Manufacturing Unit Leader: Operations & Innovation

Bayer AG

Boone (IA)

On-site

USD 98,000 - 147,000

Full time

8 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Retirement plan

PTO

Job summary

Bayer in Boone, Iowa is seeking an Unit Leader to plan, direct and coordinate all manufacturing activities, ensuring safe, cost-efficient production and regulatory compliance. You will lead staffing, budgeting, and continuous improvement initiatives while overseeing safety and quality programs at the plant.

The role requires a blend of technical leadership and people management within a dynamic production environment.

Qualifications

BS in agriculture, an engineering discipline, Supply Chain Management, or a similar field with a minimum of 5 years of applicable experience, or a High School Diploma or equivalent with 8 years of applicable experience.
Basic user knowledge of standard computer programs (Internet, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, tablets/smart devices).
Valid driver’s license and ability to meet company driving record guidelines.
Ability to pass a pre-employment physical.
Ability to work extended hours during peak seasons or when business needs require it.
Willingness and ability to work multiple shifts (days or nights).

Responsibilities

Foster collaboration in a flat network of autonomous entrepreneurial squads and support their focus on mission to deliver beneficial outcomes for team members, customers, and stakeholders.
Add value by guiding Unit and squad development to deliver the best product and customer experience, enabling squads to run daily production activities and execute the daily production schedule.
Drive a culture of innovation by encouraging teams to generate, evaluate, and rapidly implement creative ideas while promoting onePSS activities and collaboration with partners and experts outside the Unit.
Serve as an escalation point for task and project prioritization, problem solving, continuous improvement, and conflict resolution, modeling VACC behaviors and prioritizing squad self-organization.
Optimize squad members’ performance, development, and empowerment through DSO principles, promoting fluid talent and resource utilization within the Unit and ensuring outcome orientation.
Collaborate with internal and external networks to secure the support and resources needed for Unit success while ensuring Unit compliance and empowering squads as much as possible.
Facilitate the co-creation of a shared vision and higher purpose that resonate with customers, act as a visible change agent by removing obstacles and connecting different parts of the system, and help employees develop capabilities and mindsets to thrive and foster inclusion and empowerment.
Monitor site P&L and support teams in maintaining financial balance and alignment with business objectives.