Sr. Continuous Improvement Engineer

3 weeks ago


Florence, United States Schwan's Full time

Who we are

Schwans Company, a U.S. affiliate of the global lifestyle company, CJ CheilJedang Corporation, is a leading U.S. manufacturer and marketer of quality foods offered through retail-grocery and food-service channels. Our many popular brands include Red Baron, Tonys, Big Daddys, Villa Prima and Freschetta pizza; Mrs. Smiths and Edwards desserts; and Pagoda and Bibigo Asian-style snacks. Schwans is a place for people with an appetite for more. To learn about joining a team where you can belong, contribute, and thrive, visit www.schwanscompany.com.

We are hiring a Sr. Continuous Improvement Engineer at our Freschetta frozen pizza plant in Florence, KY. In this role you will be responsible for identifying, developing, evaluating, and adapting innovative food processes and equipment to create new opportunities for increased capacity or operational improvement methods from idea to implementation.

What you will get from us:

  • Opportunity to work in a growing segment of a major food manufacturer and showcase your leadership and technical skills to make a big impact on the profitable growth of Schwans Company.
  • Opportunities for career growth with a well-established food company.
  • A culture focused on ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of its employees.
  • Support and mentorship from team members who are authentic, good-natured, and highly skilled.
  • Competitive wages, incentive pay and a comprehensive package of benefits.

Responsibilities:

  • Leads process improvement initiatives to identify and eliminate waste and non-value-added work utilizing manufacturing practices such as Lean Six Sigma and HPO.
  • Supports the development and validation of new capacity and processes.
  • Develops proposals that include return on investment, benefits, and alternatives for special projects.
  • Applies statistical analysis to products and processes to assure meeting customer requirements while optimizing operations.
  • Evaluates SPC data for products and will tighten upper and lower control limits where possible.
  • Uses X-bar and R-bar charts to prioritize process improvements for components not in control.
  • Provides coaching and continuous improvement training.
  • Facilitates cross-functional improvement teams or improvement events.
  • Partners with organizational leaders and others to identify areas of process improvement and recommends solutions through the lens of lean thinking.
  • Analyzes processes and procedures to identify and develop strategies to improve safety, quality, increase capacity and improve productivity.
  • Utilizes change management strategies for implementation.
  • Performs analytics and conducts reporting to support organizational initiatives through advanced knowledge of organizational data and processes.
  • Demonstrates project management proficiency by defining project requirements and project milestones, tracking progress, resolving problems, communicating progress, and recommending / executing actions.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelors degree in engineering or related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Lean / Six Sigma certification preferred.
  • Minimum 5 years of process engineering or manufacturing related experience or a masters degree in engineering with 1-2 years of experience in process improvement / development engineering.
  • Understanding of general industrial process and control systems.
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and successfully leverage internal and external resources.
  • Ability to handle multiple projects and assignments while being able to prioritize and meet budgets deadlines and achieve objectives.
  • Professional certifications and/or licenses with Six Sigma Lean and/or HPO preferred.
  • The desire to make a meaningful difference. Must be self-motivated with the ability to work independently. We need someone who competes to win
  • Authentic leader: direct communicator, able to build strong relationships across the company, with all levels.
  • Must have great collaboration skills, with the ability to effectively lead cross-functional teams.

The employing subsidiaries of Schwans Company are Equal Employment Opportunity Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, age, race, color, religion, gender, vet status, national origin, or other protected class.



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