Continuous Improvement Manager

Best Maid Cookie Company; Bonner Springs (KS); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Best Maid Cookie Company in Bonner Springs, KS is seeking a seasoned engineer/operations professional to drive performance and reliability improvements across the facility. This role serves as a key technical and operations resource, delivering sustainable line performance and cost savings on projects.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in engineering or business and 5+ years in manufacturing or bakery equipment, with strong problem solving, lean expertise, and regulatory knowledge.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in industrial/mechanical engineering, business, or finance or equivalent.
• 5+ years in manufacturing or engineering, preferably with food packaging and bakery equipment.
• Ability to lead multiple projects and strategic initiatives concurrently and independently.
• Strong problem solving, lean thinking, and data-driven decision making.

Responsibilities

• Manage the continuous improvement program and workplace standards.
• Apply TPM and lean flow methods to optimize asset and workforce effectiveness.
• Develop and manage reliability improvement plans.
• Lead tests, startup, and capital projects support for packaging materials.
• Support cost improvement and annual operating/capital plans.
• Serve as liaison across production, maintenance, leadership, marketing, R&D, and other plants.

Skills

Lean principles

Project leadership

Problem solving

Communication skills

Regulatory knowledge (FDA/OSHA/EPA)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in industrial/mechanical engineering, business, or finance or equivalent experience

Job description

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Full Time Bonner Springs, KS, US

2 days ago Requisition ID: 3663

Salary Range: $79,500.00 To $110,000.00 Annually

Job Purpose

Develop and successfully execute performance and reliability improvements across the facility. Serving as a key technical and operations resource, deliver improved, sustainable line performance through enhancing production and maintenance operating systems and margin improvement/cost savings on operational projects.

Essential Functions

• Manage the continuous improvement program and all operational and workplace organization standards
• Utilize TPM and lean flow methodologies to optimize asset and employee effectiveness along with workplace organization to ensure ideal production rates, parameters, and formulas are established and met
• Develop and manage reliability improvement plans for employees and assets
• Lead and facilitate mindset training programs to support reliability improvement plans
• Lead testing and startup for packaging materials and equipment; assist startup lead for all new projects
• Provide technical operations support for capital projects to ensure effective early management/vertical startup
• Manage new product commercialization initiatives for operations
• Serve as technical liaison between functional groups including production/maintenance employees, leadership, marketing, sales, R&D, and other facilities
• Lead cost improvement efforts, ensuring annual cost target achievement is met, specifically focused on manufacturing/operations
• Support plant leadership in annual operating and capital plan development
• Facilitate training to leadership and associates for key problem solving/continuous improvement methodology tools
• Assist team in creating and sustaining an environment of continuous improvement and fact-based decision making
• Support food safety program, quality standards, and legality of manufactured products
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned

Qualifications (Education, Experience, Competencies)

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in industrial or mechanical engineering, business, or finance or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing or engineering, preferably with food packaging and bakery equipment, packaging materials (film, corrugate, etc.), and related manufacturing systems/processes
• Ability to lead and support multiple projects and strategic initiatives concurrently and independently
• Complex problem solving and critical thinking skills, leveraging process-driven and root cause mentality
• Lean-minded thinker
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong knowledge of product quality, FDA, OSHA, and EPA regulations