Chobani is looking to develop a sustainable continuous improvement culture using Lean principles to enhance work processes and output, while delivering significant cost savings, improved customer service, quality, and safety for the company.
Requirements
- Black Belt certified and able to integrate the two disciplines of Lean and Six Sigma
- Lean toolkit application skills (value stream mapping, 5S, Kaizen, Kanban, Error proofing, SMED, team problem solving, etc.)
- Knowledge of internal manufacturing and major business processes
- Project management experience
- Strong business and financial competence
- Demonstrated cross-functional experience and ability to influence
- Lean Implementation experience
Responsibilities
- Drive Lean training and implementation of a Lean toolkit to include value stream management, lean diagnosis/strategy & objective setting, Kanban, SMED, team problem solving, Kaizen, etc.
- Develop and implement lean metrics and visual indicators to support line efficiencies
- Deliver KPI’s in support of the manufacturing strategy
- Lead and coach members of the management and continuous improvement teams, primarily through implementation of Lean principles and practices
- Conduct internal lean manufacturing assessments and develop improvement plans from assessments.
- Ensure controls and metrics are in place and sustained to monitor progress of the factory's continuous improvement initiatives
- Follow Chobani’s safety procedures and Good Manufacturing Practices
Other
- An undergraduate degree, preferably in Engineering or Business Administration
- 5-7 years of manufacturing experience
- Significant change management experience
- Ability to influence all levels of the organization
- Goal-oriented leader
