Continuous Improvement Manager
4 days ago
Columbus
Chairmans Foods specializes in producing a wide range of high quality, consistent customer solutions - main courses, side dishes, queso, ready-to-eat protein salads custom solutions for foodservice operators and retail stores. Chairmans has succeeded over the years with open communication, integrity, and with a deep commitment to southern hospitality. Driven by our mission, vision and values, employee and food safety are always our top priority. Job Description: Reporting to the Plant Manager, this position will lead the facility in the development and implementation of a Continuous Improvement, Management Operating Structure, which involves all team members in the pursuit of improving our processes, increasing our capacity, and lowering our operating costs. There will be a focus on material, ingredient, and packaging losses as well as labor savings. These processes must be executed safely and in a fashion that optimizes manufacturing costs while meeting company product quality standards. General Responsibilities: • Achieve breakthrough financial results on a continuous basis., • Monitor, Review and act on the results of the company’s Overall Equipment Effectiveness System. (OEE), • Implement the company’s standard Continuous Improvement Strategy to increase capacity, while lowering operating costs., • Monitor, Review, and Ensure our company’s Management Operating Structure is executed. (MOS), • Teach, train, mentor, and develop a Continuous Improvement mindset in each facility., • Establish and manage Metrics for each department within the facility, and monitor/manage performance with the Plant Manager against these metrics., • Analyze plant operations and key metrics to maintain operational efficiencies within each department., • Collect and report reliable information to measure the performance of the plant and of the various plant departments as required., • Ensure that appropriate SOPs are developed, executed and maintained for all aspects of our business., • Responsible for meeting all regulatory requirement and rules., • Cooperates in a cross-functional manner as a change agent with all departments within the Company., • Leads by example. This includes ensuring compliance with all company policies, standards, specifications, and national suppliers., • Engages in the typical responsibilities of a manager requiring planning, evaluating, organizing, integrating, and delegating., • Performs other duties as assigned. Job Requirements: • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Food Science is preferred. Lean/Six Sigma certification is also preferred., • Travel 10% between sites., • A minimum of 5 years hands-on experience in a process-manufacturing environment with CI, Lean Principles., • Thorough understanding of regulatory laws and responsibilities as they pertain to Good Manufacturing Practices., • Must be willing to relocate., • Must be willing to work nonstandard shifts, and/or weekend or holidays., • Experience using Continuous Improvement methodologies., • Proficient understanding of budgeting and cost control., • Proven track record of improved results in the areas of quality, safety, service and cost., • OSHA 30 Hour Training or similar applicable training., • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and computer-based applications., • Excellent verbal/written communication skills., • Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously., • Skill in organization and prioritization, and attention to detail., • Ability to adapt to changing organizational and operational needs; ability to lead others through change., • Strong team player and leader with the ability to work across multiple functions and disciplines., • Ability to select, coach, develop, and engage all levels of the operation.