Sr. Continuous Improvement Specialist
Lamb Weston

Job Info

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Title: Sr. Continuous Improvement Specialist

Location: Twin Falls, ID

Country: United States of America

About Lamb Weston

Lamb Weston is a leading supplier of frozen potato, sweet potato, appetizer and vegetable products to restaurants and retailers around the world. For more than 60 years, we've produced innovative, inventive products that make life better for our customers and their customers.

Job Description Summary

Develops implementation plans and standards and/or leads the planning and implementation for one or more critical improvement processes. Coaches plant resources in the implementation of the improvement methodology. Provides training and qualifies plant resources. Tracks implementation and qualified resources.

Job Description

Coordinates & oversees the Lamb Weston Operating Culture system (LOC) to drive sustainable processes and results with emphasis on skills development. Through this, assures LOC principles are aligned to VeLOCity commitments and plant culture. Oversees all training validation processes across the facility. Is instrumental in leading hiring and/or onboarding efforts. Heavily involved with CSD, AMD, FI, PM & LSC pillars but supports all LOC pillar efforts for the facility. Oversees training material and compliance effectiveness as well as document controls.

Works with key leaders on pillar strategy, standard methods, auditing/assessment, pillar loss identification/analytics, and deployment of the right tools to attack losses. Helps with pillar education, training, and creation of a continuous learning environment for assigned area. Helps plants identify potential process implementation issues and develop plans to overcome. Works with resources in the use of best practices across the enterprise.

Position Responsibilities:

• Implements focused continuous improvement processes and metrics to identify, understand, & eliminate losses, increase throughput, & deliver targets through LOC pillar principles and VeLOCity methodologies.
• Works with the Zero Loss analytics to identify areas of waste / variation to help target & prioritize projects that will reduce operating costs.
• Guides plant Pillar teams to ensure standard practices, reapplication of improvements, calibration of approach and effectiveness of processes.
• Ensures effective documentation & system ownership with the platforms for all standard practices in LOC pillars, especially CSD, AMD, PM, FI & LSC pillars.
• Provides leadership & coaching for LOC pillar leaders necessary to help drive rapid results through step progression as well as a variety of other improvement methods.
• Ensures the development of internal resource capability within plants
• Acts as a key change agent for CI results achievement and glide path results
• Coaches and support pillar leaders and is an active member of pillar teams. Possible leads pillar teams as well.
• Responsible for best practice implementation of various loss reduction tools across manufacturing platforms and sites.
• Implement all Autonomous Maintenance best practices to ensure standardization and drive toward "zero loss culture".
• Promotes high performance culture and 100% true employee ownership.
• Ensure programs and systems provide for maximum safety, quality, and productivity.
• Ensures effective documentation & system ownership within the platform for all standard practices. Develops playbooks, OPLs, and other training materials as needed. Through this, ensures best in class training experiences in Lamb Weston.
• Ensures resourcing and urgency in approach, while achieving effective results.
• Ensures the development of internal resource capability within plants

Basic & Preferred Qualifications

Position Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED equivalent required; BS degree preferred

• 2+ years of plant / operations experience required; 3-5 years preferred

• Proven record of driving improvement & solving problems.

• Demonstrated experience in leading change & situational leadership

• Credibility with Supply Chain Senior leadership & plant managers

• Outstanding conceptual/process skills

• Clear ability to relate to and motivate people

• Excellent presentation, coaching & communication skills

• Likes being in plants and close to operations

• Good project management skills

• Experience in use of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

• Ability to learn and use web development tools

Industry-Competitive Benefits

Coupled with our compensation and bonus incentive programs, our benefits deliver rewards that are market competitive. Some of the most attractive elements of our benefit programs include:

• Health Insurance Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision
  
• Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care, and Health Reimbursement Accounts
  
• Well-being programs including companywide events and a wellness incentive program
  
• Paid Time Off
  
• Financial Wellness - Industry leading 401(k) plan with generous company contributions, Financial Planning Services, Employee Stock purchase program, and Health Savings Accounts, Life and Accident insurance
  
• Family-Friendly Employee events
  
• Employee Assistance Program services - mental health and other concierge type services
  

Benefits may vary based on location, job role/level, job status, and/or the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Job Requisition ID: Req-230041

Time Type: Full time

Lamb Weston is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law

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