Duties: Works on a Continuous Improvement team to evaluate production processes using lean manufacturing methodologies and other improvement concepts in a fresh pork processing facility harvesting over 21,500 animals per day. Primary responsibilities include data collection, process, and quality analysis to determine which continuous improvement process techniques and solutions will drive business performance. Apply Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma and other CI tools and methodologies to evaluate and analyze systems and processes to improve operational performance. Identify and resolve opportunities to improve employee safety, product quality and process efficiencies across the organization. Lead root cause analysis and collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement meaningful solutions. Provide oversight of key performance indicators using these to find opportunities for improvement and verify solution effectiveness. Participate as a technical resource on plant initiatives and projects. Act as a change agent to drive alignment on product yield improvement and efficiencies while optimizing throughput. Ensure all projects and improvements adhere to all Company policies and standard operating procedures with regards to product quality, food safety and work-place safety. Analyze and provide sound feedback to reduce production downtime. Deliver effective change leadership to drive business changes while minimizing any disruption to the workforce.
Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in engineering, food science or a related field and two years of experience in manufacturing or industrial processes. Must have experience with lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, production planning, maximizing industrial processes, and Six Sigma or comparable CI tools and methodologies. Must have experience with production planning to evaluate and analyze systems and processes to improve operational performance. Must have experience with Microsoft Suite. Must have experience with statistical analysis in an industrial or manufacturing setting, and tracking key performance indicators. Must have experience with Warehouse Management Systems, Enterprise Resource Planning, Production Planning, or comparable system implementation and experience with Infor/M3 or comparable ERP systems. Must have experience with problem-solving methodology including A3, 8D, 5P, or fault tree Analysis. Must have experience with SQL, Access, AutoCAD, MATLAB, and Minitab. Regional travel required up to 20%. Must have the ability to work different shifts depending on the projects and weekends.
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