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Prod Lead Supporting Functions

The Production Lead, Supporting Functions role leads and directs the supporting functions’ strategy and team at a seed site for Bayer. Areas of responsibility would include all aspects related to Safety, Quality, Automation, Maintenance and Continuous Improvement within planting, growing, harvesting, drying, shelling, treating, packaging and storing/distributing to ensure safe delivery of operational goals to support business objectives.

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The primary responsibilities of this role, Production Lead, are to:

• Have leadership responsibility for the site Safety, Quality, Automation & Maintenance site professionals and is expected to get results through high personal proficiency, delegation of tasks, coordinating the work of others, developing/coaching others, developing the team and collaborating across site and regionally to innovate and improve processes;
• Optimize people performance and actively develop team members through mentoring, coaching, training, competency determination, recognition, creation of progression plans, appraisals/reviews, performance management and providing developmental opportunities;
• Help cover site lead duties during his/her absence, if required;
• Create and drive the supporting functions’ site strategy, ensuring a safety first, quality focused, maintenance reliability, continuous improvement and digital transformation culture at the site;
• Operate in a manner that ensures site personnel fulfill the Safety, Quality, Automation and Maintenance business goals that will contribute to North America (NA) Crop Science objectives;
• Be accountable for safe and timely delivery of quality supply based on production schedules while maintaining an efficient operation. Support overall site Key Metrics to include Safety; Quality, Automation, Maintenance and Cost efficiency;
• Be responsible for ensuring that site level budgets & facility plans are achieved from a Safety, Quality, Automation, Maintenance & Continuous Improvement perspective;
• Support and provide empowering leadership in onePSS efforts that drive continuous improvement initiatives & identify key cost leverages;
• Create Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), track metrics, and use data/analytics to drive improved site performance;
• Serve as a leader of projects on broader NA Row Crop initiatives which could include outside site responsibility and work collectively with peer sites and across functions;
• Actively engage and promote Bayer within the community;
• Lead, Support, and facilitate necessary internal and external activities to protect our License To Operate;
• Serve as Site point of contact for company colleagues related to Safety, Quality, Automation, Maintenance & Continuous Improvement.

WHO YOU ARE

Your success will be driven by your demonstration of our LIFE values of Leadership, Integrity, Flexibility and Efficiency. More specifically related to this position, Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 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 – Motor Vehicle Record will be reviewed as part of pre-employment screening);
• Ability to critically think about the business;
• Strong Communication & Collaborative skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous work-related experience in safety, quality, maintenance or automation;
• Previous work-related experience in manufacturing, supply chain or agriculture;
• Degree disciplines of Business, Agriculture, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, or a Safety, Security, Health and Environment (SSHE) or Environmental related MBA.

Domestic relocation assistance may be available for this position.

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