Continuous Improvement Manager
Company: Rise Baking Company
Location: York
Posted on: January 27, 2023
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Job Description:
Rise Baking Company was founded by bakery experts passionate
about providing our customers with high quality products and
providing a positive, collaborative place to work for our
people.
We are a company built on elevating expectations. It's what sets us
apart from others in the baking industry. And our people are our
finest ingredient.
We believe the quality of our people is just as important as the
quality of our products. Our environment encourages creativity, and
we value an entrepreneurial and industrious approach to work -a
place where honesty, respect, and trust are the essential
ingredients for how we do business. We take pride in working with
creative individuals with a passion for what they do, and we're
always looking to expand our team.
We offer a wide variety of professional and management
opportunities, including sales, product development, account
management, general management, finance, engineering,
administration, and information systems management. We also employ
a diverse workforce of hourly food production, packaging, quality
assurance, warehouse, sanitation personnel, leads, and
supervisors.
Like our products, our benefits package offers quality that makes a
difference.
Coverage options may include:
Medical, dental, life, disability, vision, and supplemental
insurance
Company paid holidays
Paid Time Off (PTO) plans
Performance bonus potential
401k plan with company match
Expectations Deliciously Exceeded.
Job Purpose
Develop and successfully execute performance and reliability
improvements across the facility. Serving as a key technical and
operations resource, deliver improved, sustainable line performance
through enhancing production and maintenance operating systems and
margin improvement/cost savings on operational projects.
Essential Functions
Manage the continuous improvement program and all operational and
workplace organization standards
Utilize TPM and lean flow methodologies to optimize asset and
employee effectiveness along with workplace organization to ensure
ideal production rates, parameters, and formulas are established
and met
Develop and manage reliability improvement plans for employees and
assets
Lead and facilitate mindset training programs to support
reliability improvement plans
Lead testing and startup for packaging materials and equipment;
assist startup lead for all new projects
Provide technical operations support for capital projects to ensure
effective early management/vertical startup
Manage new product commercialization initiatives for operations
Serve as technical liaison between functional groups including
production/maintenance employees, leadership, marketing, sales,
R&D, and other facilities
Lead cost improvement efforts, ensuring annual cost target
achievement is met, specifically focused on
manufacturing/operations
Support plant leadership in annual operating and capital plan
development
Facilitate training to leadership and associates for key problem
solving/continuous improvement methodology tools
Assist team in creating and sustaining an environment of continuous
improvement and fact-based decision making
Support food safety program, quality standards, and legality of
manufactured products
Perform other job-related duties as assigned
Qualifications (Education, Experience, Competencies)
Bachelor's degree, preferably in industrial or mechanical
engineering, business, or finance or equivalent experience
5+ years of experience in manufacturing or engineering, preferably
with food packaging and bakery equipment, packaging materials
(film, corrugate, etc.), and related manufacturing
systems/processes
Ability to lead and support multiple projects and strategic
initiatives concurrently and independently
Complex problem solving and critical thinking skills, leveraging
process-driven and root cause mentality
Lean-minded thinker
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Strong knowledge of product quality, FDA, OSHA, and EPA
regulations
Expectations (Exhibit and Promote Company's Core Values)
People: We engage, empower, and appreciate our people- they are our
finest ingredient
Safety: We invest in systems, policies, and training that ensure
safety
Customer Partnerships: We make decisions with the customer
experience in mind and ensure win/win outcomes
Collaboration: We leverage each other's unique experiences to drive
the best outcomes for our expanding company
Communication: We inform and listen to our team members, customers,
suppliers, and investors
Results: We prioritize activities that drive profitable growth, and
we celebrate our achievements
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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