As the senior leader for continuous improvement initiatives, the Director of Business Process Improvement will be responsible for effectively leading and setting direction for strategic business process improvement programs. Their objective is to ensure long-term success by aligning the enterprise with a culture of process improvement. They will do this through effective and sustainable savings initiatives, higher productivity, waste reduction, variation improvements, and other process improvement techniques.
Essential Duties:
Conduct process assessments and gap analysis to identify opportunities for improvement. Assist senior leadership and champions in selecting projects that align with business and functional goals and strategies. Guide business partners in creating solutions for highly complex business challenges. Develop, coordinate, and drive the continuous improvement and cost reduction deployment plans to directly support business needs. Lead a high-performing team to work collaboratively with the business to effectively implement prioritized process improvement projects, maximizing ROI. Develop, plan, and deliver continuous improvement training programs. Act as the senior center of expertise for continuous improvement methods. Reinforce process improvement culturally through learning, development, and communication. Be the change agent for efforts that cross sites, functions, processes, and business units. Develop mechanisms for knowledge sharing and best-practice transfer across the business and with business partners. Ensure that processes across the enterprise, once improved, can rapidly be “copied exact” throughout the organization. Establish and monitor key performance indicators to track progress and measure success, identifying areas for further improvement. Lead projects of significant size and scope ensuring project tracking systems and business results are communicated and summarized regularly. Ensure proper documentation is completed to meet quality systems requirements. Other duties as assigned.Qualifications:
Master's degree (M.A.) plus ten years related experience; or equivalent combination of education, experience, and training. 2+ years management experience, preferably over a BPI function. Experience developing, planning and executive improvement strategies. Understands the connection between operational improvements and financials. Knowledge of the following software: Project Management, Visio or other process mapping software, MiniTab or other statistical analysis software; Statistical modeling, Data Mining. SQL experience a plus. Six Sigma training, Master Black Belt Certification preferred. Must be flexible to work the demands of the department which are subject to evening shifts, weekends, and holidays.Corporate Summary:
At Shamrock Foods Company, people come first – our associates, our customers, and the families we serve across the nation. A privately-held, family-owned and -operated Forbes 500 company, Shamrock is an innovator in the food industry and has been since being founded in Arizona in 1922.
Our Mission: At Shamrock Foods Company, we live by our founding family’s motto to “treat associates like family and customers like friends.”
Why work for us?
Benefits are a major part of your overall compensation, and we believe offering them at an affordable cost is not only the right thing to do, but it helps keep you and your family healthy. That’s why Shamrock Foods pays for the majority of your health insurance, allowing you to take home more of your paycheck. And it doesn’t stop there - our associates also enjoy additional benefits such as 401(k) Savings Plan, Profit Sharing, Paid Time Off, as well as our incredible growth opportunities, continued education, wellness programs.
Equal Opportunity Employer
At Shamrock Foods Co all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other basis protected by applicable law.