Senior Director, Operational Excellence & Lean Transformation

Jack Link's Protein Snacks; Perry (GA); On-site; USD 195,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision benefits

401k participation

Paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

Link Snacks seeks a Sr Director of Operational Excellence to lead the company’s continuous improvement strategy across all manufacturing sites. You will build the framework grounded in lean principles, standard work, and performance management to create a sustainable manufacturing excellence program.

You will establish a standardized CI framework, develop training, and partner with the Plant Leadership Team to drive KPI visibility and cost savings while advancing safety integration in kaizen

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in continuous improvement.
• 7–10 years experience in a manufacturing environment with leadership.
• 5+ years in influencing roles (CI/Lean).
• Experience or education in statistical process control or analytical methods.
• Training with value stream mapping, kaizen, 5S, leader standard work, and other Lean tools.
• Project management leading cross‑functional teams.
• Experience developing or implementing a MOS playbook and CI program.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Continuous Improvement strategy and roadmap across all factories.
• Establish common CI methodology, tools, governance, and expectations.
• Develop lean standards for daily management, standard work, and performance improvement.
• Advance Lean practices including value-stream mapping, 5S, and root-cause analysis.
• Develop CI training materials, playbooks, and learning programs.
• Build a network of plant-level CI champions to accelerate adoption.
• Track KPIs with Plant Leadership Team and drive action plans to close gaps.
• Make KPI data clear using Power BI and SAP for leaders.
• Apply analytics to identify improvement opportunities and support decisions.
• Monitor cost savings and align with corporate standards.
• Partner with Safety to embed safety in improvement work.

Skills

Lean principles

Continuous improvement

Leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Project management

Data analysis

Communication skills

Value stream mapping

Kaizen methods

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in operations or related field

Equivalent experience in continuous improvement

Tools

Power BI

SAP

Job description

Link Snacks seeks a Sr Director of Operational Excellence to lead the company’s continuous improvement strategy across all manufacturing sites. You will build the framework grounded in lean principles, standard work, and performance management to create a sustainable manufacturing excellence program.

You will establish a standardized CI framework, develop training, and partner with the Plant Leadership Team to drive KPI visibility and cost savings while advancing safety integration in kaizen