Lean & Operational Excellence Specialist

Schreiber Foods, Inc.; West Bend (WI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

PTO from day one

Wellness incentive

LSA program

Tuition reimbursement

Health benefits

Job summary

Schreiber Foods, Inc. is seeking an Operational Excellence Specialist to drive Lean Manufacturing, continuous improvement, and standardization at the line level in our Wisconsin plant.

You will engage production floor partners and cross-functional teams to identify problems and complete Lean/DMAIC projects. You will develop SOPs, WIs, 5-S materials, and training resources, and create measurement tools to show compliance with plant standards.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED and 2-7 years of production experience.
• CQIA or Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification required within 3 years.
• Ability to identify waste in a process.
• Basic computer skills, including Excel.
• Ability to facilitate training or meetings.
• Ability to build relationships and communicate effectively with different groups.
• Passionate about continuous improvement.
• Ability to collect and interpret basic line information and data.

Responsibilities

• Identify and elevate problems by spending significant time engaged with production floor partners.
• Coordinate and facilitate team-based improvement activities such as Kaizen Events, problem solving circles (PSCs) and Gemba.
• Deliver small improvement projects by engaging with cross functional work teams and utilizing Lean and DMAIC principles.
• Develop forms, Visual Work Instructions, standard operating procedures, 5-S material, and other training material to support continuous improvement activities.
• Develop measurement tools which show compliance with plant standards and communicate these to Ops Leadership and Plant Leadership.
• Monitor and coordinate the control and sustainment of process improvement efforts, related to Ops Excellence activities.
• Provide guidance on Lean Tools, 5-S, Root Cause Analysis, TPS, Takt Time Analysis, Poke Yoke, Kanban, Waste Reduction.
• Maintain and monitor plant partner training and documentation related to operations excellence.
• Partner with other Operational Excellence team members to realize plant and company initiatives.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Ensure compliance with Food Safety and Food Quality Plans and customer requirements.
• Interpret and communicate customer requirements to plant production and support groups.
• Establish and Audit PCPs, CCPs and SOPs to monitor processes.
• Review incidents and determine corrective action for non-compliance.

Skills

Waste identification

Facilitation

Relationship building

Communication

Continuous improvement

Data interpretation

Education

CQIA certification or Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

Tools

Excel

Job description

Schreiber Foods, Inc. is seeking an Operational Excellence Specialist to drive Lean Manufacturing, continuous improvement, and standardization at the line level in our Wisconsin plant.

You will engage production floor partners and cross-functional teams to identify problems and complete Lean/DMAIC projects. You will develop SOPs, WIs, 5-S materials, and training resources, and create measurement tools to show compliance with plant standards.