Team Leader.

Want to build a stronger, more sustainable future and cultivate your career? Join Cargill's global team of 160,000 employees who are committed to safe, responsible and sustainable ways to nourish the world.

This position is in Cargill’s agricultural supply chain business, where we seamlessly connect farming customers with food, feed and industry.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Team Leader will provide strategic operational oversight for all production and operating process for a single plant with moderate complexity.

In this role, you will oversee safety, quality, operational effectiveness and financial performance.

Key Accountabilities

• Execute routine operations of assigned area, ensuring direct reports are following policies and procedures related to employee, food and feed safety and environmental compliance.
• Work with the operation supervisors to meet Enterprise and Terminal standards for safety, housekeeping, operational effectiveness, reliability excellence and operator productivity.
• Monitor production outcomes, quantity, and quality to ensure customer and food safety requirements are within specifications.
• Partner with production supervisors to meet customer specifications and timeline.
• Administer production budget for a department, process, or shift and executes purchase orders and ensures timely payment of invoices.
• Develop operational plans and monitors routine operations for all production processes for multiple departments, processes, and shifts.
• Develop, supervise, and provide coaching to direct reports including coaching company core values and guiding principles.
• Responsible for personnel decisions related to hiring, performance and disciplinary actions for your direct reports. You will also spend time completing the same tasks as employees on your team.
• Contribute and lead IDEX, IWEX and IMEX meetings as required.
• Lead and develop a team, coach and make decisions related to talent management, hiring, performance, and disciplinary actions.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Diploma / certificate or bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Minimum of four years of related work experience
• Must be legally entitled to work for Cargill in Canada

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Lean six sigma
• Two years of supervisory experience
• Ability to partner and problem solve with a sense of urgency
• Ability to communicate effectively, provide feedback and address concerns

Cargill is an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing accommodation to our job applicants with disabilities.