Manufacturing Process Lead

OVERVIEW The Process Lead provides safety and servant-based leadership to achieve breakthrough production results on a specific production line/ system. The Process Lead is responsible for building capability in Operating Teams and Equipment Owners. The Process Lead works to drive out losses through a rigorous daily process that is data driven and focused on root cause problem solving. In addition the process lead will own the data integrity and process centerlines for their system. This position leverages the process discipline of continuous improvement tools. A majority of a Process Lead’s day will be spent on the floor with the operating teams building the team’s technical understanding and mastery of the system while executing the plan for the day. The Process Lead will build capability in the Maintenance Lead and Line Lead roles and must be able to cover their responsibilities in their short-term absence. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES Leadership • Leads portion of the daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly Daily Direction Setting meetings, including: • Daily reporting of top stops and performance metrics (target unit operation MTBF, reliability, waste, etc. • Daily PCL completion and compliance • Contribute to development and execution of the plan for the day • Loss trees development and analysis • Leverage data expertise and translate top losses to the team • Identifies and address safety risks related to top stops (equipment interaction) and changeover activities Foundational Systems • MQIS data integrity • Health of PCL system: Leads identification of centerline targets, documentation of standards, and coaches the Line Team and technicians through the execution, problem solving and change management • Rate Strategy • Changeover management system: Leads closing the gap against specific metrics (Human and Food Safety, MTBF, overuse, etc.), timeliness and success of changeovers Loss Elimination • Supports development and leads execution of portions of the 90-Day improvement plan to deliver the glidepath through loss elimination • Ensures line/ system is meeting product attributes and process parameters that drive them • Develop basic technical capability on their line (machine and material interface) • Builds capability of the line team to understand losses through data • Applies advanced data analysis leveraging tools such as S-curve and Weibull MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS • Minimum 2 years of related manufacturing/technical experience or technical degree • Achieves technical mastery of equipment and develops it in others • Demonstrated skills in servant leadership, problem solving, coaching and training • High learning agility • Experience with MS Office, especially MS Excel PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS • B.S. or B.A. degree, preferably in Math, Science, or Engineering • Experience leading change • Previous Line Team or manufacturing continuous improvement program experience COMPANY OVERVIEW We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best — bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one other and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what’s next.