Sr. Continuous Improvement Specialist
Lamb Weston

Title: Sr. Continuous Improvement Specialist

Location: Twin Falls, ID

About Lamb Weston

We love making fries almost as much as you like eating them! Since the 1950's, Lamb Weston has inspired customers with food they love, trust, and share with families and friends. As a leading global manufacturer of quality frozen potato products with over 9,000+ team members around the world, it's our business to see the possibilities in potatoes and people.

We are looking for team members with an appetite for a challenge! People who are hungry to join a winning team and help us make a difference in the world. When you join Lamb Weston, you join a community with a strong support network and training programs designed to nurture, inspire, and help you grow.

We are driven by a relentless pursuit of results and by people who think creatively and embrace our values of: Integrity, Teamwork, Inclusion, Drive for Results, and Empowerment. Exactly what you'd expect from the most inventive potato company in the world!

Join Lamb Weston! We bring the world together with our fries.

Job Description Summary

Develops implementation plans and standards and/or leads the planning and implementation for one or more critical improvement processes. Coaches plant resources in the implementation of the improvement methodology. Provides training and qualifies plant resources. Tracks implementation and qualified resources.

Job Description

Coordinates Conagra Performance System (CPS) with Platform, Plant and CPS Leadership to drive sustainable processes and results. Works with key leaders on pillar strategy, standard methods, auditing/assessment, pillar loss identification/analytics, and deployment of the right tools to attack losses. Helps with pillar education, training and creation of a continuous learning environment for assigned area. Helps plants identify potential process implementation issues and develop plans to overcome. Works with resources in the use of best practices across the enterprise.

Position Responsibilities:

• Implements focused continuous improvement processes and metrics to identify, understand, & eliminate losses, increase throughput, & deliver CCR targets.
• Works with the Zero Loss Pillar to identify areas of waste / variation to help target & prioritize projects that will reduce operating costs.
• Guides plant AMD teams to ensure standard practices, reapplication of improvements, calibration of approach and effectiveness of processes.
• Ensures effective documentation & system ownership with the platforms for all standard practices in AMD.
• Provides leadership & coaching for AMD specialists necessary to help drive rapid results through AMD step progression as well as a variety of other improvement methods.
• Ensures the development of internal resource capability within plants
• Acts as a key change agent for CI results achievement and glide path results
• Leads AMD pillar with strong collaboration and alignment to all pillars (PM, FI, CSD, ZLA, EHS, QM, EM), in coordination with platform operations and other pillar leader.
• Helps drive operational reliability (OEE) through people development.
• Responsible for best practice implementation of various AMD methods/tools across manufacturing platforms and sites.
• Implement all Autonomous Maintenance best practices to ensure standardization and drive toward "zero loss culture".
• Promotes high performance culture and 100% true employee ownership.
• Ensure programs and systems provide for maximum safety, quality, and productivity.
• Guides plant AMD teams to ensure standard practices, reapplication of improvements, and calibration of approach.
• Ensures effective documentation & system ownership within the platform for all standard practices in AMD. Develops playbooks, OPLs, and overviews as needed.
• Ensures resourcing and urgency in approach; while achieving effective results.
• Ensures the development of internal resource capability within plants

Basic & Preferred Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED equivalent required, BS degree preferred
• 2+ years of plant / operations experience required, 3-5 years preferred
• Proven record of driving improvement & solving problems.
• Demonstrated experience in leading change & situational leadership
• Credibility with Supply Chain Senior leadership & plant managers
• Outstanding conceptual/process skills
• Clear ability to relate to and motivate people
• Excellent presentation, coaching & communication skills
• Likes being in plants and close to operations
• Good project management skills
• Experience in use of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint
• Ability to learn and use web development tools

Industry-Competitive Benefits

Coupled with our compensation and bonus incentive programs, our benefits deliver rewards that are market competitive. Some of the most attractive elements of our benefit programs include:

• Health Insurance Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision
  
• Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care, and Health Reimbursement Accounts
  
• Well-being programs including companywide events and a wellness incentive program
  
• Paid Time Off
  
• Financial Wellness - Industry leading 401(k) plan with generous company contributions, Financial Planning Services, Employee Stock purchase program, and Health Savings Accounts, Life and Accident insurance
  
• Family-Friendly Employee events
  
• Employee Assistance Program services - mental health and other concierge type services
  

Benefits may vary based on location, job role/level, job status, and/or the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Job Requisition ID: Req-234543

Time Type: Full time

Anticipated Close Date: 06/14/2024

In compliance with applicable state and local laws, Lamb Weston has opted to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. This compensation is specific to this position and takes into account a number of variables. Actual compensation may be higher or lower in the range posted based on various factors, including, but not limited to, job duties, experience and expertise. A candidate's work location could also impact the actual compensation being outside of the range to reflect local cost of labor. A reasonable annual estimate of the range for this role based on the variables previously mentioned is: $79,240.00 - $118,860.00

Lamb Weston is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law

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