Plant Supervisor - Night Shift

Job Summary

At Danone, Manufacturing the best products and supplying them to meet demand is a key driver for our plant teams. We are currently looking to hire a Plant Supervisor based in Minster, OH!

The Plant Supervisor is responsible for leading and developing a high-performing manufacturing team across processing and production operations to deliver world-class results in Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, People (Mobilization), and Sustainability (Nature). This position provides end-to-end leadership for shift operations, ensuring the efficient conversion of raw materials into finished products while maintaining the highest standards of food safety, quality, employee engagement, and operational performance.

The Plant Supervisor drives execution of daily production plans, develops frontline talent, ensures compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements, and champions continuous improvement initiatives that improve reliability, productivity, waste reduction, and operational effectiveness. This role serves as a critical link between Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Quality, Warehouse, and Supply Chain teams to ensure seamless plant performance. You will work the 2,2,3 schedule.

Key Responsibilities

As a key member of our team, you will play an important role in driving our mission forward. The following responsibilities outline the core expectations and contributions for this position:

• Lead, coach, and develop frontline manufacturing employees to achieve operational and business objectives.
• Foster a culture focused on safety, quality, accountability, and teamwork.
• Conduct performance management activities, including coaching, performance reviews, development planning, recognition, and corrective actions.
• Plan, assign, and direct work activities to optimize workforce effectiveness and production performance.
• Promote employee engagement while ensuring fair and consistent application of company policies, labor agreements, and plant rules.
• Identify and develop future talent through training, mentoring, cross-training, and succession planning.
• Reinforce standard work and operating practices to ensure consistent execution across the operation.

• Manage daily operations across the plant to ensure achievement of SQCDMN objectives.
• Execute production schedules while optimizing labor utilization, equipment effectiveness, product quality, and customer service performance.
• Utilize IWS principles, Daily Management Systems, and Short Interval Management tools to identify issues and drive timely resolution.
• Analyze shift performance and implement actions to mitigate risks and eliminate operational losses.
• Establish priorities and ensure completion of short- and long-term operational objectives.
• Coordinate plant activities to ensure smooth transitions between shifts and departments.

• Ensure all products meet food safety, quality, regulatory, customer, and company requirements.
• Maintain compliance with SOPs, Quality Assurance Requirements (QARs), ISO standards, CCPs, OPRPs, and all applicable food safety programs.
• Lead and participate in investigations related to food safety, quality, and regulatory non-conformance events.
• Verify effective sanitation, CIP processes, and equipment turnaround activities to maintain operational readiness.
• Ensure proper product handling, inventory management, ingredient utilization, and processing controls.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives using Integrated Work Systems (IWS), Lean Manufacturing principles, autonomous management, and structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Identify opportunities to improve productivity, reduce waste, lower costs, and increase operational reliability.
• Lead and participate in root cause analysis and implement sustainable corrective and preventive actions to improve operational performance.
• Manage and improve key loss metrics, including yield, ingredient loss, downtime, and quality defects.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to improve manufacturing processes and operational efficiency.

• Collaborate with Maintenance and Reliability teams to support equipment effectiveness and uptime.
• Support preventive maintenance planning and execution to improve equipment reliability.
• Assist in identifying equipment repair, replacement, and capital improvement opportunities.
• Provide technical…