Operations Leadership Development Program
Full Time
Northfield, MN 55057
Posted
Job description
Business Unit Overview:
At Post Consumer Brands, we have more than 125 years of experience making the breakfast cereals that people love. And even after a century, we're still innovating. We are driven by our mission to Make Better Happen - and we want YOU to join our team!
Brand:
Post Consumer Brands invests in opportunities for early career talent to grow their career through meaningful work, sponsorship, networking, and intentional experiences. We believe early career team members possess unique skills that are valuable to the growth of our company and can grow to become future leaders of our organization. Through this investment in early career talent, we have developed roles to help early talent bring their skills to work to grow themselves as well as the organization. To fully realize the value of diversity of talent, experience, strengths, and backgrounds each of us brings to Post Consumer Brands, we are committed to creating an inclusive culture built on these behaviors:
- Be open to new ideas
- Listen attentively as a partner
- Model collaboration
- Be accountable
- Respect all viewpoints
Northfield, Minn. is home to two Post Consumer Brands manufacturing plants, the Campbell Mill and Ames Mill, two distribution centers, and more than 750 team members producing a wide variety of Post cereal products. Northfield is a town steeped in history, featuring two colleges and the original Ames Mill where the Malt-O-Meal Company got its start.
Responsibilities:
Post Consumer Brands, the maker of Fruity Pebbles, Honey Bunches of Oats, and of one out of every five breakfasts served each day, is offering an Operations Leadership Development Program for new and recent graduates. The program provides an accelerated career development experience for participants enabling them to become part of the strong bench of Operations Leaders at Post Consumer Brands. The program consists of four rotations over a two-year timeframe typically at two different locations. Roles are determined through business need, participant interest, and committee guidance. An Executive leader sponsors each participant’s development during and after the program. At the conclusion of the program, participants earn a role in one of our manufacturing or corporate locations.
Program rotations may include assignments to the following roles:
Operations Supervisor- Plan, organize and coordinate work activities of operations personnel and production scheduling to meet demand requirements. Manage, prioritize, and coordinate finished product, packaging, raw material and work-in-process inventories to meet production needs, quality standards, and cost constraints.
Manufacturing Engineer- Optimization of assigned area (process or packaging) for safety, quality, and cost performance. Lead small capital / expense projects. Approve standard work for technical capability. Partner with R&D /Engineering / Packaging Engineer on product changes
Packaging Engineer- Lead commissioning of new packaging or packaging changes to manufacturing, support ongoing packaging issues for resolution.
Continuous Improvement Engineer- Develop and deploy the Manufacturing Operations System. Partner with plant teams on CI / Operations improvement initiatives. Facilitate Cost Savings initiatives for assigned plants.
Quality Food Safety Engineer- Work with Operations and R&D to plan, design, monitor and improve quality characteristic data (product and process data) measurement, test and feedback mechanisms. Conduct statistical analysis to facilitate data-driven decision making. Support and coordinate audit activities of the manufacturing process which monitors quality and food safety systems.
Project Engineer- Lead capital projects for operations and assigned plants. Develop equipment / facility standards. Ensure compliance with corporate standards. Partner with manufacturing engineers on project execution and provide plant controls engineering support.
Supply Chain/Production Planner-
Help determine what, where, when, and how much finished products to produce. Our Planners are an integral part of the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process, and work collaboratively with cross-functional groups to ensure high levels of service to our customers. Develop monthly supply plans, manage network production and inventory volumes, facilitate new product launches, and identify cost-saving opportunities.
Qualifications:
Ideal candidates will have an undergraduate degree in
Engineering
(Manufacturing, Industrial, Chemical, Mechanical, etc.),
Operations Management, Supply Chain Management/Logistics, or other related fields. They should possess strong communication skills and be adaptable to change.
In addition, candidates must:
- Have future career desires to lead people in formal leadership roles.
- Be mobile and willing to work at one of our plants in North America and our Corporate Minnesota campus.
- Be willing to move at the conclusion of the program to a location with an open role.
- Have large-scale manufacturing experience via previous internships or full time experience.
- Be available for and commit to the full two-year program.
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