POSITION OVERVIEW The Maintenance Team Leader will be responsible for:
- Providing front-line safety and engagement-based technical leadership to achieve plant and platform results.
- Direct leadership of the mechanics and maintenance capability specialists.
- Building maintenance capability at all levels of the platform team.
- Working to eliminate losses following a rigorous daily process that is data-driven and focused on root cause elimination.
- Being accountable for improving the reliability of their systems through leading their team in maintenance of foundational systems, technical problem-solving, and continuous improvement tools.
The Maintenance Team Leader will lead a team on the Night Shift, 12 hour shift (6 pm - 6 am)
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KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES Safety- Lead Food and Human Safety through Safety 2.0 leadership principles and standards.
- Foster a culture that reduces risk to our people and communities by increasing the capability to identify and control critical risk. Specifically, responsible for leading machine safety improvements by assessing HSE risks, prioritizing safeguarding plans to eliminate critical exposures, collaborating on incident analysis to understand risk exposure, and developing safeguarding solutions that enable team members to fail safely.
- Cultivate a Food Safety Culture that is committed to manufacturing safe food that is compliant with policy and regulatory requirements.
People Leadership- Manage and direct the work of the maintenance mechanics, including staffing, performance management, and onboarding.
- Role model Engaging Leader behaviors.
- Develop and implement strategies to maximize team effectiveness (communication and collaboration).
- Provide clear individual priorities and team goals to deliver platform priorities.
- Cultivate a floor-centric, positive, and supportive team environment to foster employee engagement and retention.
Process Leadership and OwnershipDriving System Utilization (DSU):
- Directly support the development and execution of the 90 Day action plan.
Daily Direction Setting (DDS):
- Responsible for leading portions of the daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly DDS meetings, including accuracy of performance metrics (defects found/fixed, breakdowns, and indicators of maintenance health). Coach and Support Shift DDS as appropriate.
Maintenance Foundational Systems:
- Accountable for the overall effectiveness of the maintenance foundational systems for their platform.
- Accountable for the Defect Handling (DH) process standard across the platform. Help maintain and improve the documentation of standards and coach the team through the identification, prioritization, and resolution of defects.
- Accountable for the Breakdown Elimination (BE) process for their platform.
- Responsible for partnering with Maintenance Asset Care Leader on MP&S to ensure planning, scheduling, and work assignments are being prioritized correctly to deliver platform results.
- Accountable for the maintenance budget by delivering the spring plan Maintenance & Reliability Costs for the Line/Platform (Materials, Services, OT) - Budget Management.
- Responsible for the overall effectiveness and execution of Maintenance Shutdowns.
Know your Operation, Data, and Technology- Sound understanding of the production system and the product transformation process connected to the equipment on the line.
- Deep understanding of daily management and process ownership interactions across the team (examples: MP&S, DH, CL, CIL, etc.).
- Capable of utilizing Problem-Solving tools and processes.
- Responsible for maintaining and utilizing a training/skills matrix to identify skill gaps, develop training plans, and track employee progress.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - High School Diploma and 2+ years of manufacturing, frontline leadership, or technical leadership experience
- Demonstrated leadership and ability to work in a highly collaborative environment
- Success in driving results through process and teamwork
- Proven success in reducing losses and improving performance in a manufacturing setting
- Demonstrated technical capability and knowledge of unit operations and machinery (at least one production platform)
- Skilled at communicating between work groups, cross-functional resources, and other members of the plant
- Foundational knowledge of data analysis systems (examples: SAP, Maximo, Manufacturing Analytics, MQIS) and decision-making for results
- Experience in maintenance, reliability, and manufacturing
- Must have a good understanding and a broad range of experience in the following areas:
- Materials: metals, plastics, elastomers, composites, coatings, etc.
- Fabrication methods: welding, machining, surface treatment, etc.
- Engineering skills: reading prints, measuring, and specifying
- Fastening and joining methods and materials
- Mechanical and electrical system knowledge
- Lubrication principles
- Craft worker experience or very strong knowledge of craft duties and capabilities
- Practical knowledge of Maximo and Maintenance Planning & Scheduling
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - Bachelor's degree (Technical/Science/Engineering/Mechatronics preferred)
- 4+ years of manufacturing, frontline leadership, or technical leadership experience
- CMRP, MLTI, Eruditio Planning and Scheduling Certification
ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS- International relocation or international remote working arrangements (outside of the US) will not be considered.
- Applicants for this position must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. General Mills will not sponsor applicants for this position for work visas.
Salary Range The salary range for this position is $71300.00 - $107000.00 / Annually. At General Mills we strive for each employee's pay at any point in their career to reflect their experiences performance and skills for their current role. The salary range for this role represents the numerous factors considered in the hiring decisions including, but not limited to, educations, skills, work experience, certifications, etc. As such, pay for the successful candidate(s) could fall anywhere within the stated range. Beyond base salary, General Mills offers a competitive Total Rewards package focusing on your overall well-being. We are proud to offer a foundation of health benefits, retirement and financial wellbeing, time off programs, wellbeing support and perks. Benefits may vary by role, country, region, union status, and other employment status factors. You may also be eligible to participate in an annual incentive program. An incentive award, if any, depends on various factors, including, individual and organizational performance.
