Produce Careers, Inc.

Operations Manager (Process Engineering), Food Manufacturing

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• Job ID:5956-TL
• Date:10/04/2008
• Location:Visalia
• State:California
• Degree:B.S./B.A.
• Major:Engineering

Salary/Compensation:

$85-$100K, up to 20% bonus, full benefts, relo

Job Types:

Continuous Improvement Engineer, Industrial Engineer, Process Improvement Engineer

The Operations manager is part of the corporate engineering organization and plays a key role in the optimization of manufacturing floor systems and processes. The incumbent to this position will demonstrate a superior degree of technical skill and knowledge in the areas of process variation reduction, six sigma and lean manufacturing. This position will be responsible for the transfer of skills to the facility manufacturing team’s teams and help build sustainable plant internal capabilities in the plants as well identify cross functional cost savings opportunities throughout the enterprise.

Primary responsibility and accountability:

• Assessment of process flow with identification and resolution of bottle necks.
• Productivity management through improvement of overall equipment effectiveness and asset utilization.
• Improvement of raw and packaging material yields through process loss points identification and resolution, material balances and process analysis.
• Improvement of material yield through weight control.
• Develop/implement SPC methodology with manufacturing process.
• Development of process standards through work measurement.
• Optimization of production line performance through line balancing analysis.
• Identification of best practices and facilitation of knowledge transfer between facilities.
• Perform process and value stream mappings in supply chain.
• Perform ROI and other cost/benefit in support of capital projects.
• Facilitate process variation reduction exercises Lead labor optimization analysis.
• Validate standards and manufacturing run rate for new products/sku’s introduction.

  The successful candidate must have experience in the manufacturing environment. A minimum of 5 years experience and a degree in engineering, (preferably in manufacturing or industrial engineering) is required. Deep understanding and experience in use of lean manufacturing tools (process mapping, Kaizen, waste reduction etc…) and six sigma certification will be a plus.

  
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