mid Operations Manager ic · Posted Apr 27, 2026
$93,700 – $140,700
USD per year

About this role

General Mills is hiring a mid-level Operations Manager based in Joplin, MO. The posting calls out experience with System Design. Compensation is listed at $93,700–$140,700 per year.

Role
Operations Manager
Function
operations
Level
mid
Track
Individual contributor
Location
Joplin, MO
Department
Engineering
Posted
Apr 27, 2026

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Job description

from General Mills careers

POSITION OVERVIEW 

This position is a technical management position reporting to the Plant Technical Manager (PTM). The primary focus of this position is to provide leadership in the areas of safety, reliability and maintenance of utility and building maintenance systems; specific areas include ammonia and glycol refrigeration systems, CO2/Nitrogen Bulk Delivery, HVAC, compressed air, boilers, and all Process Safety Managed (PSM) areas.

 

To learn more about our Joplin plant and the surrounding area, click here!

 

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES 

  • Lead with safety
  • Develop a department strategic plan for facility and utility systems
  • Develop and manage parts, services and wage labor budget for facility and utility assets
  • Develop and manage training budget for all utility technicians
  • Provide leadership in the development and training of new utility technicians on Level Cards
  • Provide daily direction setting (DDS) leadership for utility leads and technicians (ENTRY, OPERATIONAL and TECHNICAL)
  • Provide leadership to facility/utility planner in utilization of Maintenance Management System (Maximo) to ensure timely and accurate completion of all preventative and corrective maintenance work orders
  • Provide plant emergency response leadership as the on-site Hazardous Team Coordinator (HTC) or Incident Commander (IC)
  • Provide leadership to the utilities team through safe (simple, intermediate, and complex) pump-downs of the ammonia refrigeration system
  • This is an excerpt. Read the full job description on General Mills careers →
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