CI Specialist at Hearthside Food Solutions LLC in Carol Stream, Illinois

Job Description:

Who We Are:

With over 11,000 employees at over 40 facilities across US & Europe, Hearthside Food Solutions is one of the fastest growing food companies and the industry's largest contract manufacturer. Our secret to success? Our people. We know an investment in our people is an investment in our company. We strive to understand our team members and support them however we can. By empowering employees through skill development and career advancement opportunities, we emphasize a culture of continuous improvement - both for the business and our people. We want team members that will support us in owning safety together - speaking up when they see a problem. When we focus on our people and safety, it ensures we all are driving better performance as well as on time delivery to our customers!

What We Want to Give You:

We offer a competitive wage and wide array of benefits including: • health/dental/vision insurance • flex spending accounts • short & long-term disability • paid holidays and vacation • bonus opportunities

Job Summary:

The CI Specialist assists in the coordination of Lean transformational activities, champions change, and is a resource for Lean improvement. This position provides leadership, guidance, and follow-through to support the completion of departmental sustainment goals and objectives by delivering breakthrough results in Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Morale.

Job Duties:

Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:
•Work closely with CI team and Plant Leadership to:

o Execute CI initiatives and work closely with supporting teams for sustainment

o Provide and teach CI tools to CI and Non-CI employees
•Participates in Full Week Kaizen events:

o Monitors 30-day follow-up activities and reports

o Works with management teams to sustain results
•Facilitates Point Kaizen events to drive sustainable improvements
•Analyzes data to identify areas of opportunities
•Work individually or as a team member to perform root cause analysis
•Responsible for managing multiple projects at the same time
•Ensure the facility implements and maintains Continuous Improvement initiatives within the facility
•Ability to facilitate RCA and CAPA

Required Competencies & Knowledge:

Knowledge of:
•Knowledge Lean tools

Skill in:
•Must have excellent oral and written communication skills.
•Strong self-confidence.
•Strong will to drive change and bias for action.
•Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work with autonomy.
•Must be accurate, detail-oriented and maintain the utmost confidentiality.

Ability to:
•Communicate in English to give and acknowledge instructions/problems.
•Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
•Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
•Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram and/or schedule form.
•Ability to work well with others in stressful situations and meet deadlines as necessary.
•Ability to handle multiple priorities and tasks.
•Must have a strong will to drive change and sustain.

Proficiency in: MS Office Suite, Excel, PP, and SAP (preferred)

Work Environment:
•Maintain harmonious working relations with employees from all departments.
•Maintain harmonious working relations with management from all levels.
•Communicate effectively with all employees and management.

Physical Requirements:
•Ability to stand, walk, climb and/or balance approximately 80% of the day.
•Ability to work in light to moderate noise levels.
•Ability to work across multiple shifts

Minimum Qualifications:
•A high school diploma or general education degree (GED) Two (2) years of college courses, preferred
•Two (2) or more years working in a manufacturing environment.
•Ability to Identify Problems
•Interested and capable in solving problems and driven to execute

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer