Production Supervisor

Mondelēz; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 78,000 - 107,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Wellness programs

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement savings plans

Paid leave

Education programs

Paid holidays

Job summary

Mondelēz International in Chicago is seeking a Shift Leader to supervise all on-shift operations and ensure production lines meet SQDCM targets, while enforcing safety, quality, cost and delivery standards and maintaining standard work.

You will coordinate production, maintenance, and quality across multiple teams, drive root-cause analysis, lead shutdowns and loss-elimination efforts, and coach line staff to develop high performing teams with clear daily management and effective escalation of

Qualifications

• High school diploma or technical qualification required.
• 2-3 years in current role plus proven people leadership skills & capability.
• 3+ years of production experience in a manufacturing environment, with at least 1 year in a team lead or supervisory role.
• Strong understanding of production line operations, quality checks, and safety requirements.

Responsibilities

• Supervise all operational activities during a shift to meet SQDCM targets.
• Coordinate across production, maintenance, and quality teams.
• Input and validate shift performance data in ERP, MES dashboards.
• Lead shutdown maintenance, root-cause analysis, and loss-elimination efforts.

Skills

Leading line teams

Safety leadership

Autonomous maintenance

Preventive maintenance

Root-cause analysis

Line shift leadership

Communication

Education

High school diploma or technical qualification

Associate degree or vocational certification preferred

Tools

ERP systems

MES systems

Job description

Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International? Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride. In this leadership role, you are an internal technical master at the line level who ensures the line team is performing at a level that sustains and improves business results on one or more of 6 stars model. You model priority setting, manage the plan-do-check- adjust cycle and provide coaching and training for your team.

How you will contribute

You are a key ingredient in helping us change how the world snacks. You will operate and maintain equipment to build technical mastery and to deliver on safety, quality, cost, delivery, sustainability and morale targets, understanding losses in your area and taking the appropriate action to eliminate them. You will use autonomous and progressive maintenance standards to maintain equipment and support new product development. In this role, you will ensure that safety processes are observed [e.g. safety maps, lock out tag out (LOTO) , behavior observation system (BOS) and root-cause analysis (RCA)], that quality assurance activities are performed to ensure zero harm and 100 percent good-quality products, and that resources are properly allocated and available during the shift. You will take the lead for shutdown maintenance, root-cause analysis, stops reductions loss analysis and breakdown elimination.

What you will bring

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career.

• Autonomous maintenance (AM) Step 4 systems and progressive maintenance (PM) Step 3 systems
• Maintaining equipment at basic conditions independently, including the execution of AM & PM (break-down maintenance, planned maintenance) standards on dedicated equipment
• Total productive maintenance and Six Sigma including qualification of AM steps 5-6, and PM step 3
• Leading line teams
• Handling challenging interpersonal situations tactfully
• Influencing people in a union environment
• Communicating effectively verbally and in writing and good attention to detail

The Shift Leader

The Shift Leader is responsible for supervising all operational activities during a designated shift, ensuring that production lines meet their SQDCM targets. Acting as the on-shift point of control, the Shift Leader coordinates across teams—including production, maintenance, and quality—while ensuring that all line activities are executed to plan and according to standard work. This role ensures smooth transitions between shifts and provides immediate decision-making support in dynamic production conditions.

Key accountabilities /Responsibilities

• Prevent incidents by ensure 'zero safety incidents' mentality and culture in his line(s)/area
• Enforce safety rules and ensure a clean, organized, and hazard-free work environment
• Promote 5S practices and standard visual management on the line
• Prevent incidents by ensure 'zero quality incidents' mentality and culture in his line(s)/area
• Monitor adherence to quality standards and take immediate action on non-conformances
• Ensure all quality checks, documentation, and traceability protocols are completed correctly
• Ensure volumes are produced in time in full against production plan
• Input and validate shift performance data in ERP, MES, or production dashboards
• React promptly to line stoppages, quality issues, and equipment malfunctions.
• Improve cost over time through systemic Loss Elimination
• Identify and eliminate losses
• Building and growing High Performing Teams in his line(s)/area
• Coach and develop the Line teams
• Team back up and succession planning
• Own the execution of all SWP in the line at the designated shift
• Priority Setting through Daily Management System and effective escalation of issues

What extra ingredients you will bring

• Lead by Example
• Role model standards and behavior
• Leadership presence with the ability to make decisions under pressure
• Cross-shift & cross-functional coordination with
• Excellent communication / interpersonal skills
• Role model in problem solving and loss eradication
• Build capability through Learn - Do - Teach
• Growing team capability through effective coaching and feedback
• Empower the team by growing team autonomy

Education / Certifications

• High school diploma or technical qualification required; associate degree or vocational certification preferred.
• 2-3 years in current role + ready to promote + proven people leadership skills & capability 3+ years of production experience in a manufacturing environment, with at least 1 year in a team lead or supervisory role.
• Strong understanding of production line operations, quality checks, and safety requirements.

Work schedule

Flexibility required to work any shift.

Salary and Benefits

The base salary range for this position is $77,600 to $106,700; the exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education and location.

In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for participation in a highly competitive bonus program with possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results.

• health insurance, wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, paid leave programs, education related programs, paid holidays and vacation time.

Some of these benefits have eligibility requirements. Many of these benefits are subsidized or fully paid for by the company.

Business Unit Summary

The United States is the largest market in the Mondelēz International family with a significant employee and manufacturing footprint. Here, we produce our well-loved household favorites to provide our consumers with the right snack, at the right moment, made the right way. We have corporate offices, sales, manufacturing and distribution locations throughout the U.S. to ensure our iconic brands—including Oreo and Chips Ahoy! cookies, Ritz, Wheat Thins and Triscuit crackers, and Swedish Fish and Sour Patch Kids confectionery products —are close at hand for our consumers across the country. Mondelēz Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Persons with Disabilities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact 847-943-5460 for assistance. For more information about your Federal rights, please see eeopost.pdf; EEO is the Law Poster Supplement; Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision; Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal Job Type Regular Manufacturing core Manufacturing At Mondelēz International, our purpose is to empower people to snack right through offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way.