What are the responsibilities and job description for the Packaging Supervisor - Night Shift position at Danone North America?
ID | 2025-16489 | Number of People to Hire | 1 | Job Family | Manufacturing | Level of Experience | Experienced Professionals |
At Danone, Manufacturing the best products and supplying them to meet demand is a key driver for our plant teams.
We have an opening for a Packaging Supervisor - Night Shift based in our Minster, Ohio yogurt plant.
In this role, you will effectively lead and supervise the employees on your crew and ensure that daily, weekly, and monthly production KPIs are met for SQCDMN (Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, Mobilization, and Nature).
Specific Job Duties & Tasks:
- Analyze the performance of the lines throughout the shift
- Prioritize short and long-term actions, ensuring timely and effective completion of all deliverables
- Provide leadership to the team
- Ensure development of competencies and skills amongst the team
- Drive Continuous Improvement initiatives through IWS (reducing costs and elevating productivity) methodologies (problem solving, autonomous management, etc.)
- Help operators to develop/improve SOP's
- Assist in proactively determining the need for repair and/or replacement of equipment and or/components
- Partner with the technical and/or engineering teams to support all projects
- Problem solving collaboration leading to sustainable preventative measure execution
Danone North America additionally offers a performance-based bonus and has a strong benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Drug Coverage, 401k Plan, Wellness Program, Life Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement, Flexible Time Off, and Paid Parental Bonding Leave, among other benefit plan options.
Education and Experience
- Associate's degree in a relevant field (Mechanical, Chemical, Engineering, Food Science, etc.) or equivalent leadership work experience (2 years) in a manufacturing/processing environment, required.
- Previous supervisory experience within a food environment is preferred
- Desirable but not essential:
- Dairy experience.
- Previous leadership in a union environment.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Fundamental skills in influencing and persuasion
- Strong interpersonal skills associated with developing trusting relationships
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to prioritize and multitask
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and SAP
- Ability to work in a fluid environment
- Ability to adjust schedule to support 24/7 Manufacturing Operation, may include working overtime, graveyard shift and/or weekends as business needs dictate.
- Must be self-motivated, working independently toward departmental objectives.
- Excellent analytical, trouble shooting, conflict management and problem-solving skills.
- Experience in lean manufacturing methodologies.
At Danone North America, you'll work with some of the best-known food and beverage brands in the world like Activia, Silk, Two Good, Oikos, evian, and Happy Family. You'll be part of one of the largest Certified B Corps in the world, working together to make sure our brands create real benefits for people, communities, and the planet. We have 6,000 employees across the U.S. and Canada. Come join our movement for a healthier world: One Planet. One Health BY YOU.
Danone North America doesn't just welcome what makes you unique, we value it. We're proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All hires to our team are based on qualifications, merit and business needs. We recruit, employ, train and promote regardless of race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, genetic characteristic or any other protected status. Faithful to our values of openness and humanism, all of our employees share in the commitment to engage one another with dignity and respect.
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