
Shift Lead / Production Supervisor (3rd shift)
Mondelez · Naperville, IL
- Level
- Supervisor
- Team
- Production
- Base pay
- $78k–$107k
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Certification
- Green Belt preferred
- Industry
- Food & beverage
- Posted
- Today
The role in 30 seconds
A supervisor production role at Mondelez (food & beverage) in Naperville, IL. Lead a diverse team across multiple lines; set expectations, give timely feedback, coach on the floor, and inspire accountability.
- They ask for
- 2+ years · degree required · Green Belt preferred
- Tools it names
- Lean, Six Sigma, Green Belt, Kaizen, 5S, TPM
- Base pay
- $78k–$107k
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage · relocation help
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 26, 2026
Production Supervisor roles in Illinois: typical posted base $78k–$106k. This one lists $78k–$107k.
Median of the low and high ends of 19 live postings that list pay, out of 33 production supervisor openings in Illinois, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Illinois plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 32 other live production postings in Illinois.
- Base pay
- In line with similar roles
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (2+ vs 3+)
Typical $76k–$106k, from 17 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 97%
- ✓ Lean 39%
- ✓ 5S 24%
- ✓ Union environment 24%
- ✓ Root cause 21%
- SAP 21%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Green Belt, OEE, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
At a glance
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- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Production team at Mondelez
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- 2
Send a short, curious note
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- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- The posting mentions a Green Belt. Does the company sponsor certification?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
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Full description from MondelezAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Required
- ✓2+ years of manufacturing experience (food CPG strongly preferred)
- ✓Supervisory/leadership experience
- ✓Strong technical aptitude + shop‑floor confidence
- ✓Proven ability to prioritize and make fast, smart decisions
- ✓Tech‑savvy: Microsoft Office, digital production systems
- ✓Fierce attention to detail and strong written & verbal communication
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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.
In this leadership role, you are an internal technical master at the line level who ensures the line team is performing at a level that sustains and improves business results on one or more of 6 stars model. You model priority setting, manage the plan-do-check- adjust cycle and provide coaching and training for your team.
How you will contribute
What You’ll Lead (aka Your Playground)
Own the Full SQCDSP Scoreboard
You are the steward of Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, Sustainability, and People performance for your production area. Every shift is your mini‑business, and you run it like a pro.
- •Deliver top‑tier performance using the Plan–Do–Check–Adjust cycle
- •Sustain and elevate business results using Lean / IL6S / TPM model (autonomous + progressive maintenance)
- •Understand loss, attack loss, eliminate loss—repeat.
Safety Leadership (Non-Negotiable)
- •Champion safety processes, including LOTO, safety maps, BOS , and root cause analysis (RCA)
- •Ensure zero-harm manufacturing through proactive hazard elimination
- •Coach teams daily on safe behaviors; close corrective actions fast
Quality & Food Safety
- •Protect the brand through precision: food safety checks, CCP verification, sanitation discipline, and product integrity
- •Lead rapid response and RCA on deviations
- •Help maintain our “ 100% right, 100% of the time ” mindset
Operations Excellence
- •Maintain equipment at basic conditions and execute AM/PM strategies (breakdown, planned & progressive maintenance)
- •Lead line startup, shutdown, and changeovers with speed and discipline
- •Drive throughput, minimize downtime, reduce waste, and lift OEE
- •Make data visible, hour-by-hour boards, digital trackers, deviation logs
People & Culture Leadership
- •Lead a diverse team across multiple lines; set expectations, give timely feedback, coach on the floor, and inspire accountability
- •Handle tough interpersonal situations tactfully and confidently
- •Influence effectively in a union environment (if applicable)
- •Build a bench of future leaders—cross-training, upskilling, succession planning
High performers want to grow. You’ll create an environment where growth is built into the culture.
CI, TPM & Breakdown Elimination
- •Use Six Sigma , Root Cause Analysis , and Breakdown Elimination tools to drive permanent solutions
- •Lead Kaizens that actually stick—sustain improvements through SOPs, centerlining, and One‑Point Lessons
- •Own stops reduction and loss analysis during your shift
What You Bring
Preferred / “Standout Factor”
- +Bachelor’s degree (Engineering, Ops, Food Science, Business)
- +IL6S/TPM experience; Green Belt / Lean Six Sigma certified
- +Experience leading in a unionized environment
- +Brilliant problem solver with a calm‑under‑pressure mindset
- +Background in breakdown elimination & 5S systems
Schedule & Work Environment
- •Monday–Friday, 3rd Shift (11 pm to 7 am )
- •Occasional flexibility to support other shifts and weekends
- •Lively production floor environment requiring PPE, mobility, and hands-on leadership
What Makes This Job Attractive to High Performers
You Get to
- •Finally, run the shift the way you’ve always known it should be run
- •Lead high-speed, high-visibility operations that shape the business daily
- •Make decisions with real autonomy
- •Strengthen a team that wins together
- •Drive transformation—not just maintain the status quo
This is a role where builders , fixers , coaches , and strategic operators shine.
Salary and Benefits
In addition, Mondelez International offers the following benefits: health insurance, wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, paid leave programs, education related programs, paid holidays and vacation time. Some of these benefits have eligibility requirements. Many of these benefits are subsidized or fully paid for by the company.
No Relocation support available
Business Unit Summary
The United States is the largest market in the Mondelēz International family with a significant employee and manufacturing footprint. Here, we produce our well-loved household favorites to provide our consumers with the right snack, at the right moment, made the right way. We have corporate offices, sales, manufacturing and distribution locations throughout the U.S. to ensure our iconic brands—including Oreo and Chips Ahoy! cookies, Ritz, Wheat Thins and Triscuit crackers, and Swedish Fish and Sour Patch Kids confectionery products —are close at hand for our consumers across the country.
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