Team Leader in Toronto, Canada

Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

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

This role helps ensure the sustained continuity of technical mastery and line leadership in manufacturing, by leading a key line of the business (technical, system or organizational) to deliver results defined by the compelling business need of the site. You ensure that key business results are achieved and for developing others to ensure the sustained continuity of technical mastery on the manufacturing line. Using a systematic approach, you use strategic thinking skills to ensure results are sustained over the long term.

How you will contribute

In your likely first managerial role, you will ensure that Mondelēz International’s safety, quality, cost, delivery, sustainability and morale targets are achieved for the lines for which you are responsible by breaking down section targets into line and unit targets and ensuring that employees understand their individual performance goals related to the overall targets. In this role, you will also develop budgets and be responsible for costs control management, governance and compliance, loss elimination and workforce planning, including recruitment, retention, development, succession planning, and the identification of high potential team members. Without you, we would not be able to deliver high-quality snacks to our customers.

What you will bring

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career. You will bring experience and knowledge in:

• Autonomous maintenance (AM) Step 4 systems and progressive maintenance (PM) Step 3 systems

• Maintaining equipment at basic conditions independently, including the execution of AM & PM (break-down maintenance, planned maintenance) standards on dedicated equipment

• Total productive maintenance and Six Sigma including qualification of AM steps 5-6, and PM step 3

• Leading line teams

• Handling challenging interpersonal situations tactfully

• Influencing people in a union environment

• Communicating effectively verbally and in writing and a good attention to detail

More about this role

Position Overview:

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Production Team Leader to join our dynamic team in the fast-paced consumer goods industry. The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing production operations, leading teams to achieve performance targets and driving continuous improvement initiatives. This role requires strong technical expertise, leadership skills, and a problem-solving mindset.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage production teams to achieve operational goals, including safety, quality, and efficiency targets.

• Oversee daily production activities, ensuring adherence to schedules, standards, and company policies.

• Resolve conflicts effectively within the team and foster a collaborative work environment.

• Implement and sustain continuous improvement initiatives, including autonomous maintenance and lean practices.

• Utilize technical expertise to troubleshoot and resolve production issues, minimizing downtime.

• Monitor and report key performance indicators (KPIs) using tools such as Excel and Power BI.

• Train and develop team members, ensuring they have the skills and knowledge to perform their roles effectively.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including maintenance, quality, and supply chain, to optimize production processes.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience leading production teams, preferably in the consumer goods industry.

• Strong technical foundation in continuous improvement methodologies and autonomous maintenance.

• Proven ability to manage conflicts and drive problem resolution.

• Proficiency in using Microsoft Excel for data analysis; experience with Power BI is a plus.

• Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills.

• Results-oriented with a proactive approach to challenges.

• Availability to work in Continental shifts (day or nights).

No Relocation support available

Business Unit Summary

With several brands that are among consumer favourites, including Cadbury, OREO, Christie and Maynards, we are one of the largest snack companies in Canada. Many of our iconic brands are ranked first, second or third in their categories, and our manufacturers and pastry chefs have an enviable mission to create and manufacture chocolate, cookies, crackers and candy in our iconic factories and locations across Ontario. A company with many ambitious growth targets, we have invested close to $250 million in our Ontario plants in recent years alone; We run marketing campaigns promoting innovative products such as Cadbury Dark Milk tablets and OREO Birthday Cake and Peppermint Bark cookies. Our community of more than 2,683 employees is present across Canada and our head office is in Toronto. Passion and dedication characterize our Company. We encourage all our employees to be themselves at work, to speak out and to encourage diversity in all areas of activity. In addition, we foster a flexible work environment and place great importance on the notions of trust and empathy to promote a true sense of belonging.

Mondelez welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates with disabilities taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Please note that the term “accommodation” in this posting means changes that are made in order to meet the needs of a person with disabilities and not lodging.

Job Type

Regular

Manufacturing core

Manufacturing

At Mondelēz International, our purpose is to empower people to snack right through offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way. That means delivering a broader range of delicious, high-quality snacks that nourish life’s moments, made with sustainable ingredients and packaging that consumers can feel good about.

We have a rich portfolio of strong brands – both global and local. Including many household names such as Oreo, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Sour Patch Kids candy and Trident gum. We are proud to hold the number 1 position globally in biscuits, chocolate and candy as well as the No. 2 position in gum

Our 80,000 Makers and Bakers are located in our operations in more than 80 countries and are working to sell our products in over 150 countries around the world. They are energized for growth and critical to us living our purpose and values. We are a diverse community that can make things happen, and happen fast.

Join us and Make It An Opportunity!

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.