Production Shift Manager - Nights

mars; United States; Presencial; USD 85.000 - 110.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Royal Canin in Fremont, Nebraska, seeks a Production Shift Manager for the night shift to lead a ~25-person team on a 2/2/3 schedule. You will drive safety, quality, and continuous improvement while coaching operators and coordinating line activities on the floor.

The role focuses on achieving operational targets, implementing Mars Supply Excellence (MSE), and supporting reliability and maintenance in a fast-paced food production environment.

Formación

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work the Night Shift (6:00 PM - 6:30 AM) on a rotating 2/2/3 schedule.
• Ability to occasionally flex schedules to support business needs.
• Physical ability to climb stairs, ladders, and lift up to 50 pounds.

Responsabilidades

• Convert raw materials into high-quality pet food on the night shift while maintaining safety and sanitary conditions.
• Lead and coach a team of approximately 17–25 direct associates.
• Drive safety, quality, continuous improvement, and performance management.

Descripción del empleo

Job Description:

Job: Production Shift Manager - Nights Shift: (6:00 PM - 6:30 AM) - 2/2/3 Schedule Location: Royal Canin, Fremont, NE

Are you a natural leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and excels at coaching others to succeed? Royal Canin is seeking an operational Shift Coordinator to lead our night‑shift operations team in Fremont, Nebraska.

In this front‑line leadership role, you will be responsible for delivering on operational targets and leading a high‑performing team of approximately 25 shift associates. You will drive safety, quality, continuous improvement, performance management, and team engagement. Partnering with the 24‑hour Area Managership Team, you will coordinate short‑term activities on the floor while helping implement the Mars Supply Excellence (MSE) program.

Job Purpose / Overview

The Production Shift Manager is a shift‑based, front‑line operations people manager who efficiently improves Quality, Human Safety, and Product Cost Conversion while engaging and developing talent. The Shift Manager is responsible for delivering operational targets and leading a shift team of approximately 17-25 direct associates at our Royal Canin plant in Fremont, NE. This role drives safety, quality, continuous improvement, performance management, associate development, team engagement, and operating results for the night shift through hands‑on leadership of our production process.

The Shift Manager coordinates short‑term activities within established guidelines and standards to produce the highest quality pet food most safely and efficiently. You will partner with other members of the 24‑hour Area Leadership Team to deliver area continuous improvement and drive the implementation of the Mars Supply Excellence (MSE) program.

Key Responsibilities

• Conversion & Operations Management: Manage the efforts of multi-line, area, or technology operating teams on the night shift to efficiently convert raw materials into high‑quality pet food in a safe, secure, and sanitary manner within product specifications.
• Change Agent: Implement changes in methods, equipment, systems, and organization using a continuous improvement mindset to ensure area objectives are met.
• Mars Supply Excellence (MSE): Lead or participate in one or more MSE Pillars. Lead and support the implementation of Autonomous Maintenance (AM) and Integrated Work Teams (IWTs) in your area of responsibility, and own reliability data collection accuracy.
• Area Ownership: Collaborate with the Area Leadership Team (Area Manager, Continuous Improvement Engineer/Specialist, and Maintenance Coordinator) to create and execute the area reliability strategy.
• Coaching & Development: Coach operators to build their functional and managerial capabilities while driving accountability in safety, Quality & Food Safety, Autonomous Maintenance (AM), and team engagement.
• Line Operations & Troubleshooting: Coordinate materials, staffing, and technical resources to support line operations, changeovers, preventive maintenance, repair, and equipment troubleshooting.
• Standards Adherence: Ensure rigorous operational standards are implemented and maintained on shift through communication, change management, consistent reinforcement, and accountability measures.
• Associate Safety: Ensure safe working conditions, behaviors, and mindsets by directly implementing Mars Safety programs and driving a zero-accident culture.
• Food Safety & Product Quality: Ensure the ongoing delivery of safe, defect‑free products. Champion quality goals and HACCP standards, owning ongoing training and quality improvements at the shift level.
• Associate Advocacy & Engagement: Manage associate relations, facilitate a high‑engagement environment, and guide the hiring, training, development, and motivation of operations associates.
• Goal Setting & Performance: Establish line and individual performance standards/goals, measure results, take corrective actions, and report key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Escalation & Resolution: Proactively identify risks and reactively lead on‑shift incident resolution, prioritizing and assigning resources to resolve escalated issues.

Job Specifications & Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work the Night Shift (6:00 PM - 6:30 AM) on a rotating 2/2/3 schedule.
• Ability to occasionally flex schedules to support business needs.
• Physical ability to climb stairs, ladders, and lift up to 50 pounds.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Associate or Bachelor's degree (Advanced Degree is a plus).
• Minimum 2 years of experience in a supervisory or managerial role leading teams.
• Minimum 1 year of experience in a food production or high‑speed manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated experience working with Quality & HACCP concepts, plant sanitation practices, and procedures.
• Strong knowledge of industrial safety standards and OSHA requirements (certification preferred).
• Proficiency in Microsoft