• Develops Darigold’s Continuous Improvement strategy and owns the execution of CI resources and initiatives across Darigold.
• Lead high-impact process improvement teams and ensure standardization of Lean Six Sigma and drive Kaizen methodologies across Darigold to deliver value. Serve as an internal consultant working across functions to develop strategies for the organization to identify ways improved processes, eliminate costs, and find workflow efficiencies. Project focus on core business processes working with sales, customer service, supply chain, finance, and IT functions, but may extend across the business.
•  Leverages lean skills, tools, and best practices to identify opportunities for improvement and methods to improve (including Six Sigma, Agile). Ensures fit and right size solutions for the organization.
• Responsible for overseeing a portfolio of complex multi-dimensional CI projects across Darigold, ensuring that for CI Projects the CI team:
  • Manages project timelines and deliverables.
  • Effectively coordinate and align people, resources, and tools.
  • Establishes metrics and standards tied to project objectives and use these metrics throughout the project to track success.
  • Deliver data using effective methods for visualizing data and reporting out to business leaders and partners on their progress.
• Builds standard operating procedures and defines best practices for Darigold’s continuous improvement efforts. Provides consulting and tools to other continuous improvement teams, including operations (Darigold Performance System) and supply chain to leverage consistent methods and share information and tools.
• Serve as a thought leader, mentor, and coach on continuous improvement tools. Partnering across the company to embed a continuous improvement philosophy into Darigold’s culture.
• Influence and support diverse teams to identify process improvement opportunities, gain buy-in from business partners and leaders to get the support needed for project success. 
• Train team members on continuous improvement methods, supporting ongoing learning around continuous improvement within the organization.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering, Business, IT, Finance, or a related field required. A Master’s Degree or MBA is highly preferred.
• 12 years’ experience in Manufacturing, Logistics, CPG, or related field with at least 5 years owning continuous improvement initiatives.
• 5 years’ experience leading and supervising others.
• Demonstrated experience in a consulting and hands-on project management capacity with ownership of complex cross-functional projects.
• Demonstrated success embedding a CI framework in an organization, building processes, and policies that influence a cultural shift towards CI.
• Strong TPM deployment leadership deployment required.
• Lean Six Sigma, Black Belt preferred.

• Brings expert-level knowledge of CI methods, (TPM, Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen) and can effectively apply these techniques to assess, design, and deliver efficiency and complex organizational change.
• Able to independently define, lead and manage the delivery of multiple large projects with competing priorities. Owns meeting project deadlines and delivery.
• Exceptional analytical skills, able to engage business groups to gain a deep understanding of current business processes and root causes of issues. Capable of understanding business requirements and translating them into the right-sized solutions.
• Able to build tools and dashboards that share data and information in a meaningful way that drives business decisions and provides relevant information about project status and effectiveness.
• Values diversity and leverages different perspectives to build best-in-class CI solutions.
• Excellent communicator both in writing and verbal communications including the ability to present and train others.
• Effectively works with employees and leaders at all levels of the organization, able to coordinate across different functions to align resources and people to drive CI efforts.
• Strong emotional intelligence with the ability to understand business partner needs, influence others and gain buy-in.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office, including Project, Visio, Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
• Ability to travel 75% of the time.

• Employer 401K contribution of up to 9%
• Comprehensive medical, dental & vision benefits
• Employer paid life & disability coverage.
• Paid time off and paid holidays.
• 8 weeks paid parental leave.
• Education assistance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible working arrangement where applies (up to 2 days/week after initial 90 days and approval by hiring manager and HR)
• Community giving through matching donations.
• Access to great dairy products & participation in our employee butter purchase program
• Annual compensation range: $174,698.00-$262,047.00 (individual wage based on previous experience, knowledge, and skills)
• This role is eligible to participate in our incentive program.
• Relocation offered if approved.
• Sponsorship provided if approved.

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