Senior Manager

Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Uniquely Yours.

You implement, coordinate, and lead our operational excellence program to help our leaders deliver results. You drive a culture of excellence, built around the concepts of total employee engagement and zero-loss mentality.  You provide tools and build team capability to develop organizational self-sufficiency.  You are the champion of productivity generation, and you own the site’s continuous improvement.  You are a key senior member of our plant leadership team and, as such, you drive our transformation.

How you will contribute

You will:

• Implement and lead our Integrated Lean Six Sigma (IL6S) program across the facility and be responsible for reaching the progression milestones set as target.
• Create and lead strategies to drive a culture of zero-loss mentality and 100% employee engagement across the plant.
• Be responsible for the creation and improvement of TPM (total productive maintenance) capabilities of the plant population.  You will partner with functional teams to achieve such goal.
• Lead the plant’s continuous improvement strategy and initiatives to deliver year-over-year savings.  You will be a key contributor in the creation of annual capital investment plans.  You will coach employees and teams to deliver and exceed operational targets.
• Lead the deployment, monitoring and reporting of the plant’s operational targets.  You will conduct periodic assessments to drive the adjustment of strategies and plans with the objective of exceeding targets.  You will manage the plant scorecard and trigger actions to course-correct performance. 
• Drive a benchmarking program and make sure best practices are deployed locally.
• Be a role model of servant leadership and will partner with the rest of the plant leadership team to create such culture across the site.
• Serve as a senior staff member in the plant leadership team (Plant Manager’s staff).  Play a key role in the strategic planning and execution of the plant across all the performance dimensions (safety, quality, delivery/service, cost, people agenda).

What you will bring

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

• Success record of TPM implementation and leadership in a manufacturing setting, achieving phase progression.
• Transformational mindset.
• Servant leadership.
• Experience driving cultural change.
• Effective communication and organizational agility.
• Strategic approach/thinking and strong capacity of influence.
• Ability to teach others and develop talent.
• Results-oriented and prepared to deal with ambiguity.

More about this role

Education / Certifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Industrial, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, Chemical)
• Master’s degree in Business or Engineering (Preferred)
• TPM (total productive maintenance) (JIPM) certification (Preferred)
• 6-sigma black belt certification (Preferred)

Job specific requirements:

• Minimum 15 years of experience in Operations/Manufacturing, Maintenance, Engineering, TPM, or a combination of those areas.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in a manufacturing setting operating under a TPM program.
• Minimum 5 years leading TPM programs in a manufacturing setting.
• Minimum 3 years in Manufacturing/Operations and/or Maintenance leadership positions.
• Proven success record of TPM implementation and significant OEE improvement.
• Minimum 5 years in Manufacturing/Operations and/or Maintenance leadership positions. (Preferred)
• CPG or pharma experience (highly preferred).

Travel requirements:

20%

Work schedule:

M-F, flexible on weekends.

The base salary range for this position is $137,300 to $188,825; the exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education, and budget. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for participation in a highly competitive bonus program with possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results.

In addition, Mondelez International offers the following benefits: health insurance, wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, paid leave programs, education related programs, paid holidays and vacation time. Some of these benefits have eligibility requirements. Many of these benefits are subsidized or fully paid for by the company.

Within Country Relocation support available and for candidates voluntarily moving internationally some minimal support is offered through our Volunteer International Transfer Policy

Business Unit Summary

The United States is the largest market in the Mondelēz International family with a significant employee and manufacturing footprint. Here, we produce our well-loved household favorites to provide our consumers with the right snack, at the right moment, made the right way. We have corporate offices, sales, manufacturing and distribution locations throughout the U.S. to ensure our iconic brands—including Oreo and  Chips Ahoy! cookies, Ritz, Wheat Thins and Triscuit crackers, and Swedish Fish and Sour Patch Kids confectionery products —are close at hand for our consumers across the country.  

Mondelēz Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact 847-943-5460 for assistance.

Job Type

RegularProcess excellenceBusiness Capability