- Identify plant performance improvement opportunities (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and Morale)
- Perform process studies, data collection, and cost analysis to quantify business impact and create opportunity pipelines
- Prioritize PE projects based on business needs and data alignment
- Lead Kaizen initiatives for critical performance improvement projects (Throughput, Downtime, Yield, Changeover, Cleaning, Startup, etc.) and foundation-building efforts using Ocean Spray Manufacturing (OSMS) methodologies
- Execute plant Cost Savings (CSI) projects to meet or exceed the target
- Execute site-specific Ocean Spray Manufacturing System elements with linkage to ops performance improvement
- Teach and mentor plant frontline associates about problem-solving mindset, tools, and techniques
- Serve as a change agent for developing organic Kaizen culture at the plant through cross functional team meetings focused on efficiency improvement and cost savings projects
- Support manufacturing networkwide standardization efforts and share best practices
- Support other duties as needed and directed
- Minimum 5 years of experience in Food/Beverage/Pharmaceutical or related industry, with 1+ in a supervisor or manager role
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business Administration or Food Science, or equivalent experience
- Excellent understanding of manufacturing operations with dedication to the concepts of continuous improvement
- Proficient in Microsoft Office products, particularly Excel, PowerPoint and Access database functions and/or Minitab or other statistical analysis software
- Ability to manage multiple projects and Kaizen events simultaneously
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Able to work cross-functionally in team environment and at various organizational levels
- Excellent facilitation, training, and presentation skills
- Statistical, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Demonstrated project management experience
- Complete insurance package on Day-1 that includes a plethora of health and wellness programs
- Health, Dental and Vision insurance
- Health savings account
- Flexible spending account
- Life and accident insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Telehealth services
- Fertility benefits
- Transgender benefits
- 1:1 health coaching and more
- 401(k) with up to 6% Company matching; additional potential discretionary match at year-end
- Short-Term Incentive/Performance bonuses
- Flexible scheduling options
- Vacation pay, up to three weeks of time (pro-rated for your first year of employment)
- Sick accrual of one hour for every 40 hours worked
- Holiday pay for 12 holidays
- Career development and growth opportunities
- Tuition/Education assistance programs
- Access to LinkedIn Learning
- Scholarship programs for children of employees
- Parental leave
- Bright Horizons Family Solutions - Back-up care, tutoring, etc.
- Adoption assistance
- Bereavement leave
- Up to $300 fitness reimbursement
- Up to $300 massage reimbursement
- Employee appreciation events
- Employee discounts
- Charitable giving
- Grower Mindset - We embrace our grower-owners innovative spirit and heritage through confidence, learning and focus on the future.
- Sustainable Results - Guided by purpose, we are focused on delivering results for our grower-owners.
- Integrity Above All - We are ethical, doing the right thing for our grower-owners, customers, consumers and each other
- Inclusive Teamwork - We build diverse and inclusive teams that strengthen our cooperative.
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Performance Excellence Manager - Aberdeen, United States - Ocean Spray
Description
Ocean Spray is hiring a Plant Performance Excellence Manager at our Markham, Washington location We're a team of farmers, thinkers, creators, and doers. Whatever your title, whatever your role - it always comes back to this: we're a farmer-owned co-op where everyone rolls up their sleeves to get the job done. Three maverick farmers started it all - and we've been making our own way ever since.
The Plant Performance Excellence Manager is a highly visible role within the plant leadership team and has tremendous growth opportunities within the organization. In this role, you will be responsible for driving the plant's operational efficiencies, improving business performance, reducing costs, and organizational culture change. You will support cost growth and productivity initiatives, develop sustainable best practices, and support activities that exceed target metrics. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to standardize and institutionalize continuous improvement methods by deploying the Ocean Spray Manufacturing System (OSMS).
A Day in the Life...
Bachelor's or University Degree (Preferred)
Work Experience:
At least 5 Years of Experience
Annual Salary:
$92,900 - $127,700
The base salary range information above serves as a guideline of the position's typical hiring range. We value and appreciate what makes you unique and will consider a variety of factors when determining an offer. These factors include, but are not limited to, your skills and experience, external and internal benchmarks, as well as overall company considerations. Certain positions may be eligible for short-term and long- term incentive rewards. We also offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits program that supports all aspects of your health and well-being.
Benefits:
You might have our iconic cranberry juice in your fridge or have gotten into heated holiday debate about what's better - canned or fresh cranberry sauce. But did you know that the hardworking people growing the superfruit in our products are 700 family farmers that own our cooperative? They entrust us with what is most precious to them to create new and innovative products that will delight consumers and grow this beloved brand today and into the future.
Team members, farmers, consumers and communities alikewe value what makes us unique and strive to connect our farms to families for a better life by living our values:
