Peco Foods

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Position Summary

The Continuous Improvement Manager is responsible for effectively leading Six Sigma/Lean continuous improvement projects within the plant; working with plant management to select and charter projects; and using established leadership skills to build, develop, and lead teams to execute a solution through data driven analytics.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work with all departments of the plant to drive continuous improvement through yield and quality improvements while driving cost and variation reduction
• Responsible for establishing statistical process control on all KPI’s
• Provide departments with statistical data and analysis on current processes/products and process capability
• Manage existing and new processes including directing continuous improvement activities to improve process and product compliance performance
• Maintain communications within and between various functions and areas in the plant
• Ensuring processes and projects are focused on areas of opportunity for increased revenue, product growth, and cost savings
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree (preferred) or equivalent work experience
• Experience working in an industrial environment required
• Strong computer skills required
• Strong presentation skills required
• Ability to work with department heads to meet safety, production, quality, and yield goals
• Ability to multi-task & set priorities.
• Embody the Peco Values: Safety, Teamwork, Mutual Respect, Accountability, & Honesty.
• Strong written & verbal communication skills.
• Lead people by example; accept and delegate responsibility while displaying sound judgement and decision-making skills
• Problem solve in an efficient manner with sound follow-up
• Excellent safety and attendance record

Preferred Qualifications

• 1-3 years leadership experience in a supervisory role

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to stand & walk for long periods of time.
• Standing/sitting/walking 100% of the workday.
• Ability to work in damp, warm, wet environment, and also room temperature

Travel

• Some travel required as needed or assigned by Plant Manager or Corporate Manager

This job description is not a comprehensive list of duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee. Management may change or add duties and responsibilities at any time without notice.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)