Production Line Lead

General Mills, Inc. manufactures some of the most beloved foods in the world, including Cheerios and Lucky Charms, Nature Valley granola bars, Totino's pizza rolls, and Yoplait yogurt. Blue Buffalo became part of General Mills in 2018, so even your pets love us too. We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best - bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one other and grow together.

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Production Team Lead- Green Bay WI

As a part of our manufacturing group, you will be responsible for supporting production packaging and processing operations, sanitation and participation in startup, changeover, and shutdown of operating equipment.

Shift hours:

We are currently hiring for 3rd shift

• 8-hour shifts
• 1st shift: 6:00 am to 2:00 pm
• 2nd shift: 2:00 pm to 10:30pm
• 3rd shift: 10:00p to 6:00am
• Saturday and Sunday are part of the required work schedule with 1 to 2 days off during the week
• Ability and willingness to work overtime, any shift, including days, nights, weekends and holidays
• Plant operation is 24 hours a day 6 days a week - When demand increases, hours and days can increase.

Pay:

• $24.87 per hour

Benefits:

• 15 days (120 hours) of vacation annually and 11 paid holidays
• Great paid time off benefits
• 401(k) match, annual company contribution and more
• Health Insurance- Including medical, vision, dental and life
• And much more!

About our Location:

Located in Green Bay, Wisconsin, just minutes from the Fox River and home to the Green Bay Packers and historic Lambeau Field. Green Bay is the flagship city and economic hub of northeastern Wisconsin known for walking and biking trails with scenic views. Our manufacturing site is one of the most diverse plants. If you ask our employees what they value about our Green Bay site you will hear about our employee appreciation days, employee service awards, and employee giveaways.


General Mills encourages growth for our employees. If you want to be part of a team that will learn and grow, develop leadership skills, drive results quickly, work within a safety-first mindset, and expand your technical capabilities, then GMI is a great place to start!

Our Products: Pizza Crust

What your day will look like:

• Creating high quality foods that are eaten EVERYDAY, NATIONWIDE
• Using TECHNOLOGY in an industry-leading facility
• Working with HIGH-LEVEL operators on EXPERIENCED teams that are looking to pass down their knowledge to workers WILLING TO LEARN and get paid doing it.
• CHALLENGING yourself to get the JOB DONE RIGHT and gain skills to take with you to your next opportunity.

• Lead the assigned production line with a focus on safety, food quality, productivity, and accurate reporting.
• Maintain a safe, clean work environment and ensure compliance with GMP, PPE, SOP, and standard work requirements.
• Monitor line performance, product quality, and food safety conditions, and promptly address or escalate issues involving waste, downtime, defects, or non-conformances.
• Assign tasks, manage rotation and break coverage, and help ensure proper staffing throughout the shift.
• Communicate effectively with line employees, Supervisors, QA, Maintenance, Sanitation, Shift Trainers, and other Team Leads to support daily operations.
• Complete production reporting, downtime documentation, line meetings, shift changeover, and supply readiness for the upcoming shift.
• Support equipment startup, shutdown, cleaning, and press plate changes, and be able to operate all equipment on the assigned line.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

What you have to offer:

• Minimum of a high school diploma or GED
• 2 years experience in a manufacturing/production environment preferred or two years of consistent job history
• Proficiency in standard computer software required, Outlook, Excel, Word
• Proficient in English
• Effective communication, safety, and leadership skills
• Must have the ability to use computer and programs such as SAGE, outlook and excel for shift reporting
• Must be able to work in hot or cold environments

Physical requirements:

• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs
• Must be able to perform physical tasks for extended periods of time including standing, walking, climbing, bending, pushing, pulling and twisting over surfaces
• Ability to climb and/or work at heights while utilizing stairs, ladders, personnel lifts, or platforms
• Ability to wear protective clothing and equipment such as safety shoes, face masks, safety glasses, hearing protection, a hard hat, a hair/beard net and gloves when required
• Willing and able to adhere to all grooming requirements necessary for a food manufacturing environment
• Ability to work in hot, cold, noisy, dusty, wet environmental working conditions
• Willing to work around industrial high-speed moving machinery
• Ability to work with allergens that might be present in a food environment

COMPANY OVERVIEW

We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best - bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one other and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what's next.