Process Improvement Engineer - CCOS2 - Plant Management

Griffith Foods Inc.; Oswego Township (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Process Improvement Engineer to drive manufacturing excellence through lean methodologies. This role focuses on identifying and implementing productivity and cost improvements while engaging the plant management team in a culture of continuous improvement. You'll play a pivotal role in enhancing operational efficiency and quality, ensuring the site meets its business targets. If you have a passion for process optimization and a strong background in Lean principles, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering or equivalent required.
• 5+ years of continuous improvement or Lean production management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Implement manufacturing opportunities through lean and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Lead improvements initiatives to enhance productivity, capacity, and quality.

Skills

Lean Principles

Value Stream Mapping

Six Sigma

Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering

Tools

MS Excel

MS Word

MS PowerPoint

MS Outlook

Job description

Process Improvement Engineer - CCOS2 - Plant Management

Oswego, IL 60543 - Custom Culinary Manufacturing Facility, 2100 Wiesbrook Drive, Oswego, Illinois, United States of America
Req #3571

Wednesday, January 22, 2025

CUSTOM CULINARY

For more than half a century, we've focused on a single mission at Custom Culinary: to create the finest-quality, most authentic bases, sauces and gravies for our foodservice and food processing customers. Developed by our culinary specialists to deliver made-from-scratch taste and inspired results in just minutes, our products bring exceptional aroma, flavor and consistency to all your signature dishes. True Taste begins with Custom Culinary.CUSTOM CULINARY

Por mas de medio siglo, en Custom Culinary nos hemos concentrado en una sola mision: crear las bases, salsas y aderezos mas autenticos y de mejor calidad para nuestros clientes de la industria alimentaria. Desarrollados por nuestros especialistas culinarios para ofrecer un sabor elaborado a partir de cero y resultados inspirados en cuestion de minutos, nuestros productos aportan un aroma, un sabor y una consistencia excepcionales a todos sus platos. El verdadero sabor comienza con Custom Culinary.

Title: Continuous Improvement Engineer

Location: Oswego, IL

Reports to: Process Improvement Manager

Purpose: Identify and implement manufacturing opportunities including productivity, capacity, and cost improvement through the lean and continuous improvement methodologies.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Co-Pilot the Griffith Production System (GPS) program implementation with Plant Management Team and ensure the health and progress of program through workshop facilitation, coaching, and assessments.


• Comprehensively identify and understand site losses and cost-loss linkage and set up manufacturing database, for productivity, efficiency, capacity, quality, and safety. Work with site team to achieve loss elimination through GPS/Lean activities.


• Lead and implement improvements initiatives through Lean methodology and technology to improve productivity, capacity, and/or quality where necessary.


• Define and build critical capability for the site in different layers with 6-18 months outlook and play as major coach of site GPS capability building, build different layers of capability through daily problem-solving, and team activities (autonomous maintenance and preventive maintenance).


• Coach and engage plant management team, pillar team and frontline associates on full involvement in continuous improvement activities, enhancing fully involvement culture of lean and GPS.


• Facilitator on plant GPE management to achieve business target, opportunity identification, progress management and reporting.


• Lead or co-pilot with project team to ensure successful implementation of sites digital project. Provide coaching and training to engage frontline associates fully participate in digital transformation.


• Early involve in project design phase to embed lean design thinking mindset at the beginning stage for future expansion/Capital project.


• Other tasks assigned by line manager.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering or equivalent required.


• Food industry experience preferred.


• Lean Six Sigma Green or accredited Lean certification is required.


• 5+ years of continuous improvement or Lean production management experience preferred.


• Experience in at least in one or more of the following:


• Lean principles such as Value Stream Mapping, Just-In-Time, Demand Flow, Single Piece Flow, 5S, 8 waste, Visual Management, Total Productive Maintenance, Continuous Improvement Process, Kaizen, SPC, Six Sigma and Communication Tools, Problem Solving, RCA.


• MS computer skills (excel, word, power point and outlook) required.


• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.


• Interpersonal skills to interact with diverse groups of individuals and different levels.


• TPM/Kaizen facilitation skills preferred.


• Must be able to travel up to 10%.


• No relocation assistance is offered, and the organization will not provide or support a Work Visa.

EOE - Vet/Disability EEO Notice of Rights

EEO AA M/F/Vet/Disability

Other details

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  Job Family
  Manufacturing Operations
  
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  Job Function
  Operations
  
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  Pay Type
  Salary
  
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  Employment Indicator
  Regular
  
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  Travel Required
  Yes
  
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  Travel %
  10
  
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  Telecommute %
  0
  
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  Required Education
  Bachelor's Degree
  

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• Oswego, IL 60543 - Custom Culinary Manufacturing Facility, 2100 Wiesbrook Drive, Oswego, Illinois, United States of America

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