Sr. Operational Excellence Manager - West Region

Ventura Foods; Brea (CA); On-site; USD 121,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

Ventura Foods is seeking a Sr. Operational Excellence Manager for the West Region to lead initiatives and improvements across sites. This role requires strong expertise in Lean methodologies and project management, with a focus on driving operational excellence within a food manufacturing environment. Successful candidates will demonstrate a solid track record in leadership and will work closely with stakeholders to achieve business objectives.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage

Profit Sharing and 401(k) matching

Paid Vacation and Sick Time

Employee Appreciation Events

Challenging work environment

Qualifications

• 7+ years' experience in manufacturing operational activities.
• ASQ LSS Green Belt or higher certification desired.
• Food manufacturing experience highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams through improvement processes.
• Support initiatives by managing scope and stakeholder engagement.
• Facilitate Lean Kaizen events and maintain proficiency in continuous improvement methodologies.

Skills

Lean Six Sigma

Project Management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Lean Tools

SAP

Redzone MES

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Sr. Operational Excellence Manager - West Region

Location:

Brea, CA, US, 92821

Position Summary:

The Sr. Operational Excellence Manager is responsible for leading Site Specific and Regional Initiatives partnering with Ventura Foods Functional Leadership to reach targeted business and operational goals through appropriate continuous improvement methodologies.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support the defined region by defining initiative scope, identifying stakeholders and managing initiatives.
• Lead the cross functional teams through the improvement process including tracking and reporting of progress, managing issues and risks and implementing best-practice techniques and tools through out the enterprise as a result of the initiative.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for Redzone, and process improvement across their respective region by focusing on process discipline.
• Lead and support tools to improve Flow which include but not limited to Kaizen and Value Stream Analysis events to map current processes, define future state and drive key improvements.
• Maintains and develops proficiency of industry continuous improvement tools and methods for self and mentors OpEx Managers within the team and coach plant employees as necessary to build capability throughout region with a focus on the Edge Operating System.
• Facilitate cross functional opportunity ideation for region. Partner with governance teams from each plant within the region while aligning strategically with regional VP of Operations to complete risk vs. benefit analysis and prioritization process.

Education and Experience:

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in technical focus i.e. Engineering, Supply Chain or related field
• 7+ years' experience in manufacturing operational activities in a CPG manufacturing environment is required
• People leadership experience is required
• Travel on average up to 50%, may require additional travel for other key initiatives
• Supporting multiple plants is highly preferred
• ASQ LSS Green Belt or higher certification and Lean Methodology understanding is strongly desired
• Total Predictive Maintenance (TPM) concepts, Kaizen & ERP (i.e. SAP, JDE) experience is strongly recommended
• Food manufacturing experience highly preferred
• MES (i.e. Redzone) system experience highly desired
• Understanding of food regulatory agencies, including HACCP, PCQI, SQF, etc. is highly preferred
• Lean Practitioner Certification is greatly desired

Knowledge and Skills:

• Proven track record leading Lean Six Sigma projects and kaizen events using industry standard tools and methods to deliver sustainable results.
• Demonstrated strengths in project management processes and methodologies including toll gate review, planning and review methods.
• Excellent training and presentation skills with solid communication capabilities and practices both oral and written.
• Must be competent facilitating Lean Kaizen events, building and implementing national, regional and site level improvement plans, directly providing hands on leadership of key projects and teams.
• Experience going from the shop floor to senior management levels facilitating change in the culture of employees, business leaders, departments and functional organizations to embrace Lean and Six Sigma philosophies to significantly improve business results.
• Ability to facilitate cross functional opportunity ideation sessions for the region to build cost savings, continuous improvement, and innovation pipeline of projects for risk benefit evaluation.
• Demonstrates a results-based leadership style with strong impact and influencing skills.

Why Join Us:

Ventura Foods innovates and manufactures food solutions for foodservice and retail businesses. We make exclusive products for the world's most iconic restaurants and retailers, we provideready-to-goproduct solutions for professional kitchens, and we make consumer brands everyone knows and loves. When you work for Ventura Foods, you get a strong foundation of training, a manager who cares about you and celebrates your success, a safe environment, and challenging work. As part of our team, your future is limited only by how much you’re willing to push yourself to get there. We invest in your growth because you invest in ours.

Ventura Foods offers career growth opportunities as well as competitive compensation and benefits:

• Medical, Prescription, Dental, & Vision – coverage beginning on your 1st day for eligible employees
• Profit Sharing and 401(k) matching (after eligible criteria is met)
• Paid Vacation, Sick Time, and Holidays
• Employee Appreciation Events and Employee Assistance Programs
• Salary Base Range of $121,265.60-$192,523.09*
• Annual bonus (based on the incentive program terms and conditions)

*The “base salary range” provided above is a good faith estimate of what we expect to pay for this position in the specified markets. Ventura Foods reserves the right to pay outside of the given range based on a variety of factors including but not limited to: candidate skills and experience, complexity of the job, budgetary factors, and location/geography. Ventura Foods conducts regular reviews of compensation ranges and therefore reserves the right to alter this range at any given time.

Diversity & Inclusion:
Our commitment to a diverse and inclusive environment in which all employees are treated with respect is evident in our company culture and values. We believe that fostering an environment of inclusion and a focus on diversity across our organization is vital to attracting top talent, driving innovation, and meeting the high expectations of our customers in a rapidly evolving global marketplace.

Ventura Foods is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Nearest Major Market: Orange County
Nearest Secondary Market: Los Angeles