OSI Group · 3 hours ago
Operations Excellence Manager- Industrial Engineering
Aurora, Illinois, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expOSI Group is a premier global food provider partnering with leading foodservice and retail brands. The Operations Excellence Manager is responsible for leading a team of Industrial Engineers to support the development and deployment of the OSI North America OE strategy, focusing on continuous improvement and operational performance.
Food Processing
Responsibilities
Job manages a team, has authority to hire and performance-manage the team
Job leads/supervises/manages 6-15 employees
Lead and develop a team of IE’s on projects to improve each site performance across functions, and product lines
Lead, mentor, manage and onboard all US Industrial Engineers to understand continuous improvement fundamentals, to improve results (safety, quality and cost) and conduct root-cause analysis
Support national team to implement MES data system to record and report quality and operational data and performance to ensure compliance and drive improved performance
Manage and facilitate standard Kaizen workshops and training events at all US facilities to eliminate waste for key losses. Develop Kaizen facilitators within the OE team
Lead and deploy lean concepts and operations best practices. Deploy training tools to make them part of daily work or onboarding processes
Lead KPI target setting, tracking and reporting for US sites to communicate performance to all levels of the organization
Develop long range continuous improvement strategies for development of the IE team and implementation of new tools at US sites
This role has the responsibility to understand and places in practice appropriate safety procedures. This responsibility is achieved through education, training, use of protective equipment (as applicable) and by following safety policies, regulations, standards, and laws
Perform other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
5-10 years of experience in related field
Excellent proficiency in all Microsoft Office Suite Products
Experience hiring, leading, mentoring team members in an operational, manufacturing environment
Continuous Improvement experience: TPM, and Lean Six-Sigma Black Belt Certification
Production and processing knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, systems (SAP), and techniques to maximize the effective manufacture and distribution of goods
Knowledge of mathematics, statistics, and their applications
Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, modeling production methods, and coordination of people and resources
Working skills on computer and basic application programming
Excellent communication skills both written and oral with the ability to communicate effectively across vertical and horizontal lines
Ability to operate on tight deadlines with multiple priorities that are subject to frequent changes
BA/BS or equivalent
Degree in Engineering
Benefits
Bonuses
Special pay programs
Comprehensive time off
401k with match
A full suite of benefit offerings for you and your family
Company
OSI Group
OSI Group is a premier supplier of custom value-added food products to the foodservice and retail food brands.
10001+ employees
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