Operations Excellence Manager- Industrial Engineering

As a premier global food provider, the OSI Group partners with the world’s leading food service and retail food brands to provide concept-to-table solutions that delight consumers around the globe.

Join us and discover a work experience where diverse ideas are met with enthusiasm, and where you can learn and grow to your full potential. We’re looking for individuals who thrive in an entrepreneurial environment and who enjoy working as a team to deliver unparalleled service and solutions to our customers.

The salary range posted represents the low and high end of OSI’s salary range for this position. Salaries will vary based on various factors, including but not limited to, location, education, skills, experience and performance. Base salary is one component of OSI’s overall total rewards package. Other components may include bonuses, special pay programs, comprehensive time off, 401k with match and a full suite of benefit offerings for you and your family.

This role is responsible for providing direct leadership to the field based Industrial Engineers by supporting the development and deployment of the OSI North America OE strategy. This role will lead and support the KPI’s for NA Operations and ensuring standardization and direction for the team.

• 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.

• 5-10 years of experience in related field is preferred.
• 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 preferred.
• Production and processing knowledge of a 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.
• Excellent proficiency in all Microsoft Office Suite Products.
• 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 is preferred.
• Degree in Engineering is preferred.

• Work is generally performed within a business professional office environment, with standard office equipment available.
• Work conditions are typical of an office & plant environment.
• This role requires 30% domestic travel.
• Position may require the physical agility of lifting up to 15 pounds
• Position may require frequent and/or infrequent of bending, squatting, pushing, pulling, stretching/reaching, use hands or fingers, talk, hear, feel objects, tools, controls and standing/walking on concrete flooring.
• Position may require the physical ability to stand/walk for Less than 4 hours.