The Continuous Improvement Engineer (CIE) will be responsible for building and utilizing indirect influence to deliver a supply chain wide process improvement process, with governance, that will ultimately grow into an integrated business process to enable, track, and ensure Chick-fil-A Supply’s and its partners most efficient use of resources and capital for optimization and supply chain wide goal delivery.
About Chick-fil-A Supply
A wholly owned subsidiary of Chick-fil-A, Inc., Chick-fil-A Supply™ is a distribution service provider focused entirely on serving the unique needs of Chick-fil-A restaurants.
Due to steady, year-over-year sales and volume growth, combined with the complexity in our Restaurants, Chick-fil-A Supply supports current and future Restaurant needs through distribution innovation that extends the Chick-fil-A culture of care to those it serves, as well as those it employs.
This subsidiary is in the early stages of development and is a dynamic, fast-paced work environment focused on launching this new service to Restaurants across the nation.
Responsibilities Partner with Inc., other Chick-fil-A supply functions, external business partners, and operations to identify, manage, and lead process optimization projects to improve efficiencies and drive out costLead Kaizen events, Value Stream mapping workshops, and other lean initiatives at multiple distribution centers. Training and educating leadership while identifying, standardizing, and driving better business practice sharing across the supply chainOwn high visibility OGSM related capability projects, updating the business on deliverables and timelinesLead the supply chain wide cost out project tracking, reporting to senior leadership progress versus targets, timelines, and escalate barriersAssist operations leveraging DMAIC and other problem-solving techniques to close gaps versus PQDCSM score card targetsUtilize simulation software to analyze and /or improve work systemsConduct onboarding training for hourly and leadership positions introducing the Center of Business Excellence department, including core systems and tools required to complete leader standard workServe as main point of contact for capacity, process improvements tasks, and standard time inquiriesProvide coverage for the process engineering team. Supporting with the implementation of new distribution centers, capabilities, and onsite supportPartner with Change Management office to ensure vertical startups, project adoption, and reportingExhibit a positive, can-do attitude, in all interactions, being a change agent delivering results with care and customer focusDevelop lessons learned and best practice systems, policies, and procedures to leverage across multiple areas within the business Minimum Qualifications 10+ years relevant business experience, Manufacturing / Distribution Center preferred3+ years multi-site regional support, with supply chain wide ownership of supply chain objective(s)Lean Six Sigma Black BeltCapital Project experience, with review boards and integrated business planning exposureStrong Business Finance Acumen (EBITA, ROI, IRR, GL, P&L)Experience leading and driving successful large scale project hopper and reporting5S, Standard Work, Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen, SMED, process improvement projectsbusiness communication and presentation skillsFamiliarity with ERP Systems Preferred Qualifications Tableau / Power BI proficiencyProfessional Project Management Certificate (PMP)Change Management Certification Minimum Years of Experience 10 Travel Requirements 60% Required Level of Education Bachelor's Degree Major/Concentration Engineering Submit Resume ApplyApplyShareRefer this job to a friendRefer Sorry the Share function is not working properly at this moment. Please refresh the page and try again later. Share on your newsfeed Interested in this opportunity?Chick-fil-A, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We make employment decisions on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need. Application FAQs