Job description
Business Unit Overview:
The company’s portfolio ranges from iconic brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats®, Grape-Nuts® and PEBBLES™ cereals, as well as Peter Pan® peanut butter to the top-selling Malt-O-Meal® brand of value ready-to-eat cereals and more. Our business is growing and that’s where you come in. Our company is a hearty mix of ambitious people who want to make great things happen. Location Description:
Responsibilities and Accountabilities :
Leadership Expectations:
EXPERIENCE:
Because this role is regional and has multi-plant responsibility, travel is expected and estimated to be 30 to 50 percent.
Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings Inc., is focused on providing delicious food choices for every taste and budget. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all.
Brand:
It’s an exciting time in pet food! Post Holdings, Inc. recently announced an agreement to buy several pet food brands from The J.M. Smucker Co. The transaction is anticipated to close early in the second calendar quarter of 2023. Upon closing of the acquisition, Post expects to create a new pet food platform within Post Consumer Brands. This role is part of the team of 1,000 employees who will soon join the Post family to focus on and grow these iconic pet brands.
The company’s portfolio ranges from iconic brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats®, Grape-Nuts® and PEBBLES™ cereals, as well as Peter Pan® peanut butter to the top-selling Malt-O-Meal® brand of value ready-to-eat cereals and more. Our business is growing and that’s where you come in. Our company is a hearty mix of ambitious people who want to make great things happen.
The Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania facility is 1,120,845 square feet and home to about 470 hard working team members who are proud to produce iconic pet food brands like Kibbles 'n Bits® and 9Lives®. This location has a cannery that produces wet dog food and there is also a Distribution Center on-site. Bloomsburg is home to Bloomsburg University, a municipal airport, a landmark Town Park with many acres of recreational activities, and has one of the largest and longest running fairs in the country. With so much to do and see, Bloomsburg is a great place to live, work and play!
Responsibilities:
OVERVIEW:
The Regional Continuous Improvement (CI) Manager oversees the CI vision, strategic planning and implementation of strategy to support the overall performance improvement objectives for their assigned manufacturing plants. This position advises Plant Leadership on strategic direction. The Regional CI Manager coaches and mentors staff on lean methodology, tools, root-cause analysis and waste reduction to achieve sustainable and continued improvements in the areas of safety, quality, delivery, cost and growth. This Regional CI Manager coordinates training and development of all team members in understanding and capitalizing on CI methods. This position will also, in the interim, provide PMO support to the Manufacturing Transformation Team.
Responsibilities and Accountabilities :
- Leads the continuous improvement process for assigned plants (e.g., behaviors, attitude and culture), working with staff and operations to develop, implement and sustain a continuous improvement program based upon lean principles that supports meeting plant goals and targets.
- Leads, identifies, and defines scope of continuous improvement planning and activities.
- Primary owner in leading and/or coordinating continuous improvement activities.
- Easily identifies opportunities and works closely with technical resources to help drive efficiencies and best practices.
- Teaches and models root cause analysis, problem solving, actions to prevent recurrence, standard work, and follow-up. Viewed as an expert in these areas and speaks with authority and confidence when engaging others.
- Works with the Engineering team and manages a Continuous Improvement docket for the plant and tracks savings.
- Be a change agent that challenges existing processes that create waste and non-value-added work.
- Coaches, guides and/or leads cross functional teams to achieve resolution of assigned projects.
- Lead focused efforts aimed at breakthrough and incremental improvements in process, department and/or line-specific opportunities that meet and exceed plant operational performance metrics.
- Monitor data and metrics to identify areas of waste and prioritize the development and implementation of solutions.
- Teaches and models tools and concepts of Lean Thinking and Six Sigma, facilitates kaizen events
- Provide appropriate documentation and project update communication to Operations leadership. Collaborates with all departments and individuals affected by CI projects.
- Share best practices and build relationships with CI resources at all PCB facilities.
- Provides PMO oversight to the Manufacturing Transition Team which includes updating the project Gannt chart and project communication documents as needed.
- All other duties as assigned.
Leadership Expectations:
- Deep understanding of Lean Manufacturing/Continuous Improvement methodologies and ability to teach and model them.
- Must have strong analytical and business judgment including demonstrated problem-solving and trouble-shooting skills.
- Ability to influence, mentor and coach to get results through others.
- Results driven for being the low cost producer and supporting company growth strategies.
- Have strong bias for action, while proving the ability to inspire others.
- Convey high level of optimism while setting aggressive targets to teams, finding ways to achieve them.
- Communicates a compelling vision and inspired sense of purpose. Talks about the possibilities and is optimistic. Creates strong morale and spirit within team.
- Solves highly complex problems and prioritizes actions in a timely manner. Probes all sources for answers and can quickly sense what will help resolve issues.
- Establish clear directions, sets stretching objectives. Lays out work in a well-planned and organized manner and brings out the best in people through leveraging their strengths.
- Speaks candidly and provides constructive feedback in a professional manner.
- Organizes and manages projects; interacts, supports, facilitates, and leads multi-functional work teams; leads teams to consensus; strong negotiation skills.
- Able to build strong and diverse relationships across the business groups they partner with. Supports and fosters change.
- Demonstrates a passion for safety. Able to develop and maintain a respectful and safe work environment.
- Must be mobile and able to take on broader assignments for additional development opportunities.
- Experience in leading a PMO, project tracking, and developing communication documents for a project.
EDUCATION:
4-year degree in science, engineering, management, or related field recommended.
EXPERIENCE:
5-10 years combined related work experience in manufacturing environment including a minimum of 3-5 years of successful leadership in executing continuous improvement/Lean Six Sigma efforts and enabling efficiency, effectiveness, and tangible financial benefits.
Because this role is regional and has multi-plant responsibility, travel is expected and estimated to be 30 to 50 percent.
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