US Director Operational Improvement

How Agropur invests in YOU:

Competitive and comprehensive compensation and benefits package focusing on your physical, financial, and emotional health to include the following perks as well as the standard benefit offerings:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Short and Long-term Disability Insurance
• 401(k) with 7% company contributions
• 3 weeks Paid Time Off
• Paid holidays and 2 floating holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Advancement Opportunities

What's involved in this role:

We are looking for a Director Operational Improvement for Appleton, WI or Eden Prairie, MN.

The Director of Operational Improvement supports the development and execution of the Operational Excellence OGSM (Objectives/Goals/Strategies/Measures) roll-out, inclusive of the AOS (Agropur Operating System) deployment and its pillars to realize the full potential across manufacturing. This position will support strategic change by recommending solutions to meet each site's short-, medium- and long-term objectives.

• Motivate and coach a team of Operational Improvement Managers across multiple sites, in keeping with Agropur's values.
• Work closely with Plant Directors on achieving their operating plan targets by deploying the Agropur Operating System program in the plant, in addition to industry-best problem-solving tools (e.g. DMAIC Six Sigma, Kaizen, SMED) in order to improve SQDCME (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, Mobilization, Environment) performance and optimize all components of the manufacturing cycle.
• See to the standardization of plant performance metrics (KPIs).
• Ensure alignment between stakeholders outside the plant to ensure successful deployment in terms of both cultural transformation and results optimization.
• Support the sector during Weekly and Monthly Direction Settings to promote best practices in operational improvement and performance management (RCA coaching, servant leadership, top losses).
• Actively support networking to exchange best practices and accelerate improvement.

What you need to join our team:

• Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering or related field required.
• Minimum ten (10) years of experience in manufacturing operations (in a role such as Production manager, Plant Manager, Operational Improvement Manager).
• Minimum five (5) years of experience in Lean Six Sigma, DMS, etc. or experience as a consultant on Lean Manufacturing implementation required.
• Financial acumen (KPI, horizontal management) required.
• Equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be considered.
• Willingness to travel up to 50% of the time. Between travel to work out of either Eden Prairie, MN or Appleton, WI office.

Where you'll be working:

• Agropur's US operations produce 1 billion pounds of quality, award-winning cheese each year. We create more than 20 different varieties, and provide whey protein and dry ingredients which are by-products of the cheesemaking process. As one of the world's largest dairy producers, Agropur partners with some of the most recognizable food, beverage and nutrition brands to help feed the world. Better Dairy. Better World. Agropurus.com

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