Operations Excellence Engineer

Job Category : Manufacturing / Operations Job Family : Process Excellence Job Description :

Deliver the efforts of Operational Excellence, Continuous Improvement and Lean Manufacturing initiatives at the plant level. Drive process standardization and focus on plant opportunities that reduce variation / eliminate waste leading to plant savings. Duties include monthly projects with quantified impacts through planning, organizing, training, coaching, troubleshooting, evaluation, monitoring, technical support.

This position is located at our plant in Logan, UT.

What you'll do :

• Develop Schreiber Foods Culture – Train, coach, evaluate and reinforce Continuous Improvement principles with partners and Team Members
• Lead efforts in improving cost and quality initiatives by utilizing Six Sigma type efforts. Execute DMAIC problem-solving projects that have an impact on plant KPIs.
• Work with Plant Leadership in identifying and communicating customer requirements and updating process controls to reflect best practices.
• Maintain cross functional working relationships with Quality, Safety, Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, etc. Collaborates with the plant team to identify Operational Excellence activities based on plant needs, opportunities, and challenges.
• Be knowledgeable of various government regulations that must be complied with, i.e., OSHA, USDA, FDA, EPA, EEOC, OFCCP, etc.
• Execute and own program initiatives for the plant including Problem Identification / Problem Solving Activities – Root Cause Analysis, Critical Processes, Lean, DMAIC, Digital Standard Work (Dozuki) and Process Optimization, Centerline, 5S
• Help drive and analyze plant level metrics that support plant Critical Processes and KPIs. Monitors applicable results and performs data analysis to establish baselines and exceptions limits.
• Together with the leadership team, ensures compliance with Food Safety and Food Quality Plans, in addition to customer requirements. Interprets and communicates customer requirements to plant production and / or support groups. Establishes and Audits PCPs, CCPs and Standard Operating Procedures to define and monitor processes, to ensure customer requirements are met. Reviews incidents during which the procedures are not met and determines appropriate corrective action for partners failing to follow standard procedures.

What you will need to succeed :

Eligible partners will receive :

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Need extra assistance with the application process? Contact recruiting@schreiberfoods.com or call 920-437-7601.

For positions that require any amount of travel : Valid driver's license, auto insurance (at least state minimum- more might be required), acceptable driving record per Schreiber Foods discretion, and vehicle that will ensure applicant can meet the travel necessities of the position are required.

Schreiber requires that an employee have authorization to work in the country in which the role is based. In the event, an applicant does not have current work authorization, Schreiber will determine, in its sole discretion, whether to sponsor an individual for work authorization. However, based on immigration requirements, not all roles are suitable for sponsorship.

An Equal Opportunity Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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