Fresh & Ready Foods
- Pay Range: $125,000.00- $135,000.00 / year
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If you have a positive attitude and a love for learning, you may be interested in joining our team.
Full time associates at Fresh and Ready Foods are offered many fantastic benefits such as:
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
- Commuter Benefits
- Wellness Program
- Employee Assistance Program
- Life Insurance for Associates and Eligible Dependents
- Short Term Disability (STD) and Long Term Disability (LTD)
- Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
- Discount Marketplace
- And other voluntary benefits
Associates may also be eligible for paid and/or unpaid time off benefits in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. For positions in Maryland, Washington State, or to be performed Remotely, click here for information on additional company-provided time off benefits.
Job Summary
Fresh and Ready Foods is seeking a Continuous Improvement Manager to lead Lean activities across all locations. This role involves reviewing processes to eliminate waste in manufacturing and business areas, creating strategic Lean transformation plans, and driving improvement efforts. The Continuous Improvement Manager will foster a Lean culture and report to the Director of Continuous Improvement.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop Lean Transformation Plans, including value stream maps, to identify opportunities to eliminate waste and improve performance.
- Collaborate with leaders to execute Gemba walks and improve visual management on the shop floor and in office areas.
- Drive leaders to implement continuous improvement and eliminate flow inhibitors.
- Coach and mentor leadership to foster a continuous improvement culture.
- Coordinate Lean Manufacturing activities, including kaizen events and projects.
- Support operations and office groups to establish and maintain standard work and continuous flow, including 5S and visual management.
- Drive Lean thinking into the office to create enterprise-level value stream management.
- Ensure open communication and involvement of employees in the Lean process.
- Provide Lean status reports, including metric-based accomplishments and true savings in areas of Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Cash (inventory).
- Partner with Site Operations Leadership to create annual strategy development plans.
- Partner with new product development to ensure design for manufacturability and process improvement.
- Stay current with technologies and Lean concepts through continuing education and benchmarking.
- Provide Lean training and coaching for site employees.
- Serve as a resource for implementation issues at plants and drive progress on Lean plans.
- Other responsibilities as assigned.
Education/Experience:
- Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent applicable knowledge/experience.
- 8+ years' experience in a food manufacturing business.
- Demonstrated experience in advancing continuous improvement initiatives.
Desirable Characteristics:
- Exhibit positive energy and contribute as a change agent.
- Highly motivated, hands-on, results-driven, and forward-thinking professional.
- Confidence, integrity, and an autonomous mindset with the ability to work independently.
Physical Demands:
- Frequently required to stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Work Environment:
- Occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, extreme temperatures (cold), and moderate to very loud noise levels.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Travel:
- Must be willing to travel to facilities, customers, and supplier sites.
Fresh and Ready Foodsmaintains a drug-free workplace
About Compass Group: Achieving leadership in the foodservice industry
Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass, we are committed to treating all Applicants and Associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.
Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation.Disclaimer: this job post is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all essential responsibilities, skills, tasks, or requirements associated with this position. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position posted, the Company reserves the right to modify or change the essential functions of the job based on business necessity.
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis
Fresh & Ready Foods
Compass Group
life insurance, short term disability, long term disability
Mar 01, 2025