Location: Cromwell,KY, USA
Perdue Foods is part of Perdue Farms, a family-owned company heading into its second century of growth and innovation. With a goal of becoming the most trusted name in premium proteins, we create products for consumers and for retail and foodservice customers around the globe, while changing the way animals are raised for food.
**Summary**
Lead the organization in identifying, progressing and realizing the return with all opportunities. Identifies and investigates cost saving and other improvement opportunities covering all projects and processes. Delivers measurable improvements utilizing continuous improvement strategies. Implements standard processes and appropriate actions to reduce variation, eliminate waste and improve consumer satisfaction with products.
**Principal and Essential Duties & Responsibilities**
Leads the Company Continuous Improvement Process by becoming a business partner with operations management and functional leaders working with them to identify opportunities, develop solutions, and implement agreed to continuous improvement alternatives.
Develops and implements Continuous Improvement Best Practices and institutionalize throughout the organization. Pilots new processes and methods and extend to all facilities.
Insures deliverables support of the 4-P's. People (turnover, increased collaboration, engagement), Products (consistency in products, quality of products, reliability of service), Planet (reduce, reuse, recycle), Profitability (support the attainment of key initiatives).Also supports efforts to become competitive and support the Company's fiscal year guidance.
Collaborates across functions to insure consistent implementation of new, improved processes and establishes measurable criteria to insure desired results are obtained. Will also potentially influence capital spend in all facilities as improvements are identified. Provides management with updates via tracking reports on project progress, in line with set priority and timing targets.
Identifies training needs relating to Continuous Improvement for facilities and functional groups and assists in the deployment of agreed to training techniques, content, and timing
Develops effective influential relationships with corporate management, senior executives, first line associates, and operations management at all levels.
**Minimum Education**
BS degree or equivalent related work experience in Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, Business Management or related discipline plus 15 years related work experience.
**Experience Requirements**
7 plus years. Experience should include successful employment record of implementation of continuous improvement in a manufacturing environment. Knowledge of Lean principles, TQM, SPC, PIP and QIP. Required to travel to other facilities and plants for meetings and/or business.
**Experience Preferred**
**Environmental Factors and Physical Requirements**
Position is mostly in plant environment but requires office work and extensive travel.
May need to move light equipment or supplies from one place to another.
May need to access files, supplies and equipment.
Work activity is mostly in plant environments.
When in a plant environment:
Exposure primarily consists of wet and moist floors which include metal and plastic grating surfaces.
May be exposed to temperatures of 28 degrees to 100 degrees Fahrenheit with both ambient and 100% humidity.
- May handle product 25 degrees to 50 degrees Fahrenheit.
- May be exposed to noise ranges of 50 db to 110 db.
- May be exposed to all chemicals found in poultry, food and processing plant.
- Must wear and use protective and safety equipment required for the job as directed by the Company
_Perdue Farms, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status._