# Unit Leader - Boone, IA

**Company**: Bayer Crop Science
**Location**: Boone, IA
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $97,760.00 - $146,640.00
**Category**: Manufacturing
**Industry**: Crop Science

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## Description

As Unit Leader at our Boone, Iowa site, you plan, direct, and coordinate all manufacturing activities in the plant to produce high-quality products at competitive costs while adhering to safety and legal regulations.

You ensure safe, cost-effective, timely, and specification-compliant production in line with Standard Operating Procedures, while overseeing process and plant safety, employee health and safety, quality, and plant emergency operations.

Your key responsibilities include:

- Fostering collaboration in a flat network of autonomous entrepreneurial squads and supporting their focus on delivering beneficial outcomes

- Guiding Unit and squad development to deliver the best product and customer experience

- Driving a culture of innovation by encouraging teams to generate, evaluate, and rapidly implement creative ideas

- Serving as an escalation point for task and project prioritisation, problem-solving, and conflict resolution

- Optimising squad members' performance, development, and empowerment

- Collaborating with internal and external networks to secure support and resources for Unit success

- Monitoring site P&L and supporting teams in maintaining financial balance and alignment with business objectives.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

- A BS in agriculture, an engineering discipline, Supply Chain Management, or a similar field with a minimum of 5 years of applicable experience, or a High School Diploma or equivalent with 8 years of applicable experience

- Basic user knowledge of standard computer programs

- A valid driver's license and ability to meet company driving record guidelines

- Ability to pass a pre-employment physical

- Willingness and ability to work extended hours and multiple shifts.

Preferred qualifications include:

- 5+ years of experience in managing and developing teams

- Leadership experience in manufacturing, supply chain, or the agriculture industry

- Skills in leading, managing conflict, and negotiating with cross-functional teams.

The salary range for this position is $97,760.00 - $146,640.00 per year, with additional compensation potentially including a bonus or commission. Benefits include health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, and sick leave.

## Skills

### Required
- agriculture
- engineering
- Supply Chain Management
- leadership
- communication

### Nice to have
- team management
- conflict resolution
- negotiation

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