MM Continuous Improvement Manager - Des Moines, United States - Creative Food Ingredients

Description

Job Summary:
Develops implementation plans and standards and/or leads the planning and implementation for one or more critical improvement processes. Coaches plant resources in the implementation of the improvement methodology. Provides training and qualifies plant resources. Tracks implementation and qualified resources

Requirements

Essential Duties And Responsibilities:
Assess operational metrics to identify opportunities for improvement in productivity and yield, and determine where new/better standards and processes can close identified gaps

Design, lead and conduct kaizen events and blitzes on the shop floor, in collaboration with operations leaders, to implement 5-S, improve product/process flow, reduce minor stops, and increase mean time between failures.

Be a champion of problem-solving/root cause elimination, applying corrective action tools (problem definition, Why-Why) and countermeasures such that recurrence is not possible

Provide leadership in the creation of systems to support achievement of the compelling business need including standard creation and documentation of productivity and standard work processes and other programs as required.

Conduct health checks (audits) of systems and processes, including 5-S, systems execution, safety, quality, and daily direction setting
Use focused improvement (FI) tools such as work process analysis (WPA) and work process improvement (WPI) to improve processes and maximize the use of resources

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering or other STEM disciplines or business management/analytics.
Three to Five years of experience in food manufacturing operations
3+ years of previous experience in continuous improvement
Previous Project management experience preferred
Six Sigma, Brown or Black belt qualification.
Excellent communication skills (oral and written)
Strong planning, project, interpersonal, communication and organizational skills

Ability to gather and process manufacturing loss information, including data and observations from numerous sources – bills of materials, routers, operations metrics, data collection and analyses – experience with NAV or like.

Corrective and preventive action skills
Microsoft Office skills – PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel and Word
Initiative – Must be a self-starter
Ability to coordinate several projects at once while supporting the business units and CPS deployment
Flexible Schedule; At times, may need to work on the off shifts or weekends

Position Responsibilities:
Comply with all company safety policies and procedures as well as complying with all OSHA rules and regulations. (THINK SAFETY FIRST.)
Adhere to good manufacturing practices (GMP) including proper waste disposal, attire, grooming and hygiene, etc.
Implement projects, which reduce manufacturing costs, improve product quality, or increase efficiencies, which support overall plant objectives.
Facilitate project team meetings to ensure team member accountability and project deadline are met
Coach employees on implementation of project deliverables
Track project cost savings (CFI Cost Reductions)

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job:
The employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is often required to sit and use his or her hands and fingers, to handle or feel. The employee is occasionally required to

stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, climb or balance, and to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
Vision abilities required for this job include close vision.


NOTE:
This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as assigned to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.
The Americans with Disabilities Act

of 1990 (ADA) prohibits discrimination by employers, in compensation and employment opportunities, against qualified individuals with disabilities who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the "essential functions" of a job.

A function may be essential for any of several reasons, including:

the job exists to perform that function, the employee holding the job was hired for his/her expertise in performing the function, or only a limited number of employees are available to perform that function.

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