Sr Continuous Improvement Specialist
Lamb Weston

Title: Sr Continuous Improvement Specialist

Location: Quincy, WA

About Lamb Weston

We love making fries almost as much as you like eating them! Since the 1950's, Lamb Weston has inspired customers with food they love, trust, and share with families and friends. As a leading global manufacturer of quality frozen potato products with over 10,000+ team members around the world, it's our business to see the possibilities in potatoes and people.

We are looking for team members with an appetite for a challenge! People who are hungry to join a winning team and help us make a difference in the world. When you join Lamb Weston, you join a community with a strong support network and training programs designed to nurture, inspire, and help you grow.

We are driven by a relentless pursuit of results and by people who think creatively and embrace our values of: Integrity, Teamwork, Inclusion, Drive for Results, and Empowerment. Exactly what you'd expect from the most inventive potato company in the world!

Join Lamb Weston! We bring the world together with our fries.

Job Description Summary

The Sr Continuous Improvement Specialist will provide focus and leadership to continuous improvement efforts and personnel development programs. Primary responsibilities to ensure success and advancement of Continuous Skills Development (CSD) processes and site training to build capability in the workforce as well as reach critical compliance goals. Coordinates activities across all departments to implement continuous improvements. Position reports to the CI Manager.

Job Description

• Continuous Skill Development (CSD). Quincy site CSD leader.
  • Work with departments to develop annual employee training plans. This should include technical skills, product or process specific training and leadership development opportunities.
  • Coordinate site training activities throughout the year.
  • Oversee Personal Qualification Requirement development, use, update and relevancy.
  • Work with HR, Safety and departmental leadership to coordinate new employee orientation to be timely and effective.
  • Site expert on Alchemy use, development and deployment.
  • Develop and coordinate training plans for projects and new equipment.
  • Develop and ensure the effectiveness of standard work across the facility based on top loss opportunities.
• Continuous Improvement Leader
  • Identify opportunities for continuous improvement. Utilize CI methods to implement projects and measure their operational and financial impact.
  • Conduct process evaluation to identify opportunities for improvement.
  • Provide data analysis to support CI projects, capital improvements and business opportunities.
  • Identify and help development of new product opportunities.
  • Conduct CI audits and evaluate effectiveness of sustained implementation of CI efforts.
  • Coach and development of Team Leaders and Team Members to ensure their success.

• veLOCity Support
  • This position will lead the CSD Pillar
  • Assist other pillars in their CI processes and support phase progression tool management and goals.
• Perform other duties and execute projects as directed by the CI Manager to improve Quincy Operations.

Basic & Preferred 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-255186

Time Type: Full time

Anticipated Close Date: 09/13/2024

In compliance with applicable state and local laws, Lamb Weston has opted to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. This compensation is specific to this position and takes into account a number of variables. Actual compensation may be higher or lower in the range posted based on various factors, including, but not limited to, job duties, experience and expertise. A candidate's work location could also impact the actual compensation being outside of the range to reflect local cost of labor. A reasonable annual estimate of the range for this role based on the variables previously mentioned is: $81,620.00 - $122,430.00

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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