In this role, you'll provide expertise and coaching utilizing your excising continuous improvement skills.
The ideal candidate for this role has had exposure to food manufacturing/processing. You will get the opportunity to be the hands-on project manager in a highly visible space. You will have to have a keen eye for detail and be a great communicator. The successful candidate will have a continuous improvement approach to his/her work; a great attitude and ability to flex your style and connect with a diverse group of people.
Salary: $127,747.49- $191,621.23
Essential Duties and Responsibilities (other duties may be assigned):
• Possess working knowledge of common methods to define problems, identify gaps in performance, gather supporting data, design solutions, implement improvements, measure results, and sustain results
• Serve as a change agent to challenge existing processes in place. Use data to communicate and support the opportunities that exist.
• Develop a pipeline of FI plans and execute them to resolve the inefficiencies to drive cost savings
• Responsible for managing both capital and process improvement projects to ensure desired results are met within the budgeted time and cost
• Responsible for working with cross functional teams to maintain a long-term commitment by evaluating probable financial and operational impact regarding process improvement opportunities
• Responsible for increasing efficiency while minimizing cost and maximizing resource utilization through lean and continuous improvement methodologies
• Strong understanding of financial costing, including contract analysis
• Advocate for continuous improvement mindset, methods, and results through training, coaching, and facilitating continuous improvement events throughout the company
• Change Agent Champion for the enterprise
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Comprehensive problem solving/decision making skills
• Strong organization/administration - project management skills. Must be able to execute and deliver demonstrated results
• Forthright about opinions and recommendations
• Ability to capture and document business and reporting requirements from multiple sources
• Ability to partner with different cross functional teams
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Self-motivated and self-directed, with a high sense of urgency
• Ability to travel 50% (mostly regional within the Darigold PNW footprint)
Education, Experience and Certifications: (Required)
• Bachelors Degree: Engineering, Business, Food Science, Operations
• 5+ Years Operations experience with progressive levels of responsibility
• 5+ years Lean Continuous Improvement (IWS, TPM) experience
• Lean Green Belt & or Kaizen Facilitator (LSSI or equivalent)
Education, Experience and Certifications: (Suggested)
• Masters Degree: Business, Engineering
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
• SCRUM
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