Manager CI Engineering

Bob Evans Foods•Rigby, ID

About The Position

The Manager CI Engineering supports the Bob Evans facility by maintaining and leading projects that contribute to production and efficiency. The role establishes a Process Excellence culture by involving, educating, and leading site employees across functions in continuous improvement and Lean principles, methods, initiatives, and tools. Working with site leadership, the manager identifies, prioritizes, and leads improvement projects, adapts priorities to business changes, and facilitates cross-functional teams to implement process improvements that increase capacity, productivity, and throughput while reducing costs. The role develops and implements Lean strategies and program frameworks, creates project plans with plant management, and identifies resources, milestones, deliverables, and tracking needs. The manager applies engineering principles to improve food-processing technology and manufacturing systems, provides on-site CI/Lean training, and mentors and coaches plant leaders and project teams. The role also prepares project scopes and cost estimates and assists with capital project requests. It requires adherence to safe work practices, GMPs, sanitary conditions, food-quality requirements, and relevant SQF principles.

Requirements

Practical experience implementing and sustaining continuous improvement programs, such as Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, Total Productive Manufacturing, or statistical process control.
Skill and experience in yield optimization, cost reduction, production efficiencies, and quality improvements.
Working knowledge of manufacturing cost calculations and gathering production information and scheduling.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
Willingness to work flexible hours and shifts.
Willingness to attend off-site training.
Ability to walk, stand, crouch, lift 25–35 pounds, twist, climb, and reach daily.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, preferably Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, or Industrial.
Black Belt certification.

Responsibilities

Support the Bob Evans facility by maintaining and leading projects that contribute to production and efficiency.
Promote a Process Excellence culture by involving, educating, and leading site employees in CI/Lean principles, concepts, methods, initiatives, and tools.
Work with site leadership to identify, prioritize, and lead continuous improvement projects or activities, identify stakeholders, and reprioritize as business needs change.
Facilitate cross-functional project groups, including Quality, Corporate Engineering, Supply Chain, and R&D, to implement process improvements that increase capacity, productivity, and throughput and reduce costs.
Design, implement, and champion Lean strategies, program elements, and frameworks that keep pace with business growth and change.
Develop CI project plans with plant management, identifying resources, alignment, milestones, deliverables, priorities, and tracking.
Apply engineering principles to identify, analyze, and design cost-effective food-processing technology and improve manufacturing systems with operations.
Develop and provide on-site CI/Lean training, identify site training requirements, and secure resources.
Mentor, influence, and coach plant leaders and project teams to facilitate culture change and align the site on CI principles, concepts, and methods.
Organize relevant data, prepare project scopes and cost estimates, and assist with capital project requests as needed for management approval.
Follow safe work practices and GMPs, maintain sanitary conditions, and help ensure product quality; report conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety, food quality, or personnel safety.
Follow SQF principles pertinent to the position as specified by the SQF Practitioner.