Continuous Improvement Specialist
Company: Dawn Foods
Location: Louisville
Posted on: April 25, 2024
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Job Description:
Dawn Foods is a global leader in bakery manufacturing and
ingredients distribution. As the partner of choice for inspiring
bakery success, we helpcustomers grow their business through
meaningful partnerships, research-driven insights and innovations,
and products and expertise they can depend on. As a family-owned
company, our commitments to our people, products, customers, and
corporate values, are all part of our recipe for success.Why work
for Dawn Foods?PEOPLE. PRODUCTS. CUSTOMERS.Why should you apply? We
invest in you! Industry-leading health insurance on Day 1!
Competitive Pay 401(K) + company match 10 Paid Company Holidays
Paid Time Off Professional training Family-owned business over 100
years in service An opportunity for career advancement, working as
part of an empowering workforceJob Purpose and OverviewLeads,
develops, and implements the plant continuous improvement strategy
and initiatives to drive cost reduction, eliminate waste, improve
customer satisfaction, reduce product defects, and increase market
share using lean methodology and tools.Shift Schedule: Monday -
Friday 8am-5pm must be flexible and work some weekends when
necessary What will you do as a Continuous Improvement Specialist
at Dawn Foods? Develop, manage, and facilitate the Continuous
Improvement initiatives and strategy for the plant.
Lead the rollout of automated data collection and loss analysis to
help the plant identify top losses and eliminate waste. Act as a
Lean transformation leader and Kaizen coach that can provide
in-depth knowledge of rapid improvement methodologies with tools
acquired through hands-on implementation. Organize and facilitate
cross-functions ideations and value-stream mapping workshops.
Support daily directions setting tier meetings and floor huddles.
Drive a continuous improvement culture with a focus on prioritizing
top opportunities and using DMAIC problem solving to eliminate
issues permanently. Ability to coach and train team members,
supervisors, and management. Ensure sustainability of past CI
projects and focus on standardization and adoption of improved
processes. Manage cost savings process for the plant and help keep
other project owners on-track. Develop and maintain a roadmap for
long-term, sustainable cost reduction initiatives, including
investments in tools and infrastructure that provide automated
reporting and/or supplier collaboration. Leverages lean skills,
tools, and best practices to identify opportunities for improvement
and methods to improve. Understands and promotes the philosophies
and policies of Dawn Food Products, Inc. Supports the Circle of
Excellence, and the Dawn Philosophy of Team Dawn.What Does It Take
to be a Continuous Improvement Specialist at Dawn Foods? Below are
the minimum qualifications to be a fit for this job.
Bachelor s degree in business administration, process management,
operations, industrial engineering, or engineering management or
equivalent experience. Master s preferred. 5+ years
experience in manufacturing, logistics, distribution, warehousing,
and/or engineering or other related supply chain field with at
least 2 years owning continuous improvement initiatives.
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt or the equivalent combination of
training, education and experience. Relevant experience in the
manufacturing of food and/or bakery products is preferred. Requires
excellent oral, written, and presentation communication skills.
Requires analytical problem-solving skills, time management skills,
and advanced skills in the use of data management tools to monitor
progress toward goals. Experience in managing cross-functional
projects with multiple stakeholders. Strong ability to lead
change.
Strong ability to influence others without direct authority to seek
and gain leadership alignment and activate resources to deliver to
project commitments.Physical Demands & Work EnvironmentThe physical
demands described here are representative of those that must be met
by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of
this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing
the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to
stand; walk; use hands to grasp, move, or utilize objects, tools,
or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear. The
employee is frequently required to climb or balance and stoop,
kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to
use sensory perception for quality measurement of products. The
employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 15 pounds and
infrequently lift and/or move 25 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close
vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth
perception, and the ability to focus on computer and non-computer
tasksNote: The level of physical effort may vary from site to site
and in some cases be greater or lesser than documented here.If this
sounds like the opportunity that you have been looking for, please
click "Apply. About Our BenefitsDawn is proud to employ the top
talent in the baking industry, and we reward our people with
comprehensive health and well-being coverage, competitive
compensation packages, and award-winning benefit offerings. We also
help protect your future financial health with a generous 401(k)
matching program that provides additional retirement funds and many
tools and resources on financial wellness. Dawn encourages
professional growth through tuition assistance and educational
programs, and we are always searching for ways to improve our
industry-leading services and benefits.Compensation:
$74,590-$116,360 with Annual Bonus Potential#LI-MW1#LI-OnsiteAn
Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color,
religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, pregnancy, sexual
orientation, gender identity/gender expression, citizenship status,
military or veteran status, genetic information or any other status
or condition that is protected by applicable law.Requisition ID:
35326
Keywords: Dawn Foods, Fairfield , Continuous Improvement Specialist, Other , Louisville, Ohio
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