Continuous Improvement Manager

Capstone Search Advisors are currently searching for a Continuous Improvement Manager for an industry leading food manufacturing company.

Location : Garland, Texas

Title : Continuous Improvement Manager

Compensation : $ 90,000 - $ 110,000

Shift : First Shift

Benefits : Full time benefits, medical, dental, vision, paid holidays, PTO 401k w / match

Position Summary :

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.

• 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

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