Continuous Improvement Specialist

Arizona - Tolleson
Tolleson, AZ 85353, USA

ABOUT BAY STATE MILLING:

Bay State Milling is a family-owned company with a strategic intent to support the growth of the next generation of grain-based foods in North America by providing the leading array of plant-based ingredients. Since 1899, we have proudly provided exceptional quality flour and grain products, and we continue to build on our legacy as we bring new supply chains and technologies into our realm of capabilities.

Our Core purpose is to provide food ingredients to promote the growth of healthful and affordable food choices for the consumer.

We recognize that the universe of grain-based foods is constantly changing and responding to consumers’ desire for variety, healthfulness, great taste and affordability in their food choices. We are not afraid of change; in fact, we believe that change cultivates opportunity. Our goal is to stay a step ahead of our customer’s needs, while always maintaining the trust they have placed in us for generations.

We are committed to maintaining our Core Values of INTEGRITY, QUALITY, CREATIVITY, CARING, and COLLABORATION in pursuit of achieving this goal.

SUMMARY

The Continuous Improvement Specialist is responsible for supporting the development of each business unit, which will include implementation, monitoring and training of the Company’s continuous improvement initiatives. This function supports the commitment to product excellence while focusing on sustainable continuous improvement across all functions of the operation. This role will also work closely with all departments to ensure that work processes are optimized for safe, sustainable and efficient operation as part of the company’s continuous improvement program.

In addition, the Continuous Improvement Specialist will actively collaborate with the engineering team and plant leadership on capital projects, when applicable to the Company’s continuous improvement efforts. In conjunction with local team, this person will identify equipment and/or systems that can be modified or applied to improve efficiency, product quality, or commercialize new products, therefore requiring strong analytical and computer knowledge.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Remotely partner with business unit and plant leadership on both company-wide and site-specific continuous improvement processes across all functions of the operation.
  • Travel is an integral part of this role and will be based on Company needs. Up to 50% travel to be expected.
• Evaluate processes for efficient flow and opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Analyze existing systems and identify areas of improvement through process modifications.
• Perform and train root-cause analysis on process failures or inefficient processes.
• Actively partner with engineering, BU leadership and plant leadership on

capital project development that supports the continuous improvement processes across all functions of the operation.

• Support expenditures for capital projects including developing project cost estimates, writing capital expenditure requests with ROI and justification, as well as tracking costs during the project.
• Work and communicate with all levels of employees across the enterprise (line operators to corporate executives).

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This role is an individual contributor and will not have any direct reports.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The person must be a self starter and self motivated; they must able to take direction and produce results with little additional direction; they must be resourceful and able to develop workable…