Manufacturing Supervisor, 2nd Shift

Willmar, MN
Full-Time

Job Description

Manufacturing Supervisor, 2nd Shift

The 2nd Shift Manufacturing Supervisor will be coordinating production, packing, ingredient processing, taking the forefront in safety and quality, employee engagement and coaching and compliance with regulatory needs.SAFETY is our core value.

You will report to the Plant Manager and will have up to 8 direct reports to mentor and develop.

Responsibilities will include:

  • Focus on Safety of all employees through adherence of safety procedures, including training and tool box meetings to ensure a safe work environment

  • Ensure compliance of GMP's and the Food Safety Plan

  • Deliver continuous improvement in key initiatives of Cost, Quality, Service, People, and Environment through efficient use of materials, equipment and resources

  • Proactively communicate and coordinate with other Supervisors and functions to optimize operations and resources

  • Effectively plan and establish work schedules, assignments, and production schedules to meet and exceed customer requirements, production goals, and TMM Objectives

  • Proactively coordinate with the Maintenance Department to conduct preventative maintenance. Own and drive department and shift Continuous improvement/TMM processes

  • Leads engagement of employees, work teams, and the utilization of technology in order to deliver world-class line efficiencies.

  • Leads through positive influence; coaches and develops others and, where appropriate, peers

  • Provides clear and timely performance feedback to work teams and all employees

  • Attracts, retains and develops the very BEST talent and empowers, engages, and inspires employees

Required Experience/Education:

  • Bachelor'sdegree and 2+ year leadership experience in a food, feed, or related industrial environment OR High School Diploma/GED and 4+ years of leadership in a manufacturing environment

  • Candidates in the rotational Land O' Lakes programs (TAP/MMT/DMT) will be considered

Required Competencies/Skills:

  • Communication

  • Decision Making

  • Safety Awareness

  • Quality Orientation

  • Technical / Professional Knowledge

  • Customer Focus

  • Time Management

  • Computer skills

Preferred Experience/Education:

  • Advanced Safety training, HACCPtraining/certifications

  • Feed manufacturing experience

Hours: Sunday-Thursday 4pm -12am and some weekend work due to seasonality and demand.

Salary: $70,800 - $106,200

In most cases, candidates offered employment can expect to be hired at a pay rate near the middle of our salary ranges

About Land O'Lakes, Inc.

Join us and be part of a Fortune 250, farmer- and member-owned cooperative that is reimagining the business of food. We have been named a Top Workplace by Indeed and LinkedIn, and to the TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.


We provide a broad portfolio of benefits to keep you and your family at your best. Land O'Lakes is Where Your Future Takes Root.

Land O'Lakes and our global entities support diversity in employment practices.

Neither Land O'Lakes, nor its affiliates or search firms, will ever contact you and ask for confidential information over the phone or in email. If you receive a call or email like this, please do not provide the information being requested.

If you need to submit a reasonable accommodation request to complete the employment application process, please call the HR Solution Center at 844-LOL-HR4U (844-565-4748) M-F 8:00am-4:30pm CT.

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Manufacturing Supervisor, 2nd Shift

The 2nd Shift Manufacturing Supervisor will be coordinating production, packing, ingredient processing, taking the forefront in safety and quality, employee engagement and coaching and compliance with regulatory needs.SAFETY is our core value.

You will report to the Plant Manager and will have up to 8 direct reports to mentor and develop.

Responsibilities will include:

  • Focus on Safety of all employees through adherence of safety procedures, including training and tool box meetings to ensure a safe work environment

  • Ensure compliance of GMP's and the Food Safety Plan

  • Deliver continuous improvement in key initiatives of Cost, Quality, Service, People, and Environment through efficient use of materials, equipment and resources

  • Proactively communicate and coordinate with other Supervisors and functions to optimize operations and resources

  • Effectively plan and establish work schedules, assignments, and production schedules to meet and exceed customer requirements, production goals, and TMM Objectives

  • Proactively coordinate with the Maintenance Department to conduct preventative maintenance. Own and drive department and shift Continuous improvement/TMM processes

  • Leads engagement of employees, work teams, and the utilization of technology in order to deliver world-class line efficiencies.

  • Leads through positive influence; coaches and develops others and, where appropriate, peers

  • Provides clear and timely performance feedback to work teams and all employees

  • Attracts, retains and develops the very BEST talent and empowers, engages, and inspires employees

Required Experience/Education:

  • Bachelor'sdegree and 2+ year leadership experience in a food, feed, or related industrial environment OR High School Diploma/GED and 4+ years of leadership in a manufacturing environment

  • Candidates in the rotational Land O' Lakes programs (TAP/MMT/DMT) will be considered

Required Competencies/Skills:

  • Communication

  • Decision Making

  • Safety Awareness

  • Quality Orientation

  • Technical / Professional Knowledge

  • Customer Focus

  • Time Management

  • Computer skills

Preferred Experience/Education:

  • Advanced Safety training, HACCPtraining/certifications

  • Feed manufacturing experience

Hours: Sunday-Thursday 4pm -12am and some weekend work due to seasonality and demand.

Salary: $70,800 - $106,200

In most cases, candidates offered employment can expect to be hired at a pay rate near the middle of our salary ranges

About Land O'Lakes, Inc.

Join us and be part of a Fortune 250, farmer- and member-owned cooperative that is reimagining the business of food. We have been named a Top Workplace by Indeed and LinkedIn, and to the TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.


We provide a broad portfolio of benefits to keep you and your family at your best. Land O'Lakes is Where Your Future Takes Root.

Land O'Lakes and our global entities support diversity in employment practices.

Neither Land O'Lakes, nor its affiliates or search firms, will ever contact you and ask for confidential information over the phone or in email. If you receive a call or email like this, please do not provide the information being requested.

If you need to submit a reasonable accommodation request to complete the employment application process, please call the HR Solution Center at 844-LOL-HR4U (844-565-4748) M-F 8:00am-4:30pm CT.

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About Land O'Lakes

A career at Land O’Lakes means working at the heart of the dynamic agriculture and food industries—and helping to solve some of the world’s greatest food challenges. If you know us as “the butter company,” you may be surprised to discover that we’re behind many trusted brands, including Purina®, WinField™ United, Kozy Shack®, Vermont Creamery®, and Philia™, among others. We’re #232 on the Fortune 500 list, with 8,000+ employees doing business in all 50 U.S. states and 50 countries around the world.

From crop inputs that grow into the grain that animals eat, to a final product on a store shelf, Land O’Lakes has a farmer-to-fork view. Pair this with our farmer ownership, and we're uniquely qualified to fulfill our purpose of Feeding Human Progress around the world, while always delivering on our responsibility to our owners. Just as we’ve been doing for nearly 100 years.

Explore a career with Land O’Lakes, and discover why Forbes, Indeed, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and many others have placed us on their best places to work lists.


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