Process Excellence Manager

Schreiber Mexico S.A. de C.V.; Silao (Ciudad); On-site; MXN 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Schreiber Foods is seeking a Process Excellence Manager for our facility in Guanajuato, Mexico. You will collaborate with Production Operations, Quality Assurance, Maintenance, Reliability Engineering, Controls/Capital Engineering, and Supply Chain to drive continuous improvement using Lean, Six Sigma, and structured problem-solving tools.

You will lead process optimization, improve process capability, reduce risk, and enhance yield and throughput while maintaining strict adherence to food

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing or operations environments.
• Lean Six Sigma training; Green Belt required with Black Belt in progress or completed.
• Fluency in Spanish and English.

Responsibilities

• Partner with plant leadership to ensure compliance with food safety and quality requirements.
• Lead cross-functional teams to implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and reduce risks.
• Develop and drive engineering strategies for line capability, capacity, and optimization.
• Design improvements to boost yield, reduce waste, and improve cycle times while ensuring food safety.
• Oversee training programs to build organizational capability in process excellence.
• Collaborate on capital projects from scoping to commissioning to maximize output and minimize downtime.
• Maintain process documentation and SOPs, including CCPs and PCPs, for standardization.

Skills

Lean Six Sigma

Cross-functional leadership

Data analysis

Process optimization

Project management

Bilingual (Spanish/English)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

Statistical software

Minitab

Job description

Job Category: Manufacturing & Operations Job Family: Operations Management Job Description: As a Process Excellence Manager at Schreiber Foods, you will play a pivotal role in optimizing our production processes, ensuring the efficient and cost-effective manufacturing of our food products. You will collaborate with cross‑functional teams, including Production Operations, Quality Assurance, Maintenance, Reliability Engineering, Controls/Capital Engineering, Operations Excellence, and Supply Chain, to drive continuous improvement, maintain product quality, and enhance overall production performance. Your role will encompass process optimization, improve process capability, process step-to-step enhancement, risk reduction, process & food safety, and close collaboration with various teams.

Role & Responsibilities:

Partner with plant and functional leadership to ensure compliance with food safety, food quality, and customer requirements. Interpret and communicate customer requirements, establish and audit production control plans, critical control points, and standard operating procedures. Lead and facilitate cross‑functional teams to identify and implement process improvement initiatives aimed at increasing efficiency, productivity, process capability, risk and cost reduction, and improving overall operational performance using Lean, Six Sigma, and structured problem‑solving tools. Play active role developing and driving engineering strategies around processing line capability, capacity and optimization that align with organizational priorities. Design and implement improvements to enhance yield, reduce waste, increase throughputs, improve cycle times, reduce bottlenecks, and streamline operations while maintaining strict adherence to food. Oversee the development and delivery of process excellence training programs to build organizational capability and embed a culture of continuous improvement. Facilitate the adoption of new technologies and automation tools that support process improvement and operational excellence initiatives relevant to the food industry. Conduct post‑implementation reviews for completed projects to assess outcomes, quantify benefits realized, and identify lessons learned for future process improvement efforts Lead or assist in the development of new equipment installations or modifications, from concept to commissioning, with a focus on maximizing output, minimizing downtime, and reducing operational risk. Perform process capability studies to predict manufacturing process trends to meet customer specifications and create stability in day‑to‑day operations. Collaborate with Project Engineers on capital project development; scoping, budget estimates, schedule development, construction plans, downtime planning/risk mitigation, review scope and equipment qualification success criteria is met. Maintain accurate documentation, including process manuals, plant P&IDs, define CCP’s, standard operating procedures, and equipment specifications, with an emphasis on standardizing the process and sharing best practices. 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.

Key Ingredients:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing or operations environments.
• Formal Lean Six Sigma training; minimum Green Belt certification with Black Belt training in progress or completed.
• Spanish and English fluency required Demonstrated technical competency in Lean, Six Sigma, DMAIC, DMADV, SPS, and project management methodologies.
• Proven experience leading manufacturing-related improvement projects with measurable operational and financial results.
• Proven experience measuring success of production start‑ups and/or capital investments.
• Demonstrated understanding of process safety, safe design, and food safety regulations.
• Proficiency with standard productivity and analytical tools, including data analysis and statistical software.
• Strong communication and facilitation skills with the ability to influence leaders and lead cross‑functional teams.
• Ability to travel up to approximately 10% to support deployment and sustainment activities.

Schreiber Foods strives to do good through food every day. Based in North America, we’re a customer‑brand leader in cream cheese, natural cheese, process cheese, shelf‑stable beverages and yogurt. Our more than 10,000 employees and presence on five continents enable us to be an essential ingredient in our customers’ success. With annual sales of more than $7 billion, we partner with the best retailers, restaurants, distributors and food manufacturers around the globe. We also recognize our responsibility to do good in the world and are driven to make a difference in everything we do.

Life & Culture

We call ourselves partners – not employees – and there’s a good reason behind that. Our work is more than just a job. Our common goals drive and energize us as we work together to be the best we can be. Caring is a huge part of who we are. We not only help each other grow; we take care of each other along the way. Whenever a partner is experiencing a hardship, it’s common for others to take the initiative to organize fundraisers to help support them through our Partners Helping Partners program. We also care about our communities and want to help make them better places to live every day.

Who are we looking for?

Our people are truly the heart of our company, and we’re on a journey together. It’s about more than a job. We work hard to find great people with diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives, and provide opportunities to help them grow. Like a family, we care deeply about each other