Continuous Improvement Specialist - Riviera Beach, United States - LAKEVIEW FARMS LLC

LAKEVIEW FARMS LLC

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Riviera Beach, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Summary

The Continuous Improvement Specialist is highly competent as a process manager and uses a variety of skills such as project design, leadership, and management in order to ensure performance and process development.

The person in this position is responsible for using principles to drive continuous improvement initiatives and operational excellence.

This role is involved in planning, scheduling, and implementing continuous improvement activities (such as Kaizen) on the production floor of a manufacturing facility.

Duties and Responsibilities

Implement and lead a phased rollout of new CI processes at each site
Develop organization plans to ensure new CI work gets done
Create training materials for teaching CIL/DH owners
Be a change agent inspire, energize others to accept change
Conduct effective training sessions
Develop visual aids for use by operators on production floor
Monitor compliance against standards for systems and processes and remediate to ensure they work.
Conduct "health checks" of processes and tools
Coach, teach and mentor system owners
Develop a CIL training program including an analysis of who is to be trained, and instructional method to be used (individual instruction, group instruction, lectures, and demonstrations)
Measure and report on the effectiveness of training and retention methods that have been implemented.
Other duties assigned

Qualifications & Requirements

Minimum of 3 to 5 years' experience of demonstrated superior machine operator or maintenance skills
Must be able to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization (management, supervision, and hourly employees)
Bilingual in English and Spanish, preferred
Ability to develop and implement programs and processes to include clear, effective training materials
Demonstrated leadership skills
Basic understanding of human and food safety requirements
Basic understanding food production, maintenance and quality control
Ability to solve basic food production equipment problems
Ability to communicate effectively in front of diverse groups, and 1 to
Effective at teaching, coaching others
Ability to inspire and energize others with exciting vision and plans
Ability to accept and adapt to new job requirements and pivot to a new plan
Proficient in Microsoft Office products to include: PowerPoint, Excel, and Microsoft Word
Effective at planning and organizing group work activity
Effectively utilizes the Leaning 2 Lean program
High proficiency in in verbal and written communication skills