Shift Operations Leader: Safety, Growth & Impact

General Mills Operations, LLC.; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 71,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

General Mills Operations Supervisors (Team Leaders) guide the 3rd shift, building a safe, high-performing team that delivers on production targets. They establish priorities, coach staff, and drive process improvements across safety, quality, and efficiency with a focus on sustained results.

The role emphasizes collaboration, data-driven decisions, and development of the shift team to reduce losses and improve overall performance in a dynamic manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• 1 year manufacturing or frontline leadership experience.
• Demonstrated leadership and ability to work in a highly collaborative environment.
• Proven success reducing losses and improving performance in manufacturing.
• Foundational knowledge of data analysis systems (SAP, Maximo, Manufacturing Analytics, MQIS) and data-driven decision making.

Responsibilities

• Lead safety and food safety initiatives on the shift.
• Develop and execute the shift plan to meet Run and Improve results.
• Provide clear priorities and goals to the team.
• Coach and develop team members to improve capability.
• Monitor DSU, DDS, and platform health.
• Ensure inventory and material flow support production.

Skills

Frontline leadership

Safety leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven decision making

Problem solving

Tools

SAP

Maximo

Manufacturing Analytics

MQIS

Job description

General Mills Operations Supervisors (Team Leaders) guide the 3rd shift, building a safe, high-performing team that delivers on production targets. They establish priorities, coach staff, and drive process improvements across safety, quality, and efficiency with a focus on sustained results.

The role emphasizes collaboration, data-driven decisions, and development of the shift team to reduce losses and improve overall performance in a dynamic manufacturing environment.