Maintenance Supervisor - 1st shift - Hannibal, MO

General Mills; Hannibal (MO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

General Mills Hannibal Plant is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor to provide front line safety and technical leadership to improve plant reliability. You will lead maintenance mechanics and process teams, drive daily/weekly/monthly reviews, and manage the budget while coaching staff in problem solving and continuous improvement.

The role emphasizes a data-driven approach to eliminate defects and prevent breakdowns, with a Monday–Friday schedule and early morning core hours.

Qualifications

• 2 years manufacturing or frontline/technical leadership experience.
• High School Diploma required; bachelor’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety through Food and Human Safety principles and standards.
• Lead maintenance team to deliver on reliability and performance goals.
• Drive DSU processes and 90 day action plan with data-driven reviews.
• Oversee maintenance foundational systems and budget responsibilities.
• Develop skills matrix and training plans for the team.

Skills

Frontline leadership

Technical leadership

Production/system understanding

Education

High School Diploma

Preferred: Bachelor's degree

Job description

COMPANY OVERVIEW

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. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what's next.

Hannibal Plant

General Mills Hannibal Plant makes food people love that directly supports the General Mills Supply Chain Snacks and Meals businesses. Hannibal produces consumer brands such as Nature Valley, Old El Paso, and Betty Crocker. The Hannibal Plant is also proud to be the single source producer for our Progresso Soup Brand. The Hannibal Plant operates production out of multiple buildings and supports a separate warehouse & distribution site near the plant. Hannibal is located just 90 minutes north of St. Louis, Missouri.

Position Overview

The Maintenance Supervisor provides front line safety and engagement-based technical leadership to achieve plant and platform results. The Maintenance Team Leader is responsible for direct leadership of the mechanic and maintenance capability specialists. They are responsible for building maintenance capability at all levels of the platform team. The Maintenance Supervisor works to eliminate losses following a rigorous daily process that is data driven and focused on root cause elimination. The Maintenance Supervisor is accountable to improve the reliability of their systems through leading their team in maintenance foundational systems, technical problem solving and continuous improvement tools.

This role will work Monday - Friday with core hours of 5am - 2:30pm.

Primary Duties/Responsibilities

Safety

Lead Food and Human Safety through Safety 2.0 leadership principles and standards.

Foster a culture that reduces risk to our people and communities by increasing capability to identify and control critical risk. Specifically, responsible for leading machine safety improvements by assessing HSE risks, prioritizing safeguarding plans to eliminate critical exposures, collaborating on incident analysis to understand risk exposure, and developing safeguarding solutions that enable team members to fail safely.

Cultivate Food Safety Culture that is committed to manufacturing safe food that is compliant with policy and regulatory requirements.

People Leadership

Manage and direct the work of the maintenance mechanics inclusive of staffing, performance management and onboarding.

Role model Engaging Leader behaviors

Develop and implement strategies to maximize team effectiveness (communication and collaboration).

Provide clear individual priorities and team goals to deliver platform priorities.

Cultivate a floor centric, positive and supportive team environment to foster employee engagement and retention.

Process Leadership and Ownership Driving System Utilization (DSU)

Directly support the development and execution of the 90 Day action plan.

Responsible to lead portions of the daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly DDS meetings, including accuracy of performance metrics (defect found/fixed, breakdowns, and indicators of maintenance health). Coach and Support Shift DDS as appropriate.

Maintenance Foundational Systems

• Accountable for the overall effectiveness of the maintenance foundational systems for their platform
• Accountable for the Defect Handling (DH) process standard across the platform. Help maintain and improve the documentation of standards and coaches the team through the identification, prioritization, and resolution of defects.
• Accountable for the Breakdown Elimination (BE) process for their platform.
• Responsible to partner with Maintenance Asset Care Leader on MP&S to ensure planning, scheduling, and work assignments are being prioritized correctly to deliver platform results.
• Accountable for the maintenance budget by delivering spring plan Maintenance & Reliability Costs for the Line/Platform (Materials, Services, OT) - Budget Management Responsible for the overall effectiveness and execution of Maintenance Shutdowns.

Know your Operation, Data, and Technology

Sound understanding of the production system and the product transformation process connected to the equipment on the line.

Deep understanding of daily management and process ownership interactions across the team (examples: MP&S, DH, CL, CIL, etc.).

Capable of utilizing Problem-Solving tools and processes

Responsible for maintaining and utilizing a training/skills matrix to identify skill gaps, develop training plans and track employee progress.

Required Skills and Experience

• High School Diploma
• 2 years manufacturing, frontline leadership, or technical leadership experience

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Bachelors
• Technical/Science/Engineering/Mechatronics
• CMRP, MLTI, Eruditio Planning and Scheduling Certification
• 4 y