Continuous Improvement & Process Manager

The Continuous Improvement Manager role will provide industry leading continuous improvement that support the business objectives within the scope of milk receiving and processing for the Carlisle, PA Dairy Facility. The primary purpose of this role is to reduce processing variation, drive operational effectiveness and innovation, support research and development projects and increase cost competitiveness in addition to complying with the highest quality, safety, and environmental regulations and goals. The position requires an expert level of responsibility.

This role will address causes of variation:

• Develop and continually improve the strategy for addressing specific key process improvements across the Carlilse, PA facility.
  
  


• Assess specific causes of variation to drive consistency, reliability, capacity expansion, cost reduction, and risk mitigation opportunities.
  
  

This role will utilize industry leading outside resources:

• Identify world-class technologies and drive best practices.
  
  


• Solidify relationships / partnerships with key vendors.
  
  

This role will review and forecast strategic needs:

• Maintain long term capabilities and volume forecast.
  
  


• Review capital process and identify strategic opportunities.
  
  

This role will lead/coordinate TMM activities at the plant:

• Mange all WAVE (or next technology) project tracking
  
  


• Lead efforts to drive TMM project creation and completion.
  
  

This role will align operations capabilities to business objectives:

• Identify and prioritize operational problems.
  
  


• Drive innovation and support research and development projects.
  
  


• Coordinate plant technical solutions.
  
  


• Assist coordination project start-ups.
  
  


• Assist Engineering in plant/project design updates.
  
  

This role will drive asset effectiveness through common standards and training:

• Develop clear common standards for specific equipment operation and performance measurement: Operations, Maintenance, Control Systems, Quality, Energy, and EH&S
  
  


• Partner with Asset Reliability to create specific key asset evaluation checklists.
  
  


• Assist in developing specific maintenance strategies and PM programs.
  
  

Experience-Education (Required):

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or a related field.
  
  


• 5+ experience in continuous improvement, technical services or related field for a manufacturing facility.
  
  

Competencies-Skills (Required):

• Strong problem solving; collaboration and team building, variation and project management skills; and verbal, written, and presentation communication skills.
  
  

Experience-Education (Preferred):

• A Master's degree
  
  


• Six Sigma or Black Belt designation
  
  

Competencies-Skills (Preferred):

• Dairy and/or food manufacturing experience.
  
  

About Land O'Lakes, Inc.

Join us and be part of a Fortune 250, farmer- and member-owned cooperative that is reimagining the business of food. We have been named a Top Workplace by Indeed and LinkedIn, and to the TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.

Benefits for most full-time roles include medical, dental, vision, PTO, life & disability insurance, education assistance, a 401k and a variety of well-being resources. Most part-time employees are eligible for prorated PTO, holiday pay, employee development programs, prorated education assistance, and a 401(k).

Land O'Lakes, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/Vets/Disabled. The company maintains a drug-free workforce, including post-employment substance abuse testing pursuant to a Drug and Alcohol Policy.

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