Food & Beverage Production Team Lead

Mondelez Manufacturing•Naperville, IL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Do you turn complex operations into smooth, safe flow? Ready to orchestrate a high-speed food & beverage line where safety, quality, and people all win? On 2nd shift (Monday–Friday), you’ll guide a frontline team, protect product integrity, and beat plan vs. actual using Lean/TPM—while building talent and accelerating your own growth. Ask yourself... Can you open a shift with a crisp tier huddle, verify LOTO and guarding, and close near-miss actions without delay? Will you keep CCP checks, metal/X-ray, date codes, net weights, and allergens airtight—and standardize fixes when anything slips? Do hour-by-hour boards, OEE, yield, and SMED sound like the levers you naturally pull to improve throughput? Are you the kind of leader who sets expectations, recognizes wins, handles tough conversations quickly, and keeps a healthy skills matrix? Can you partner with maintenance on AM/PM, tag and prioritize defects, and verify the repair so issues don’t return? Do you enjoy leading mini-Kaizens and using 5-Why, fishbone, and basic SPC to make losses disappear for good? What success looks like Safety: Zero recordables, quick closure of near misses, audit scores that reflect strong GMPs, HACCP/Preventive Controls, and FSMA Quality: High right-first-time %, minimal holds or complaints Delivery: OEE up, faster changeovers, on-time schedule adherence Cost: Better yield, less scrap and OT, consistent AM/PM completion People: Training completion, deep cross-coverage, growing engagement What you’ll use every day Lean/TPM toolkit: 5S, SMED, Centerlining, Autonomous Maintenance, Planned Maintenance Visual management: tier huddles and hour-by-hour boards to drive plan vs. actual Problem solving: 5-Why, fishbone analysis, basic SPC, and standard work updates Systems: Microsoft 365 (must), SAP experience a plus

Requirements

Bachelor’s in Operations, Engineering, Food Science, or Business
1–3 years in high-speed manufacturing (food/beverage/CPG preferred) or proven frontline leadership
Applied knowledge of GMPs, HACCP, sanitation basics
Clear, composed communicator with a bias for root-cause thinking