Production Team Leader

Company: Nestle Purina PetCare Company
Location: Saint Joseph
Posted on: January 9, 2021

Job Description:

For thirty years, Nestl-- Purina has been proud to call St. Joseph, MO home. Located an hour north of Kansas City, the community of 77,000 people is packed with character, rich history and nationally acclaimed quality of life - just like Nestl-- Purina is. The city was recognized with the All-America City Award, given to communities with citizens who work together to pinpoint and address community-wide challenges and achieve exceptional results. Carrying forward that spirit, since 1985, our wet dog and cat food factory in St. Joseph has provided employment, and a special home for many of our associates who work passionately each day to annually produce millions of cases of Fancy Feast-- and Beneful-- Prepared Meals - two flagship Nestl-- Purina brands. Our associates' work goes far beyond the bag and the can. They are very passionate about their support for the United Way and United Cerebral Palsy foundations, raising $750,000 over the past five years. Joining the Nestl-- Purina factory in St. Joseph means you are joining more than a pet food company, but also a very driven and close-knit team focused on safety, personal growth, development and community. Our St. Joseph factory has enjoyed increased production and reinvestment, including a $30 million project to remodel our pet food kitchen, as well as installation of new raw ingredient processing equipment. This attention to safety and quality, matched by a culture of continuous improvement, innovation and renovation, helps us to attain our fullest potential. So, if your full potential could be unleashed, what would you add to the mix?As a Production Team Leader, you will coordinate duties of approximately thirty production operators. These duties include improving safety, reducing costs, improving quality, maximizing the department's effectiveness through long term planning and project implementation, providing appropriate training and development, ensuring consistent roll out of plant policies & procedures, and maintaining open communications and positive employee relations. In this role, you will also drive continuous improvement within your team.Primary Responsibilities:

• Motivate and lead a shift of approximately 30 employees to achieve safety, quality, and performance goals.
• Drive continuous improvement by using day-to-day problem solving tools and root cause analysis to eliminate reoccurring issues.
• Review and approve Safety and Quality records throughout shift.
• Support Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) activities and drive integrated workgroups.
• Submit work requests to maintenance through SAP.Basic Qualifications:Education: High School Diploma or GED requiredExperience:
  • 2+ years' experience in a manufacturing, military, or related environment,
  • 1+ years' supervisory experience in a manufacturing, military, or related environmentPreferred:
    • Bachelor's Degree PreferredIt is our business imperative to remain a very inclusive workplace.To our veterans and separated service members, you're at the forefront of our minds as we recruit top talent to join Nestl-- Purina. The skills you've gained while serving our country, such as flexibility, agility, and leadership, are much like the skills that will make you successful in this role. We hope you'll consider sharing in our mission-you'll join a cohort of others who have chosen to call Nestl-- Purina home.The Nestl-- Companies are equal employment and affirmative action employers and look for diversity in qualified candidates for employment.Prior to the next step in the recruiting process, we welcome you to inform us confidentially if you may require any special accommodations in order to participate fully in our recruitment experience. Contact us at accommodations@purina.nestle.com to notify of us of any needs related to completing the job application.

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