S-tools toe (Kaizen, RCA, EPL, tags, ...).* **Veiligheid & kwaliteit**: Je zorgt voor de naleving van veiligheids-, kwaliteits- en milieunormen en voert audits en risicoanalyses uit.* **Communicatie & rapportage**: Je stemt alles goed af met jouw team en andere afdelingen via shiftoverdrachten, het leiden van DMS 2 en rapportage op DMS 3, en regelmatige Gemba walks.**Ervaring** * Master in een technische richting of gelijkwaardig door ervaring.* Minimaal 5 jaar relevante ervaring in een productie- of technische omgeving.* Leiderschap & coaching: Je hebt een passie voor het begeleiden en motiveren van teams.* Ervaring met veiligheids-, kwaliteits- en hygiënevoorschriften (voedingsindustrie is een plus).* Kennis van Lean Management is een troef.* undefinedThe responsibilities of this position are performed within the framework of a regional business model that is defined and managed by Mondelēz Europe GmbH, Switzerland.## No Relocation support available## **Business Unit Summary**### What makes working at Mondelēz International so special? Many things. The iconic brands and global nature of our business. The continuous innovation and endless opportunities to grow. The chance each day, to put a smile on people’s faces. We are the world’s leading maker of chocolate, biscuits, candy and gum with outstanding brands like Alpen Gold, Oreo, Milka, Yubileynoye and Halls.Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.## **Job Type**RegularManufacturing coreManufacturing