Analyst Process Improvement

Job Description:

The successful process improvement analysis candidate thrives in the position's technical aspects and enjoys customer interaction and project management to support our nationwide distribution and Co-pack centers. The successful candidate will bring experience in analytical solutions for creating Co-pack center layouts, analyzing productivity, creating pricing assessments, and optimizing strategies in our current environments. Will follow corporate and site-specific Good Manufacturing Practices and report noncompliance when observed. In addition, the candidate will observe all company safety rules and assist in enforcement as appropriate.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinates and aids in production projects' design, evaluation, planning, integration, testing, and completion activities.
• Develop pricing estimates for new business opportunities
• Determines the most effective means for an organization to use equipment, energy, facilities, information, material, people, and other assets to make a product or service.
• Plans utilization of facilities, equipment, materials, and personnel to improve the efficiency of operations
• Studies product or service and its requirements, using mathematical methods such as operations research, to meet those requirements and design manufacturing and information systems
• Reviews functional statements, organization charts, and project information to determine functions and responsibilities of workers and work units and to identify areas of duplication
• Propose new automated warehousing solutions to increase productivity and improve throughput
• Analyze storage solutions and material handling processes and recommend optimal strategies to maximize efficiencies
• Improve warehouse flow by optimizing storage strategies and zoning
• Perform Return on Investment (ROI) analyses to justify capital proposals
• Design and create warehouse layouts for new and existing facilities using AutoCAD
• Select and work with outside vendors to complete capital projects
• Develop and integrate targeted solutions with customers and operations management
• Analyze existing processes and recommend opportunities for improvement
• Create workflow plans
• Conduct time studies
• Determine productivity numbers
• Continually re-evaluate the work process for productivity improvements
• Follow corporate and site-specific Good Manufacturing Practices and report noncompliance when observed.
• Observe all company safety rules and assist in enforcement as appropriate.
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

Pay range based on experience: $71K to $81K.

Requirements:

• 7 years of Co-pack/Production experience or bachelor’s degree in Engineering
• 2 years-experience in a warehouse environment
• Knowledge of secondary packaging and/or manufacturing
• Knowledge of quality and safety concepts
• WMS Knowledge
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement techniques
• A financial or pricing background is a plus