Plant Performance Excellence Manager

Ocean Spray•Breinigsville, PA

17d•Onsite

About The Position

Ocean Spray is a farmer-owned cooperative with over 700 cranberry farmers. The cooperative produces a wide range of cranberry products sold in over 100 countries. Ocean Spray is committed to managing its business in a way that respects its communities, colleagues, and the environment. This role supports manufacturing operations in the Lehigh Valley facility, a large plant with significant production capacity and a substantial workforce. The position offers a rewarding career with an iconic brand and the opportunity to make an impact in support of family farmers.

Requirements

Expert knowledge in Microsoft Office.
Ability to prioritize and multi-task.
Strong communication skills both written and verbal.
Excellent facilitation/training skills.
Expert statistical, analytical and problem solving skills.
Proven track record of project management skills.
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering Required.
5-7 years’ experience required.

Nice To Haves

Preferred working knowledge in Minitab/Statistical software experience.
Six Sigma Black Belt Certification Preferred.
Lean Qualifications Preferred.

Responsibilities

Supports activities to meet and exceed targeted metrics with the basic premise of offsetting cost growth with cost productivity initiatives.
Standardizes and sustains best practices and processes throughout the Manufacturing network of plants.
Institutionalizes and drives implementation of continuous improvement methods and tools across the network.
Coordinates the activities of Plant PE Team Members around specific initiatives.
Develops communication tools for effective communication of PE efforts.
Oversees Root Cause Analysis process and provides follow-up to action items, corrective actions, measuring effectiveness of corrective actions and overall summary reporting of RCA activities.
Provides training to both hourly and salaried for PE programs, initiatives and opportunities.
Supports local Performance Excellence teams led by other members of the organization with data, DMAIC tools and other needs.
Maintains and reports on BevNet and FoodNet metrics and scorecards.