Summary
The Griffith Production System (GPS) Manager is responsible for Supply Chain current processes improvement, capacity, and efficiency standards and KPI definitions.
Responsible for the overall process standardization to continuously improve cost competitiveness while supporting a sustainable operation via employee safety, ergonomics and planet care metrics.
This position is responsible for analyzing, identifying and leading the implementation of changes that drive detectable and measurable improvements while driving lean culture through the organization.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities :
- Leads implementation of GPS / Lean Enterprise Management system across the Manufacturing Plant, including Daily Management System, Leader Standard Work, Kaizen Activities, Gemba Walks, and Root Cause Analysis.
- Responsible for achieving multi-million-dollar cost reductions on an annual basis through GPE process.
- Responsible for the implementation and management of Operational Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) tracking across the plant, with a year-over-year improvement of 10%.
- Responsible for implementation and management of One Kaizen a Month (OKAM) philosophy to drive operator engagement and ownership to facilitate incremental improvements in the manufacturing plant.
- Execute Productivity Improvements utilizing existing equipment and facilities to maximize internal capacity and reduce manufacturing cost per pound and manufacturing costs as a percent of sales.
- Identifies areas for standardizing processes and equipment to be utilized across US Manufacturing Plants.
- Coordinates and facilitates 5S, SMED, VSM and Lean Manufacturing projects as needed.
- Analyze the production flow with the objective to identify the 7 wastes and implementing the actions to eliminate the losses.
- Research, evaluate, and recommend equipmentand / or software technologies to drive process automation and cost improvement.
- Assist Engineering team with financial justifications of Capital Investment Projects.
- Develop processes / visual displays to effectively communicate real time operational performance vs targets and historical performance.
- Manages and maintains the reporting of Productivity Metrics, KPI’s, and Scorecards for Manufacturing Plant
- Coordinates plant Kaizen Events & Ideation Sessions including project funnel and progress tracking.
Qualifications :
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent.
- 5-10 years related experience in Food Manufacturing facilities, 5 years in Continuous Improvement roles in implementing CI programs preferably lean manufacturing, TPM, Six Sigma.
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt training or certification strongly preferred.
- Experience with RedZone Productivity and Compliance modules a plus.
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Collaborative mindset with the ability to collaborate effectively with plant leaders and associates to achieve agreement and buy-in for process changes, work standards and new equipment / technology.
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