Job description
The Continuous Improvement Manager is responsible for leading manufacturing excellence across all plants.
EXPERIENCE:
- Experience working in a food manufacturing plant environment
- Experience managing production systems (opening and closing of work orders, costing reviews, inventory management)
- Experience performing internal reviews and audits
- Flexibility to work varying shifts and schedules to monitor production runs at different times of the day
- Proficiency in excel and data analytics tools
- Experience with Smart Sheet and Power BI a plus
- Ability to handle and review a high volume of data
- Ability to work with cross functional teams in a fast-paced environment
- Bi-lingual in Spanish a plus
EDUCATION:
- Bachelors' degree in engineering or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Six Sigma certification a plus
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead ongoing manufacturing excellence reviews to validate costing metrics for products across all plants including efficiency KPIs, capacity per line, yield, labor requirements, output, etc.
- Develop a consistent test approach for domestic plants considering their own systems and set up
- Work cross-functionally to detect variances and opportunities to improve efficiencies and margins.
- Interact and coordinate with Operations, HR, QA, R&D and other related areas as needed
- Benchmark production efficiencies and costing metrics for same products across different locations: work with Operations on corrective measures
- Monitor ongoing yield trends throughout production lines for top selling SKUs as part of audits
- Work on pre and post launch validation of costing for new products, liaison with Costing, R&D and Operations
- Support the revenue team as needed and train other members of the team with the direction of the Global Senior VP of Revenue
- Serve as the Revenue representative and on the plant floor to support related initiatives
- Build a self-sustained audit function
Job Type: Full-time
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Education:
- Bachelor's (Preferred)
Experience:
- Manufacturing: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: One location
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