Manufacturing Changeover Improvement Specialist

System One; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 84,000 - 92,000; Part time

Job summary

System One is seeking a Continuous Improvement Specialist in Albuquerque, NM for a contract role. The ideal candidate has a engineering/technical background with manufacturing experience, or a high school diploma with extensive manufacturing background.

Responsibilities include leading changeover improvements for Chewy Bars, using process and value stream mapping, 5 whys, and responsible experiments to reduce changeover time while maintaining safety and quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Technical field with 5+ years of manufacturing experience OR HS Diploma with 10 years of manufacturing experience.
• Working knowledge of data systems including MAXIMO, MQIS, INSQL, GSTEMS.
• Demonstrated ability to apply foundational systems and drive system utilization.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven ability to coach teams and utilize standards and processes for continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Focus on changeover improvements for the Chewy Bars platform by collaborating with platform teams, floor teams, site FSQ, and department management.
• Apply tools such as process mapping, value stream mapping, 5 whys, fishbones, and a learning mindset to identify opportunities to reduce changeover time while maintaining safety and effectiveness.
• Learn about current equipment and cleaning processes, identify improvement opportunities, and develop experiments to enhance changeover efficiency.
• Execute experiments during changeovers, agree on success criteria, and implement process changes as feasible.
• Identify longest lead items, develop standardized processes, and improve resource allocation during changeovers.
• Create and revise standard task flows around changeover execution to enhance speed without compromising safety or effectiveness.
• Work with FSQ to develop risk rankings and understand why cleaning is performed on each item, minimizing overcleaning.
• Collaborate with floor and platform teams to establish minimal cleaning requirements.
• Investigate external best practices from other sites and industries, incorporating innovative and safer cleaning methods.
• Identify pain points, develop easier cleaning methods, and present capital improvement opportunities to engineering.
• Implement continuous improvement initiatives, conduct responsible experiments, and embrace a learning mindset.

Skills

Data systems knowledge

Communication skills

Coaching teams

Manufacturing experience

Changeover optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Technical field

HS Diploma with 10 years experience

Tools

MAXIMO

MQIS

INSQL

GSTEMS

Job description

System One is seeking a Continuous Improvement Specialist in Albuquerque, NM for a contract role. The ideal candidate has a engineering/technical background with manufacturing experience, or a high school diploma with extensive manufacturing background.

Responsibilities include leading changeover improvements for Chewy Bars, using process and value stream mapping, 5 whys, and responsible experiments to reduce changeover time while maintaining safety and quality.