Maintenance Supervisor - 1st shift - Hannibal, MO

General Mills, Inc; Hannibal (MO); On-site; USD 71,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

General Mills Hannibal Plant is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor who will lead front-line maintenance teams to improve reliability and safety across the platform. The role focuses on building maintenance capability, problem solving, and data-driven root-cause elimination to deliver plant results.

Core hours are 5am–2:30pm, Monday to Friday, with on-site duties in Hannibal, Missouri. This role emphasizes safety leadership, schedule adherence, and continuous improvement within a fast-paced

Qualifications

• High school diploma required.
• 2 years manufacturing, frontline leadership, or technical leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead safety and engagement-based technical leadership to achieve plant results.
• Direct leadership of the maintenance mechanics and ensure staffing, performance, and onboarding.
• Develop and implement strategies to maximize team effectiveness and communication.
• Provide clear priorities and goals to deliver platform priorities.
• Oversee DDS meetings, performance metrics, and daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly reviews.
• Maintain maintenance foundational systems, DH and BE processes, and documentation.

Skills

Frontline leadership

Technical leadership

Safety awareness

Root-cause analysis

Education

High School Diploma

Bachelor's degree (preferred)

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 years manufacturing, frontline leadership, or technical leadership experience

ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATION

• International relocation or international remote working arrangements outside of the U.S. 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 work visas.
• On‑Site Position Located in Hannibal :This is an on‑site role located in Hannibal remote work is not available for this position. Candidates must reside within commuting distance or be willing to relocate.

SALARY RANGE

The salary range for this position is:

$71,300 - $107,000 Annual

At General Mills we strive for each employee's pay at any point in their career to reflect their experiences performance and skills for their current role. The salary range for this role represents the numerous factors considered in the hiring decisions including, but not limited to, educations, skills, work experience, certifications, etc. As such, pay for the successful candidate(s) could fall anywhere within the stated range.

Beyond base salary, General Mills offers a competitive Total Rewards package focusing on your overall well-being. We are proud to offer a foundation of health benefits, retirement and financial wellbeing, time off programs, wellbeing support and perks. Benefits may vary by role, country, region, union status, and other employment status factors. You may also be eligible to participate in an annual incentive program. An incentive award, if any, depends on various factors, including, individual and organizational performance.

ELIGIBILITY

Applicants must meet a minimum 18-year age qualification.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER (EOE)

General Mills is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital or familial status, status regarding public assistance, or membership or activity in a local human rights commission.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION REQUEST

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