Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.

• Job ID:
• Date:10/28/2008
• Location:Louisville
• State:Kentucky

Salary/Compensation:

Competitive Salary & Benefits Package

Job Types:

Continuous Improvement, Continuous Improvement (Manager), Manufacturing

Ralcorp, headquartered in St. Louis, MO, is the leading producer of a variety of value brand and store brand foods sold under the individual labels of various grocery, mass merchandise and drugstore retailers, and frozen bakery products sold to in-store bakeries, restaurants and other foodservice customers. Through a recent merger with Post Cereals, Ralcorp is now also a leading producer of branded cereals. Ralcorp's diversified product mix includes: ready-to-eat and hot cereals; nutritional and cereal bars; snack mixes, corn-based chips and corn snack products; crackers and cookies; snack nuts; chocolate candy; salad dressings; mayonnaise; peanut butter; jams and jellies; syrups; sauces; frozen griddle products; frozen biscuits and other frozen pre-baked products.

We have emerged as a solid and powerful organization focusing on newly energized and highly motivated teams. Today we also emerge with a heightened commitment to expand our presence through new product development and through the acquisition of allied store brand businesses. Through operations in over thirty plants within the United States and Canada we employ about 9,000 people with sales boasting of $3 billion. Every location offers an environment that values each of its employees!

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

We are currently seeking an experienced Continuous Improvement Leader for our Louisville, Kentucky manufacturing facilities. Minimum job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Identifies and implements process improvements;
• Leads and coordinates major projects dealing with process, equipment or line installations or reconfigurations;
• Establishes timelines and coordinates necessary resources to protect implementation/ start-ups;
• Coordinates needed operations training for new equipment, new processes, etc.;
• Manages the security and revisions to Standard Operating Procedures and servers as gatekeeper;
• Facilitates multi-disciplinary meetings concerning building of cost management projects and goals as well as CEA’s;
• Coaches operations supervision on cost improvement initiatives;
• Audits operation for performance gaps and develops plans to resolve;
• Will own plans and processes to drive savings in collaboration with other functions and resources;
• Serve as key change agent for continuous improvement results and drive a Zero Loss Culture;
• Provide leadership and coaching to drive rapid results by the use of Kaizan events, root cause analysis, and other improvement methods;
• Leverage best practices from within and outside the facility;
• Effectively communicate best practices/learnings to the rest of the organization;
• Foster two way communications between hourly employees and management.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

• 3 – 5 years’ demonstrated frontline leadership in manufacturing preferably in the food industry;
• Proficient in project management software/skills;
• Ability to handle multiple tasks concurrently without losing efficiency;
• Demonstrated problem solving and decision making skills;
• Strong oral, written, interpersonal and computer skills;
• Associates Degree, Bachelors Degree in Business strongly preferred.

To apply, please visit www.ralcorp.com. Ralcorp is an equal opportunity employer.

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