Lean Changeover Specialist — Bars Production

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

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