Bars Changeover Specialist

BCforward; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 65,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

BCforward is seeking a Bars Changeover Specialist (Lean Manufacturing Changeover Specialist) for a contract of about 1 year 7 months at our Albuquerque site. The role focuses on changeover improvements for the Chewy Bars platform, applying process mapping, value stream mapping, 5 whys, and fishbones to reduce changeover time while maintaining safety and quality.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technical field with 5+ years of related manufacturing experience, or

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Technical preferred with minimum 5 years of manufacturing experience
• HS Diploma with minimum 10 years of manufacturing experience
• Working knowledge of data systems including Asset and storeroom management, ERP, safety and environment management (MAXIMO, MQIS, INSQL, GSTEMS)
• Demonstrated ability to coach and implement standards to drive continuous improvement

Responsibilities

• Identify longest lead items
• Develop a standard changeover process to run
• Coordinate resources with team leads for efficient execution
• Develop pre-changeover preparation strategy
• Coach teams to treat changeovers as production with scheduling and urgency
• Create or revise standard task flows to speed changeovers without sacrificing safety and quality
• Collaborate with FSQ to rank cleaning risks and determine essential actions
• Implement changes and learn from outcomes

Skills

Effective communication

Coaching/mentoring

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Technical

HS Diploma with 10+ years experience

Tools

MAXIMO

MQIS

INSQL

GSTEMS

Job description

Job Title: Bars Changeover Specialist (Lean Manufacturing Changeover Specialist)

Duration: Contract – 1 year 7 months.

Position Overview:

This role will focus on changeover improvements for the Chewy Bars platform.

They will work with platform teams, floor teams, site FSQ and department management to understand (a) the size of the prize around changeovers and (b) opportunities to improve changeover time while maintaining effectiveness and safety.

A successful individual in this role will use tools such as process mapping, value stream mapping, 5 whys, fishbones, and apply a learning mindset to identify opportunities outside of cleaning practices to reduce CO % on the system.

When not in changeover, the changeover specialist will be working to learn more about our equipment, how we currently clean it, and why we use the process we currently use.

They’ll also be identifying opportunities for improvement and developing experiments for actual changeover time.

During changeovers, they’ll be working with the team on the floor to execute experiments, agree on success, and following up immediately with process changes (as is reasonable and feasible).

As you can probably guess, this person will have a highly flexible schedule to enable this work.

Key Accountabilities:

• Identify longest lead items
• Develop process standard to run
• Work with team leads to allocate resources more efficiently
• Develop pre-changeover prep strategy
• Teach and coach methodology to treat changeovers just like production, with scheduling, resource allocation, attention to issues, and overall urgency
• Develop best practice clearing for longest lead items

Strategic Partnership:

• Work with FSQ to develop risk rankings and reasons to clean each item
• Instill understanding of why we clean each item
• Work with the floor and platform teams to understand the minimum level of clean required, identify and eliminate overcleaning
• Create and/or revise standard task flows around changeover execution in different areas to enhance speed without sacrificing effectiveness or safety.

Embrace a Learning Mindset:

• Identify pain points in the clean and:
• Develop understanding of the need to clean those areas
• Develop ways to clean easier via changes in equipment, process, or tools used
• Fully investigate capital opportunities and present to engineering
• Implement all other changes

Minimum Qualifications:

Education:

Bachelor's degree (Engineering/Technical preferred) w/ minimum 5 years of related manufacturing experience

OR

HS Diploma w/ minimum 10 years of related manufacturing experience

• Working knowledge of data systems including manufacturing systems for Asset and storeroom management, Quality information tracking, ERP, and Safety and Environment management (systems used: MAXIMO, MQIS, INSQL, and GSTEMS).
• Demonstrated capability in application of Foundational Systems and Driving system utilization.
• Effective communication skills (both verbal and written)
• Demonstrated ability to effectively coach/utilize standards and processes to drive continuous improvement