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Schwan's Company Continuous Improvement Engineer in Gahanna, Ohio
Who we are!
Schwan’s Company, a U.S. affiliate of the global lifestyle company, CJ CheilJedang Corporation, is a leading U.S. manufacturer and marketer of quality foods offered through retail-grocery and food-service channels. Our many popular brands include Red Baron®, Tony’s®, Big Daddy’s®, Villa Prima™ and Freschetta® pizza; Mrs. Smith’s® and Edwards® desserts; and Pagoda® and Bibigo Asian-style snacks. Schwan’s is a place for people with an appetite for more. To learn about joining a team where you can belong, contribute, and thrive, visit www.schwanscompany.com.
We are hiring a Continuous Improvement Engineer at our ethic foods plant in Gahanna, OH. In this role you will be responsible for identifying, developing, evaluating, and adapting innovative food processes and equipment to create new opportunities for increased capacity or operational improvement methods from idea to implementation.
What you will get from us:
Opportunity to work in a growing segment of a major food manufacturer and showcase your leadership and technical skills to make a big impact on the profitable growth of Schwan’s Company.
Opportunities for career growth with a well-established food company.
A culture focused on ensuring the health, safety and well-being of its employees.
Support and mentorship from team members who are authentic, good-natured and highly skilled.
Competitive wages, incentive pay and a comprehensive package of benefits.
Responsibilities:
Leads process improvement initiatives to identify and eliminate waste and non-value-added work utilizing manufacturing practices such as Lean Six Sigma and HPO.
Provides support from a Manufacturing perspective in the development and validation of new capacity and processes.
Develops proposals that include return on investment benefits and alternatives for special projects.
Works closely with Plant personnel to develop or enhance new processes within the manufacturing facility.
Assists in identifying bottleneck points in the value stream analysis and identifies projects for increasing capacity.
Provides leadership and lean training to Plant personnel.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree required in Industrial, Manufacturing, Process Engineering or related field.
2+ years of industrial engineering or process improvement engineering related experience.
Working knowledge of MS Office Suite, MS Project and AutoCAD software.
Understanding of general industrial process and control systems.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and successfully leverage internal and external resources.
Ability to handle multiple projects and assignments while being able to prioritize and meet budgets deadlines and achieve objectives.
Ability to lead cross-functional improvement teams.
Effective communication and problem solving skills and ability to maintain sensitive and confidential information.
Professional certifications and/or licenses with Six Sigma Lean and/or HPO preferred.
The desire to make a meaningful difference. Must be self-motivated with the ability to work independently. We need someone who competes to win!
Authentic leader: direct communicator, able to build strong relationships across the company, with all levels.
Must have great collaboration skills, with the ability to effectively work closely with cross-functional teams.
The employing subsidiaries of Schwan’s Company are Equal Employment Opportunity Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, age, race, color, religion, gender, vet status, national origin or other protected class.