Continuous Improvement Principal

Tate & Lyle•Okmulgee, OK

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Tate & Lyle is a global provider of ingredients and solutions to the food, beverage, and other industries, operating from more than 30 locations around the world. Through large scale, efficient manufacturing plants, Tate & Lyle turns raw materials into distinctive, high-quality ingredients that add taste, texture, nutrition, and increased functionality to products used or consumed daily. The Continuous Improvement Principal will lead and drive the Continuous Improvement initiatives and strategies for the Plant, including the Plant 5S Program, GEMBA walks, CI Projects, Operational Excellence, Focus Improvement and Kaizen, and OEE. This role is critical for protecting people and the environment, requiring adherence to EHSQ policies, procedures, and regulations, and active participation in safety programs. The role also involves carrying out responsibilities according to food safety, legal, and quality requirements to ensure products are fit for human consumption, and complying with all environmental standards.

Requirements

Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes and relevant statistical techniques (Six Sigma, Statistical Process Control (SPC).
Must demonstrate the capability to lead studies, CI programs development and implementation, and work with different stakeholders.
Experience with leading and influencing people without direct reporting authority.
Experience with developing and delivering training.
Must interpret information from various sources and recommend courses of action designed to address problem areas.
Demonstrated ability in the use and application of problem-solving methodologies.
Lean Six Sigma belt training and implementation experience.
Knowledge and experience with 5S, OEE, and Kaizen.
Experience with tracking and reporting KPIs and project results.
7 years or more of experience in manufacturing processes.
BS degree in technical area

Responsibilities

Lead the implementation of the overall 5S program for the Plant, including training, development and execution of the implementation process, definition of the implementation plan to follow priorities, creation of auditing process and schedule.
Lead and execute the CI methodologies training including defining the skills and topics, creating schedule and implementation plan, developing training material and conducting the trainings.
Lead and drive the GEMBA Walks strategy for the site: Define and create process and structure, create process for capturing and tracking actions, and follow up, track schedule completion.
Lead the CI Projects (Non-CAPEX) program for the site, driving cost and productivity savings aligned with the business requirements.
Develop and implement the CI projects framework defining track/report structures, studies methodologies, supporting the skills gap analysis for the Project leaders.
Lead the development of the projects pipeline and priorities and develop strategy for project follow-up and tracking.
Work closely with Project Engineers to determine project impact on cost savings.
Lead and coordinate the implementation of the Operational Excellence program for all the operational areas of the site, including gap analysis, development of the implementation plan and program implementation.
Lead the overall OEE strategy for the site, including the development and implementation of the OEE framework for collecting data, OEE tracking and reporting, and the approach for initiating improvement projects.
Lead the Focus Improvement/Kaizen program for the Plant through defining and creating the process, supporting the selection of initiatives, supporting the development of the implementation plan, creating the program structure and steps, facilitating the events.
Work with Corporate and other plants to align and support Global initiatives.