Continuous Improvement Manager
Our client is known for delivering fresh, high quality, value-added dairy products to people, & customer-driven solutions to organizations, all around the globe. They are the 5th largest dairy Co-Op in the US & one of the largest privately held organizations. They produce over 10 billion pounds of milk every year! Since 1918, their Farmer-owners have taken great pride in producing nutritious dairy products with unsurpassed quality.
As they continue to grow, they have an exciting opportunity to join their Regional Continuous Improvement team , based out of Portland, Oregon, and play an influential role. 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.
What YOU get to DO at this award winning corporation:
- 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
What you NEED to SUCCEED in this challenging role:
- 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)
- Ability to capture and document business and reporting requirements from multiple sources
- Ability to partner with different cross functional teams
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to travel 70%
What's in it for YOU?
- A work environment provides a results driven, collaborative space, with open & transparent communication, & a culture of celebrating everyone’s wins.
- The ability to have dynamic involvement at all levels of our organization.
- We’re also proud to say they offer an excellent Total Compensation Package & a few other unique perks to their industry!
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