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Director of Manufacturing
Director of Manufacturing-March 2024
Richmond
Mar 30, 2026
About Director of Manufacturing

  Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

  Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.

  As leader you will create strong partnerships across the business to ensure delivery of our Supply Chain strategies in line with our Growth agenda. You will be responsible for Leading, coaching and developing our Plant multi-functional teams to identify best practices and improvements that will increase our Reliability, Productivity, efficiency and effectiveness. Your goal will be to establish an Agile and synchronized Supply chain.

  How you will contribute

  You will:

  Works cross functionally to develop and implement a 3 year strategic plan and annual operating plan, proactively identify key opportunities and link strategy to action to enable safe, reliable, flexible and cost efficient manufacturing capability that is a demonstrable competitive advantage to Mondelēz. Partner with multi-functional leads to define and meet Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, Sustainability, Engagement goals. Establish a strong governance to review & control operational performance and continuous Improvement plan and embed a zero loss mindset across the site to deliver against best in class both internally and externally

  Provide coaching towards implementation of IL6S-Integrated Lean 6 sigma ways of working and phase journey as per masterplan and Self-sufficient teams. Role model Values and principles through effective coaching, mentoring and development of the multi-functional team

  Accountable to protect the value of the assets through appropriate assessment of needs and planning of spend. Lead and be accountable for all Manufacturing standards, Governance, Compliance requirements are in place, understood by all employees at the site, and regularly reviewed and monitored for compliance to policy.

  Lead and be Accountable for Talent, Capabilities & Engagement for the Plant - identify and implement critical levers to attract, retain & develop critical talent and build capability at all levels, technical and behavioral, to build a sustainable workforce profile for the future.

  Interface with Key stakeholders internally & externally to establish/maintain effective relationships, align priorities in order to deliver the company objectives, goals and build the company equity and image.

  What you will bring

  A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

  Significant experience in leading manufacturing performance in a fast moving manufacturing environment with exceptional results (FMCG experience) with a career that has seen time at the Front Line and/or Manufacturing Manager level. Demonstrable and intuitive knowledge on fundamentals of good manufacturing practice, process improvement and optimization, Reconfiguration and imbedding of new or enhanced technology, Managing Costs and Variance, Motivaters and engagement levers for shop floor based performance, experience in TPM-Total productive maintenance, 5s, LEAN, 6 sigma tools and concepts

  Excellent communication (verbal & written), coaching, and leadership skills in a team-based environment. Demonstrated abilities in Analytics, problem solving and team building with a strong financial & business acumen, project management skills and Knowledge of industrial maintenance and manufacturing equipment.

  Experience in interfacing with the broader Supply Chain and Commercial functions and a high level of capability around managing relationships and outcomes with Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Logistics, Customer Service, Category and Sales.

  More about this role

  Responsibilities include:

  Provide leadership for the successful day-to-day operation of the facility.

  Work closely with quality personnel to review product consistency while monitoring scrap rates to determine trends and areas of improvement.

  Review established production schedules for all manufacturing departments to ensure established inventory levels are met while operating at the highest efficiency possible.

  Initiate, maintain, and support a superior safety and housekeeping program, including all timely communication initiatives, and ensure all members of the manufacturing team are aligned and aware of the safety culture and guidelines.

  Develop, execute, and maintain the budget for the manufacturing facility.

  Drive investment to ensure long-term conversion and usage competitiveness of the plants.

  Elaborate and/or update an annual conversion and yield roadmap for the plant organization and identify specific projects to satisfy cost reduction targets as per productivity strategies.

  Execute Mondelez Category growth initiatives and new product launches.

  Analyze workforce requirements and ensure Plant operating in the most efficient and cost-effective manner.

  Encourage and promote operating in an Integrated Lean Six Sigma environment.

  Remove production constraints; allocate human and equipment resources and direct production employees to attain all established goals.

  Ensure a 0 loss, 100% engagement mindset throughout the facility.

  Coordinate the relationship with our union workforce and support the negotiation of union contracts as needed.

  Ensure that all plant functions are working under best possible practices and environment regarding all existing internal and external policies and procedures in respect of Mondelez’s role within the community (i.e., safety regulations, plant security and environmental policies).

  Skills/Qualifications:

  Bachelor’s degree in business or Technical Field required

  Experience dealing with labor union required

  At least 8 years of fundamental knowledge and experience within a supply chain environment

  Demonstrated TPM / Lean Six Sigma experience.

  Ability to blend people into teams; creates strong morale and spirit in their work; defines success in terms of the whole team

  Effective at leading and managing change

  Trust and empowers team, while holding team and others accountable

  Strong communication skills at all levels of the organization

  Ability to deliver results through being an inspirational leader

  Mondelez Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact 847-943-5460 for assistance.

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