Lean Operations Excellence Specialist

Schreiber Foods; West Bend (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

PTO from day one

Wellness incentive

LSA

Tuition reimbursement

Medical benefits

Job summary

Schreiber Foods in Wisconsin seeks an Operational Excellence Specialist to drive Lean initiatives at the line level. You will lead continuous improvement, mentor teams, and apply DMAIC to projects across the plant, partnering with production floor teams and cross-functional groups.

You’ll develop SOPs, training materials, and measurement tools to monitor compliance with plant standards, while promoting a culture of waste reduction and process stability. Experience with 5-S and Kanban is valued.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Identify and elevate problems by engaging with production floor partners.
• Coordinate and facilitate team-based improvement activities such as Kaizen Events, PSCs and Gemba.
• Deliver small improvement projects using Lean and DMAIC principles.
• Develop SOPs, Visual Work Instructions, standard operating procedures and training materials.
• Develop measurement tools to show compliance with plant standards and communicate results.
• Monitor and coordinate sustainment of process improvements related to Ops Excellence.
• Provide guidance on Lean Tools, 5-S, RCA, TPS, TakT Time, Poke-Yoke, Kanban, Muda reduction.
• Maintain training and documentation related to operations excellence.
• Partner with OE team members to realize plant and company initiatives.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Waste identification

Facilitation

Data interpretation

Excel

Continuous improvement

Team collaboration

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Tools

Excel

Job description

Schreiber Foods in Wisconsin seeks an Operational Excellence Specialist to drive Lean initiatives at the line level. You will lead continuous improvement, mentor teams, and apply DMAIC to projects across the plant, partnering with production floor teams and cross-functional groups.

You’ll develop SOPs, training materials, and measurement tools to monitor compliance with plant standards, while promoting a culture of waste reduction and process stability. Experience with 5-S and Kanban is valued.