Coordinator Of Operational Excellence

Continuous Improvement Manager

At Pilgrim's, safety is a condition, which means the safety of our team members comes first - always.

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned:

• Responsible for the process improvement implementation. Main products/processes: 6s Program, Standardization, Abnormalities Management and Complex Goals and maintaining the complex Action Plans. Quarterly travel may be required to sister locations for learning opportunities.
• Point of contact with corporate management process improvement team and responsible for solving issues of understanding and applicability of all products/processes received from this team;
• Collect data and analyze data to support potential actions in the plant.
• Responsible for providing the status of CI implementation for both, Complex Manager and Management Method team;
• Lead meetings to check the implementation and results
• Train plant team in continuous improvement methods
• Other duties as required

Expectations – all team members:

• Observe & enforce all company personnel, quality, safety, and food safety policies.
• Maintains a positive work atmosphere by acting and communicating in a manner so that you work effectively and cooperatively with customers, clients, coworkers, and leadership teams.
• Participates in process improvement and problem solving utilizing continuous improvement and rational thinking methodologies such as Six Sigma, and participates in or supports the E$P program.
• Recognizes and acts on incidents and safety risks. Consistently practices, and enforces safe work habits and drives those habits throughout the organization.

Knowledge, skills and abilities:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field is required, all majors welcome to apply.
• Must have excellent computer skills:
  Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point and SharePoint knowledge.
• Requires advanced skills in pivot tables and graphs.
• Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills required.
• Must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, must be able to work with all levels of management and hourly team members.
• This position requires strong oral and written communication skills, teaching and coaching skills and a detailed approach to problem solving.
• Must be self-motivated to perform simultaneous tasks without close continuous supervision.
• To perform this job successfully, applicant must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. EOE/VET/DISABLED