Unit Lead

The Unit Lead is responsible for unit/plant operations, ensuring adherence to established timing, quality, and cost standards, as well as personnel management. Oversees plant operations, including QHSE requirements and personnel management. Plans, staffs, organizes, and supervises personnel. Manages personnel administrative tasks and disciplinary measures. Ensures the proper functioning of facilities and the attainment of production goals set by plant management. Facilitates training on production processes and optimizations. Provides orientation for new hires. Resolves production disturbances. Communicates and shares information within the unit and with key interfaces regarding production goals and facility changes. Documents current production processes versus standard production requirements. Maintains housekeeping of the workplace.

What You Will Do

Foster collaboration in a flat network of autonomous entrepreneurial teams called squads; Support Unit and Squad's focus on mission to deliver beneficial outcomes for all team members, customers, and stakeholders; Add value by supporting the Unit/Squad development and delivering the best product & customer experience; Drive a culture of innovation by encouraging teams to generate, evaluate, and rapidly implement creative ideas; Enable squads to run daily production activities, execute daily production schedule, and deliver the best product & customer experience; Be an escalation point for tasks and projects prioritization, problem solving continuous improvement, conflict resolution, displaying VACC behaviors and prioritizing the squad's self-organization first; Optimize squad members' performance, development, and empowerment through DSO principles. Promote onePSS activities by collaborating with partners/experts outside of the Unit; Collaborate with internal & external networks to ensure that the unit is receiving the support/resources they need to be successful; Promotes fluid talent and resource unitization within the Unit, being outcome oriented; Ensure Unit compliance while empowering the squads as much as possible; Models VACC behaviors; Facilitating, the co-creation of a shared vision and higher purpose that resonate with customers (V)-designing, evolving and integrating the way we work, (A); Acting as an active multiple of change, removing obstacles and connecting different parts of the system.

Why It Might Be a Fit

Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following: Required qualifications: High School Diploma or GED; Prior experience in manufacturing operations, technical support or safety; Skilled at leading, managing conflict and negotiating with cross-functional teams; Leadership experience in manufacturing, supply chain, agriculture industry; Basic user knowledge of standard computer programs (Internet, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, tablets/smart devices); Valid driver's license (in order to be eligible to drive a company car, your driving record must meet guidelines based on the company’s risk screening for hiring drivers – MVR will be reviewed as part of pre-employment screening); Ability to pass pre-employment physical; Ability to work extended hours during peak seasons or when business needs require it; Willingness and Ability to work multiple shifts (Days or Nights).

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• Prior experience in manufacturing operations, technical support or safety
• Skilled at leading, managing conflict and negotiating with cross-functional teams
• Leadership experience in manufacturing, supply chain, agriculture industry
• Basic user knowledge of standard computer programs (Internet, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, tablets/smart devices)
• Valid driver's license
• Ability to pass pre-employment physical
• Ability to work extended hours during peak seasons or when business needs require it
• Willingness and Ability to work multiple shifts (Days or Nights)

Benefits

• health care
• vision
• dental
• retirement
• PTO
• sick leave