Continuous Improvement Manager - Harvard, IL

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Position Summary

This position is responsible for the deployment and ongoing sustainment of the Performance Excellence System at the Harvard Pet Nutrition location. This role will serve as the direct conduit between the tactical/operational and strategic initiatives within the organization. In addition, this individual will have involvement in certain operational activities in hot extrusion, cold extrusion, dry blending, bakery and packaging with a focus on driving change as the organization transitions to a Continuous Improvement mindset.

Key to success in this position will be the leader’s ability to facilitate and drive change in a fast paced and ever changing environment, while leveraging his/her leadership capabilities to develop working relationships and create buy-in as the primary change facilitator for the PE System.

Job Responsibilities

Display a commitment to lead, participate in, and support ongoing safety engagement. Serve as a the site implementation leader and subject matter expert for PE across the complex. Actively lead and coach the site steering team and pillar teams. Examine a variety of losses (safety, quality, production, cost) and apply PE methods to correct and sustain their improvement.

Provide tools, resources, and training to department teams as they incorporate PE methods into their standard work. Serve as a trusted resource for plant and department leaders using PE methods for continuous improvement and sustained results. Responsible for driving health score improvements and increased PE impacts (revenue generation and savings) at the complex.

Maintain the PE Wave Initiative to capture and record PE savings for the complex. Follow key Wave Initiatives and escalates/intervenes to offer support and resources if efforts fall behind schedule. Maintain the PE Hopper as the single source of truth for plant priorities and work closely with various COEs to ensure that company priorities are being taken into account.

Pursues continuing education on PE methods and makes the same opportunities available to other leaders, colleagues, and pillar teams. Assist the Plant Manager with mentoring and developing Department Superintendents, and Production Managers to adopt a Continuous Improvement mindset. Support with plant operations by monitoring production schedules to ensure that finished products are shipped on time and in accordance with customer expectations, coordinating PM schedules to ensure that equipment is maintained in accordance with production and commercial needs, and responding to a variety of plant emergencies.

Provide coverage for the Department Superintendents as needed. Maintain a high degree of availability to a 24/7 operation.