Continuous Improvement Manager
Ferrara Pan Candy Co., Inc.

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Continuous Improvement ManagerPosition Summary

Due to our recent acquisition of some Kellogg brands and facilities, we are hiring and expanding! We're agile. We're ambitious. We're collaborative. Together, we're shaping the future of the candy industry and sharing goodness in the process. Sound like the kind of career you could sink your teeth into? We'd love to have you on our team! You will be a vital part of a team providing quality products to millions of people daily.

As a Continuous Improvement Manager, you will drive site initiatives to improve operational and equipment efficiencies and deliver cost savings through building capability in manufacturing methodologies, systems and tools. Methodologies will include but are not limited to: safety of people and food, product quality, leadership and service the business, sources of loss, unit cost, and employee methods and performance.

Responsibilities

• Deploys strategic methodologies, systems, and tools including Autonomous Maintenance, Reliability Maintenance, BDE, SMED, Problem Solving, Green Belt/Black Belt Project, and Process Mapping to deliver site OEE and cost savings goals.
• Drives and supports cost ideations and diagnostics, along with tracking the projects for visibility
• Provides tracking and regular communication to various plant functions and teams regarding Manufacturing Reliability progress
• Integrates system health and project monitoring into current structure (COE meetings, DDS meetings) to ensure sustainability of improvements
• Identifies and troubleshoot chronic and sporadic losses by engaging and collaborating with hourly personnel and supervisors. Drives losses to zero using SPC, Six Sigma and other principles
• Utilizes systems and tools to deliver a reduction in minor stops
• Utilizes systems and tools to deliver a reduction in breakdowns
• Drives restoration to base condition of bottleneck equipment through AM and RM execution (CILs, Centerlines, Defect Handling, 5S, Visual Management)
• Builds capability in the RM COE team to effectively plan, schedule, and execute work; install and sustain the Breakdown Elimination and equipment classification systems
• Identifies and implements technology improvements
• Builds capability by developing and executing training for operations, leadership and plant associates on methodologies, systems and tools.
• Supports plant implementation of AM and RM by coaching supervisors/ managers to ensure their capability to lead work teams.
• Promotes a change of culture within the group/site - especially at the front line level
• Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or technical/business field
• Experience leading continuous improvement projects (Lean, TPM, Six Sigma, HPO)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.
• Ability to plan and manage priorities.
• Problem-solving and analytical skills
• Ability to lead cross functional teams across all levels of the organization

Preferred Qualifications:

• Food manufacturing background preferred

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees, employment decisions and opportunities at Ferrara will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities, without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital or civil union status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, military or veteran status, disability, handicap, genetic information, pregnancy (childbirth or related medical condition), or on any other basis prohibited by law. This policy governs all aspects of employment, including selection, job assignment, compensation, discipline, termination, and access to benefits and training.

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