Continuous Improvement Leader

Wells Enterprises, Inc.; Le Mars (IA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Wells Enterprises (a Ferrero Company) is seeking a qualified professional to lead CI deployment in our Iowa facility. The role focuses on building the capabilities of Operations and Supply Chain teams, delivering sustained cost improvements and fostering a data-driven culture across the site.

You will partner with plant leadership to define CI plans, execute improvement projects, and ensure KPI tracking and knowledge sharing across teams.

Responsibilities

• Oversee development of Operations and SC CI resources in a single facility, including training and development plans for CI tools, strategies and techniques.
• Coach Operations-SC Leadership and hourly employees on CI fundamentals and build problem solving capabilities across the Operations organization.
• Ensure CI resources in the assigned facility deliver a minimum run-rate savings of 3X total compensation each year.
• Partner with facility Operations leaders to develop annual CI Objectives, Strategies and Plans (OSPs) and revise quarterly plans based on results and business needs.
• Communicate CI concepts clearly to create a shared CI mindset across the facility and track KPIs vs goals, sharing best practices and celebrating successes.
• Lead improvement projects that deliver sustained, run-rate savings of 3X annual compensation.

Job description

Company: Wells Enterprises (a Ferrero Company)

Functional Area: Engineering

The Role

Responsible for deploying an effective CI strategy within a manufacturing or distribution facility, or key supply chain business area to support the organization's efforts to improve Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost.

What You’ll Do

• Oversee the development of Operations and Supply Chain (SC) CI resources in a single facility including training and development plans around CI tools, strategies, and techniques.
• Coach Operations-SC Leadership and hourly employees on the fundamentals of CI and build problem solving capabilities throughout the Operations organization.
• Ensure Operations-SC CI resources within assigned facility (direct reports) deliver a minimum, run-rate, sustained savings of 3X total compensation (i.e. salary, bonus, benefits) each year.
• Partner with facility Operations leaders to develop annual CI Objectives, Strategies and Plans (OSPs) and then to create revised quarterly plans based on the results and business needs.
• Ensure proper communication methods are utilized to create a shared CI mindset across the facility/department and reinforce basic CI principles, highlight Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) versus goals, share best practices and celebrate individual/team successes.
• Lead improvement projects and/or activities each year that deliver sustained, run-rate savings of 3X annual compensation (i.e. salary, bonus, benefits).

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