Operational Excellence Specialist
Schreiber Foods · West Bend, WI
- Level
- Specialist
- Team
- Lean / CI
- Experience asked
- 7+ years
- Certification
- Green Belt preferred
- Industry
- Food & beverage
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A specialist continuous improvement role at Schreiber Foods (food & beverage) in West Bend, WI.
- They ask for
- 7+ years · Green Belt preferred
- Tools it names
- Lean, Six Sigma, Green Belt, Kaizen, Kanban, Root cause
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About the role
What you'll do
- ◆Identify and escalate problems by spending significant time engaged with production floor partners
- ◆Coordinate and facilitate team-based improvement activities such as Kaizen Events, problem solving circles (PSCs) and Gemba
- ◆Deliver small improvement projects by engaging with cross functional work teams and utilizing Lean and DMAIC principles
- ◆Develop forms, Visual Work Instructions, standard operating procedures, 5-S material, and other training material to support continuous improvement activities. All must comply with plant and organizational requirements.
- ◆Develop measurement tools which show compliance/non-compliance with plant standards as established by the program and communicate these to Ops Leadership, Plant Partners and Plant Leadership.
- ◆Monitor and coordinate the control and sustainment of process improvement efforts, related to Ops Excellence activities.
- ◆Provide guidance on Lean Tools, 5-S, Root Cause Analysis, TPS, Takt Time Analysis, Poke Yoke, Kanban, Waste (Muda) Reduction, etc.
- ◆Maintain and monitor plant partner training and documentation related to operations excellence.
- ◆Partner with other Operational Excellence team members to realize plant and company initiatives.
- ◆Other duties as assigned.
Together with the leadership team, ensures compliance with Food Safety and Food Quality Plans, in addition to customer requirements. Interprets and communicates customer
requirements
to plant production and/or support groups. Establishes and Audits PCPs, CCPs and Standard Operating Procedures to define and monitor processes, to ensure customer
requirements
are met. Reviews incidents during which the procedures are not met and determines appropriate corrective action for partners failing to follow standard procedures.
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Job Category
Engineering
Job Family
Operations Excellence
Work Shift
B (United States of America)
Job Description
Deliver the efforts of Operational Excellence, Continuous Improvement and Lean Manufacturing initiatives at the line level.
1. Drive Continuous Improvement and process standardization efforts in plant operations through: Engaging with production floor partners and other cross functional groups, to identify and escalate problems.
2. Identifying and completing projects through the application of Lean and DMAIC problem solving methods.
3. Measuring and communicating improvement opportunities to plant leaders and partners.
4. Monitoring and sustaining improvements by updating, creating, or maintaining standard operating procedures (SOPs) and other process documentation.
to succeed
- •High School Diploma/GED
- •2-7 years of production experience
- •The Operational Excellence Specialist will be required to be certified as a Quality Improvement Associate (CQIA) or Lean Six Sigma Green Belt by the American Society of Quality (ASQ) no later than three (3) years following the assignment into this job.
- •Ability to identify waste in a process
- •Basic computer/technology skills, including Excel
- •Ability to effectively facilitate a training or meeting environment
- •Ability to build relationships and communicate effectively with different groups
- •Passionate about continuous improvement
- •Ability to collect and interpret basic line information and data
Qualifying positions offer
- •A 401(k) plan with a generous, above market Schreiber match.
- •Personal Time Off (PTO) starting on day one. Earn extra money for taking care of yourself. Eligible partners can earn a Wellness Incentive and receive an employer‑funded Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA) to use on fitness, mental health, and other lifestyle expenses. Pursue development that’s relevant to your role, career goals and the company. Plus, we offer tuition reimbursement if you want to further your education to grow in your role at Schreiber. Get access to medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, pet and mental health benefits starting day one. Experience caring like you’ve never experienced it before. We have a program that’s completely organized by and for other partners who need extra help. It’s called Partners Helping Partners. We have hundreds of examples of partners organizing fundraisers to help out others going through a hard time. Benefits that support your whole life. Visit Schreiber – Care for you to see everything Schreiber offers to support your health, wellbeing, and financial future.
Schreiber requires that an employee have authorization to work in the country in which the role is based. In the event, an applicant does not have current work authorization, Schreiber will determine, in its sole discretion, whether to sponsor an individual for work authorization. However, based on immigration requirements, not all roles are suitable for sponsorship.
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