Maintenance Supervisor

We serve the world by making food people love. As one of the world’s leading food companies, General Mills believes that food should make us better. Food brings us joy and nourishes our lives, connecting us to each other and the earth. General Mills operates in more than 100 countries and markets more than 100 consumer brands, including Cheerios, Häagen-Dazs, Nature Valley, Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, Annie’s, Lara Bar, Yoplait and more.

The Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for implementing the General Mills Maintenance/Reliability strategy. The role will lead, motivate, and develop a team of mechanics to drive losses out of our systems, while leveraging Continuous Improvement (Lean/TPM) tools, improving individual skills, and enhancing teamwork. The Wellston plant is a large, union facility with 1000+ employees and 6 large systems.

Provide Organizational Leadership in a Dynamic and Collaborative Environment

• Perform as a first-level leader in a manufacturing facility, providing coaching, support, and direction to a team of mechanics and/or maintenance front line supervisors.
• Conduct regular team meetings which include effective communication of organizational and policy changes.
• Provide performance feedback and coaching to team members via appraisals and/or other documentation.
• Promote positive employee relations through effective conflict management and issue resolution.
• Provide maintenance leadership to ensure department/plant goals are met or exceeded in critical success areas (Cost/Quality/Sanitation/System Performance/Customer Service/Health/Safety/Environment).
• Manage effective resource allocation including labor, repair parts, and outside services.
• Establish and sustain effective relationships with all employees in order to foster an environment where innovation and cooperation are used to solve problems.
• Effectively manage departmental budget and deliver against productivity objectives.
• Work and/or attend meetings during other shifts (including off-shifts and/or weekends) as necessary.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Demonstrate Technical Mastery of Self and Organization

• Obtain in-depth understanding of technical manufacturing processes and ensure that team is progressively developing technical expertise.
• Consistently demonstrate understanding of core mechanical technologies, including fasteners, lubrication, drives, transmission systems, motion systems, pneumatics, hydraulics and electrical/controls.
• Develop and audit current preventive maintenance and spare parts associated with assigned area.
• Function as a maintenance resource in areas of engineering design.
• Interface with project teams on new capital projects as required.
• Effectively manage work order planning and execution processes.
• Facilitate effective sharing of information across business teams, functional areas, and outside contractors.
• Drive continuous improvement and total employee involvement in critical success areas by empowering employees to utilize CI tools.
• Develop and maintain preventive and predictive maintenance programs for production equipment.
• Effectively track and report maintenance measurement data in accordance with plant objectives.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School degree required.
• Demonstrated understanding of proactive maintenance methodologies (time based, condition based, predictive).
• Commitment to continuous learning in the areas of maintenance techniques such as TPM, RCM and Root-Cause Analysis.
• Ability to identify training needs of maintenance team members.
• Willing to work a flexible schedule.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and adjust priorities as necessary.
• Strong leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Desire and ability to lead change in a fast-paced, complex manufacturing environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Preference for bachelor’s degree.
• Prior management or leadership experience in a manufacturing plant highly preferred.
• Exposure or experience with packaging equipment or dairy equipment