Night Shift Food Production Lead – Safety & Quality

Nestlé; Burlington (WI); Vor Ort; USD 65.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Nestlé in Wisconsin seeks a Production Supervisor to lead a shift, line, or area team, safely delivering production goals while upholding quality, food safety, and compliance.

The role emphasizes building an engaged, capable team through staffing, onboarding, training, coaching, and accountability, while collaborating across functions to drive improvements and reliable operations. 5% travel may be required.

Qualifikationen

• Associate degree preferred in Engineering, Business Management, Food Science, or Organizational Leadership/Supervision.
• Willing to work 3rd shift, 2-2-3 schedule; with flexibility to switch shifts as required.
• 2+ years in food manufacturing with production floor experience.
• Experience in food processing, packaging, Quality, Supply Chain; knowledge of GMPs.
• Minimum 1 year in Continuous Improvement environment (Lean manufacturing or TPM preferred).
• Lead safely through strong housekeeping, safety practices, and risk awareness.
• Communicate effectively across audiences through clear speaking, writing, listening, coaching, and information sharing.
• Build trust, motivate teams, and coach employees to support performance and development.
• Adapt to changing priorities, responsibilities, work styles, and business needs.
• Manage multiple priorities through strong organization, follow-up, and objective setting.
• Apply mechanical aptitude and root cause problem solving to troubleshoot operational issues.
• Use Microsoft Office and related business systems effectively.
• Results Focus – Set clear goals and motivate the shift to deliver.
• Lead People – Communicate priorities and build team commitment.
• Practice What You Preach – Model Nestlé principles and values.
• Proactive Cooperation – Collaborate to achieve shared objectives.

Aufgaben

• Lead the shift, line, or area team to safely deliver the production plan while meeting quality, food safety, compliance, and performance expectations.
• Build and develop an engaged, capable team through effective staffing, onboarding, training, coaching, performance management, and accountability.
• Model Nestlé’s Ways of Winning by collaborating across functions, acting with courage, moving with speed and accountability, continuously learning, and leading with respect.
• Ensure all work is performed in accordance with safety, environmental, GMP, sanitation, quality, and operational standards.
• Monitor daily results, identify gaps, and drive corrective actions and continuous improvement using NCE/TPM principles and root cause problem solving.
• Partner with Quality, Maintenance, Engineering, HR, and other support teams to resolve issues, improve line performance, and ensure smooth handoffs between shifts.
• Support reliable operations by ensuring the right skills, resources, equipment readiness, and maintenance priorities are in place to meet business needs.
• Lead change effectively, including new product launches, process improvements, and business priorities, while maintaining employee engagement and operational discipline.
• Maintain accurate documentation, clear communication, and timely escalation of key issues, risks, and opportunities.
• Travel requirement: 5%.
• Ensure smooth operations through effective staffing, team deployment, and performance management.
• Maintain a properly skilled crew while minimizing overtime.
• Manage attendance through proactive coaching and counseling, as needed.
• Ensure assigned team duties are completed while continuing to build skills and capabilities.
• Maintain accurate and timely records.
• Deliver scheduled production on time, within cost, and to quality standards.
• Support area budget and capital planning while identifying productivity improvements.

Kenntnisse

Food manufacturing

Production floor

Lean manufacturing

Root cause analysis

Safety practices

Communication

Coaching

Mechanical aptitude

Microsoft Office

Ausbildung

Associate degree in Engineering/Business/Food Science/Leadership

Tools

Microsoft Office

Jobbeschreibung

Nestlé in Wisconsin seeks a Production Supervisor to lead a shift, line, or area team, safely delivering production goals while upholding quality, food safety, and compliance.

The role emphasizes building an engaged, capable team through staffing, onboarding, training, coaching, and accountability, while collaborating across functions to drive improvements and reliable operations. 5% travel may be required.