Operational Excellence Manager

About Us

Tree House Foods is a leading manufacturer of private label packaged foods and beverages, operating a network of over 20 production facilities and several corporate offices across the United States and Canada. At Tree House Foods, our commitment to excellence extends beyond our products and revolves around our people. We are investing in talent and creating a performance‑based culture where employees can do their best work and develop their careers, directly impacting our mission to make high quality, affordable food for our customers, communities, and families.

• Employee Type:
  Full time
• Location:
  
  GA Forest Park
• Job Type: Supply Chain Continuous Improvement
• Job Posting
  
  Title:
  
  Operational Excellence Manager

• Competitive compensation and benefits program with no waiting period – you’re eligible from your first day!
• 401(k) program with 5% employer match and 100% vesting as soon as you enroll.
• Comprehensive paid time off opportunities, including immediate access to four weeks of vacation, five sick days, parental leave and 11 company holidays (including two floating holidays).
• Leaders who are invested in supporting your accelerated career growth, plus paid training, tuition reimbursement and a robust educational platform – DevelopU – with more than 10,000 free courses to support you along the way.
• An inclusive working environment where you can build meaningful work relationships with a diverse group of professionals. Take advantage of opportunities to build on our team‑oriented culture, such as joining one of our Employee Resource Groups.
• Access to our wellness and employee assistance programs.

As an Operational Excellence Manager, you will be a key player in shaping a supportive and engaging work environment for the Forest Park, GA plant, a manufacturer of quality refrigerated dough products. Your role will act as a strategic partner in implementing and sustaining the Tree House Management Operating Structure (TMOS).

• Partner with site leadership and process owners to implement and sustain the Tree House Management Operating Structure (TMOS), ensuring standard manufacturing processes are consistently applied.
• Act as both a tactical and strategic resource, serving as a change agent and modeling leadership behaviors aligned with TMOS.
• Monitor and support key performance indicators (KPIs) related to supply chain performance; coach KPI owners through gap analysis, corrective actions, and performance validation.
• Collaborate with division‑level continuous improvement leaders to ensure alignment with enterprise‑wide strategies and initiatives.
• Lead a portfolio of moderate to large‑scale projects to optimize supply chain processes and overall operational efficiency.
• Identify process requirements, improvement opportunities, and best practices; lead replication efforts across sites to ensure consistency and effectiveness.
• Leverage site data to prioritize projects and define scope, objectives, resources, timelines, and team roles.
• Own and drive continuous improvement initiatives at the site level, identifying the need for change and managing business process transformation.
• Lead project review meetings to assess progress, address obstacles, resolve issues, and communicate results, issue regular summary reports.
• Conduct advanced analyses of product and information flow, using both qualitative and quantitative data to develop insights and recommendations.
• Deliver training and coaching to develop internal capabilities in continuous improvement tools and methodologies.

• This is a full‑time, on‑site role on First Shift, Monday through Friday. Occasional flexibility is required to support alternate shifts and weekends.

• Bachelor’s degree in Operations, Management, or related field is required.
• Minimum of five years of experience in a manufacturing environment, with at least three years in a project management or continuous improvement role is required.
• Strong situational leadership skills with the ability to influence at all levels of the plant organization.
• Proven ability to build effective relationships with Operations leaders to drive change…