Operations Leadership Development Program

About the Program

Post Consumer Brands offers a manufacturing/engineering-focused Operations Leadership Development Program for new and recent graduates. The program provides an accelerated career development experience for participants enabling them to become part of the strong bench of Operations Leaders at Post Consumer Brands. It consists of four rotations over a two-year timeframe typically at two different locations and ends with placement into an Operations Supervisor role at one of our manufacturing sites.

An Executive leader sponsors each participant's development during and after the program.

Role Placement

Roles are determined through business need, participant interest, and committee guidance.

Program Rotations

• Operations Supervisor – Plan, organize and coordinate work activities of operations personnel and production scheduling to meet demand requirements. Manage, prioritize, and coordinate finished product, packaging, raw material and work-in-process inventories to meet production needs, quality standards, and cost constraints.
• Manufacturing Engineer – Optimization of assigned area (process or packaging) for safety, quality, and cost performance. Lead small capital / expense projects. Approve standard work for technical capability. Partner with R&D / Engineering / Packaging Engineer on product changes.
• Packaging Engineer – Lead commissioning of new packaging or packaging changes to manufacturing. Support ongoing packaging issues for resolution.
• Continuous Improvement Engineer – Develop and deploy the Manufacturing Operations System. Partner with plant teams on CI / Operations improvement initiatives. Facilitate Cost Savings initiatives for assigned plants.
• Production Planner – Help determine what, where, when, and how much finished products to produce. Our Planners are an integral part of the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process, and work collaboratively with cross-functional groups to ensure high levels of service to our customers. Develop monthly supply plans, manage network production and inventory volumes, facilitate new product launches, and identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Quality Food Safety Engineer – Work with Operations and R&D to plan, design, monitor and improve quality characteristic data (product and process data) measurement, test and feedback mechanisms. Conduct statistical analysis to facilitate data-driven decision making. Support and coordinate audit activities of the manufacturing process which monitors quality and food safety systems.
• Project Engineer – Lead capital projects for operations and assigned plants. Develop equipment / facility standards. Ensure compliance with corporate standards. Partner with manufacturing engineers on project execution and provide plant controls engineering support.
• Master Supply Planner – Establish and manage accurate supply plans to deliver low costs while optimizing inventory plans for assigned technologies. Partner with Supply Chain Coordinators to manage inventory and meet demand targets. Track and report Key Performance Indicators on significant supply variances, perform root cause analysis and make the appropriate revisions within the Supply plan.

Qualifications

• Graduating in May 2027 with a degree in Engineering (Manufacturing, Industrial, Chemical, Mechanical, etc.), Operations Management, or other related fields.
• Strong communication skills and adaptable to change.
• Future career desires to lead people in formal leadership roles.
• Mobile and willing to work at one of our plants or distribution centers in North America and our Corporate campus in Lakeville, MN throughout the course of the program.
• Willing to move at the conclusion of the program to a location with an open role.
• Large-scale manufacturing, distribution or supply chain experience via previous internships or full time experience.
• Exhibited previous leadership capability through job history, campus leadership or project experience.
• Available for and commit to the full two-year program.

Pay

$63,042 - $88,258