COORDINATOR OF OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE

Operations Management Support Mt. Pleasant, Texas


Description

Position at Pilgrim's

Responsibility: 
  • Lives and reinforces Safety as a condition in all activities 
  • Serves as the Pilgrim’s Management Method subject matter expert for assigned facilities 
  • Leads assigned facility’s Management Method efforts by functioning as a business partner with each Method Pillar 
  • Responsible for proactively working with facility management to identify and assess KPI gaps, and lead projects to closure through the use of Operational Excellence tools and methodologies 
  • Delivers effective Management Method training 
  • Demonstrates ownership of core tools 
    • 6S 
    • Writing and maintaining Standard Operating Procedures 
    • Statistical Process Control 
    • Root Cause Analysis 
    • Kaizen Events 
  • Leads gap-closure projects and owns project success. 
  • Update and analyze key metrics for the assigned complex or business unit 
  • Leads self-assessment activities for Management Method. 
Education: 
  
Undergraduate Degree, (Prefer engineering, science, or business focus) 
  
Experience: 
  • 2 - 5 years manufacturing industry experience (preferably in poultry) 
  • At least 1 year in Pilgrim’s 
  • Background in ZBB or production 
 Special Skills 
  • Good oral and written communication skills 
  • Strong Excel user 
  • MiniTab experience preferred 
  • Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills 
  • Good internal relationship skills 
  • Resilient & Flexible 
  • Teaching and coaching skills 
  • Hands-on mentality 
  • High level of business acumen 
  • 6 Sigma Green Belt or higher (desired) 
  • Lean Methodology including Waste reduction experience 
EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled