Continuous Improvement Manager

## Continuous Improvement Manager Apply remote type:
Roasting Plant locations:
Alameda Roasting Planttime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Yesterday job requisition :
R2782

Our purpose at Peet’s Coffee is the pursuit of better, better coffee, for people and the planet. Our ambition is to become the chosen brand for coffee lovers around the world, and we know earning that place means an uncompromising focus on quality, craft, and authenticity.  As part of Keurig Dr Pepper and JDE Peet’s, the world’s leading pureplay coffee company, Peet’s is growing as a global coffee brand anchored by a clear set of values that reflect who we are today and where we’re going.

We Dare to Amaze, Own It, Make It Simple, and Win Together challenging ourselves every day to do better than the day before.

We've learned that the secret to great coffee is the people who make it, and we apply the same care in selecting and preparing our teams as we do when crafting the perfect cup.

The
** Continuous Improvement (CI) Manager
** will play a pivotal role in enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of Alameda Roasting Plant Operations. Your primary responsibility will be to challenge status-quo by analyzing existing systems/processes, identifying areas for improvement, and implementing changes that drive operational excellence.
** Salary**$135,000 - $155,000
** Location
* * Alameda, CA – Onsite
* Provide leadership to operational functions to drive productivity with a focus on efficiencies, yield, people capability building and waste elimination opportunities.
* Promote a culture of continuous improvement**,
** recognize, and reward successes and celebrate CI accomplishments while adapting to JDEP’s manufacturing operating system (MOS).
* Lead Lean/Kaizen events across the roasting plant to provide recommendations and implementation of enhancements to existing workflows and processes to increase throughput, reduce cost, improve quality of our products.
* Coordinates efforts to deliver projects to meet annual cost savings goal for the roasting plant.
* Develop and lead routines to drive the measurement of downtime and plans to improve up time via industrial engineering time studies, standard work, and labor standard targets for operations.
* Develop, track, and report KPI’s for the roasting plant(s).
* Examine and evaluate roasting plant performance relative to labor efficiency and provide guidance on strategies to address the gaps.
* Collaborate with roasting plant teams to improve line efficiencies through root cause analysis and lean methods.
* Identify, train, mentor, advocate CI proponents from manufacturing floor to become future CI leaders.
* Design and deliver training material for CI training and the right application of tools/methodologies.
* Collaborate with other functions (Warehouse, HR, Engineering, Quality, IT, Planning, etc.) as necessary to solve supply chain issues.
* Assist in developing performance dashboards for manufacturing and maintenance KPIs.
* Responsible for monthly efficiency reviews with the roasting plant(s).
* Collaborate with maintenance manager to improve maintenance execution and develop effective processes.
* Drive the plant’s digital transformation initiatives by identifying, implementing, and supporting AI/ML and advanced manufacturing technologies that enhance production efficiency, predictive maintenance, quality control, process automation, data visibility, and continuous improvement across operations.
* Influence plant leaders to ensure sustainability of past CI projects and focus on standardization and adoption of improved processes.
* Proactively recommends business solutions through the CI lens and can articulate how continuous improvement tools and process can drive business value.
* Participate in quality & safety improvement programs.
* Lead/support CAPEX project(s) as assigned.
** Education/ Experience/

Competency:

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* * A "Can Do" and resourceful attitude & ability to work with diverse teams is a must have to succeed in this role.
* Self-directed able to work autonomously by organizing and prioritizing multiple tasks.
* Bachelor's degree in engineering; master’s degree preferred.
* Formal training/certification…