Regional Continuous Improvement Manager - Moses Lake, WA (Columbia Basin Facility)

Regional Continuous Improvement Manager

The J.R. Simplot Company is a diverse, privately held global food and agriculture company headquartered in Boise, Idaho. This position will be responsible for leading, directing, and managing the Six Sigma / Continuous Improvement (CI) program to advance the business in the region and result in cost and or quality improvements. The role leads across multiple plants in an operations region. They apply knowledge of Six Sigma methodologies to direct, lead, and support multi-disciplinary improvement processes that require evaluation, planning, implementation, and follow up. Leads root cause analysis, provides analytical and financial analysis / studies, drive capital and non-capital improvements, and leverage available improvement tools such as Six Sigma and Lean. They identify opportunities and develop strategies for continuous improvement of our process lines and overall plant operations by reviewing plant performance and working with site leadership. Directs the coordination and management of all process improvement activities, including people and other resources involved in the analysis, planning, implementation, and documentation to support process improvement projects. This position reports to the Regional Plant Director where they are located with a dotted line reporting structure to Global CI.

Key Responsibilities :

• Apply, teach, and coach Six Sigma and Lean business process tools and methods to improve engineering management processes.
• Lead multifunctional teams to work on projects at their regional facilities in order to make improvements to operational performance, product quality, and processes.
• Provide ad hoc analysis, recommendations for improvement, reporting, and technical support to Plant Directors and operations teams, to help facilities achieve daily, weekly, monthly, and annual targets.
• Support the strategic plan. Mentor and advise from leaders to factory shop floor on prioritizing, charting, and launching projects that support the strategic direction of Global Food.
• Monitors and ensure that Lean processing and Six Sigma breakthrough steps or appropriate tools are correctly applied.

Typical Education : Bachelor's Degree (B.A. or B.S.) from 4 year college or university

Relevant Experience : 8+ years related experience and / or training

Location(s) : GF Columbia Basin Plant - Moses Lake Country : United States Wage range or rate of pay : $120,000 - $145,000 Plus annual incentive plan eligibility The compensation offered to the successful applicant may vary based on factors including experience, skills, education, location, and other job-related reasons.

Attractive total rewards package that includes :

The J.R. Simplot Company is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, marital status, or any other protected status.