Regional Operational Excellence Specialist - Energy

At Pilgrim’s, Safety Is A Condition, which means the safety of our team members comes first - always.

General Summary:

• Primary contact for all business units to facilitate continuous improvement initiatives (yield, efficiency, cost) with a focus on energy;
• Develop, Teach, and Train Coordinators of Operational excellence to open and close gaps within their respective facility.

Responsibilities:

• Regularly visit Pilgrim’s plant and live locations across the United States, partnering with our plant teams to prepare, train, and conduct process improvement initiatives utilizing lean and continuous improvement tools as part of the Pilgrim’s Management Method;
• Develop and manage process improvements for achieving measurable energy, yield, efficiency, cost reduction, or performance improvement gains;
• Partner and Lead a team of Coordinators of Operational Excellence (COE), helping them with gap-opening and gap-closing, as well as the implementation and execution of the Management Method tools and processes in their complexes;
• Key member of the Operational Excellence management team with responsibilities for developing and improving material, auditing plant locations, and other support as necessary across all business units;
• Co-own the Management Pillar implementation by teaching all its tools, training personnel, serving as support, and continuously improving the material to support company priorities;
• Participate in executive updates and quarterly corporate meetings as required;
• In conjunction with the other members of the Operational Excellence management team, lead annual meetings with the COEs of each plant by planning the agenda, developing the content to be presented and communicated, and facilitating the meetings;
• Act on an ad-hoc basis to be part of any other project or initiative as part of the Pilgrim’s Management Method;
• Available to travel up to 70% of the time.

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering field required

Experience:

• 5 - 8 years manufacturing industry experience
• Poultry experience preferred

Special Skills

• Good oral and written communication skills
• Strong Excel user
• Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills
• Ability to interact effectively with team members, managers, etc.
• Good teaching and coaching skills
• Hands-on & Detail oriented
• Statistical skills (basic level)
• 6 Sigma certification (desired)
• Resilient & Flexible

This position will be located at a Pilgrim's facility.  This is NOT a remote position!

EOE/Vet/Disabled