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Within the last 5 years, what role did the following play in your job:
Manufacturing Excellence or Total Productive Maintenance
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Within the last 5 years, what role did the following play in your job:
Operations Management in a food manufacturing facility?
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Manufacturing Excellence Production Manager
NJ - Swedesboro and Florence


Opportunity Snapshot
Find out why you owe it to yourself to consider a career with Bonduelle Fresh Americas
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Become a Lean SME in a role with career potential at an industry leader driven by strong values

If you have strong production management and leadership skills and a strong interest in continuous improvement, this position offers you some great opportunities. You will:
  • Expand your skills and experience in Lean manufacturing and TPM (the basis for our Manufacturing Excellence program). We have a number of intriguing projects in the queue and strong expertise already on site. Quick question for you - click here
  • Make an impact and "own" the productivity journey in two New Jersey facilities; this is a key role in helping us get to the next level as a world class manufacturing organization.
  • Grow into a subject matter expert in Manufacturing Excellence, and showcase your potential to move up. We are hiring with an eye to the future.
  • Support our mission of providing fresh, healthy foods while making a consistently positive impact on employees, communities, the environment, and customers.
  • Enjoy a positive, team-oriented culture where people have a good deal autonomy and their contributions are appreciated
Bonduelle Fresh Americas is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bonduelle (BON.PA), and home of the Ready Pac Foods brand. For over 45 years, Ready Pac Foods has been a leader in offering the most innovative fresh food products to consumers around the world. With four processing facilities throughout the U.S., we focus on fresh vegetables, salads and fresh meal solutions for the Americas. We manufacture a complete range of products featuring fresh produce and protein under the company's Ready Pac Foods®, Bistro®, Ready Snax®, Cool Cuts®, and Bonduelle Fresh Picked™ brands.

Pictured: Our processing facilities apply the latest global standards of food safety and quality. Using the latest technology and equipment, our goal is to ensure we only offer the highest quality products.
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Make an Impact and Grow Your TPM Skills in a Key Role as We Roll out a New Strategic Initiative

The Requirements
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To be a good fit for the Manufacturing Excellence Production Manager opportunity, you will have:
  • A bachelor's degree in industrial Engineering or another related field. Quick question for you - click here
  • 2 to 5 years of experience in production management.
  • 3+ years of experience in management roles and strong leadership skills.
  • Well-rounded knowledge of continuous improvement and participation in programs and/or implementation. Experience with TPM or Lean manufacturing is strongly preferred.
  • Strong project management skills and experience helping lead and/or implement processes or programs at manufacturing sites.
  • A track record of success in being directly responsible for:
    • Operational efficiencies, including yields, labor, shipping/picking efficiencies, and sanitation scores.
    • Implementation and maintenance of the company operations procedures, reporting on the performance and initiating improvements for operations.
  • Strong technical knowledge.
  • Solid PC skills, including the use of Microsoft Excel, Word, Power Point, and Minitab.
  • Legal authorization to work in the United States.
Just as important will be the following competencies and characteristics:
  • Very strong analytical and critical thinking capabilities.
  • Solid problem solving skills.
  • The ability to lead and facilitate cross-functional teams, including influencing others in the absence of direct authority.
  • Change management experience.
  • The ability to work well in a team environment and collaborate up and down the organization.
  • Strong self-motivation and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills.
  • A proven track record of results with a bias for action.
  • A passion for learning and a craving to work in a fun culture.
Top candidates also will have MANY of the following:
  • Knowledge of TPM, with advanced understanding of the Focused Improvement and Planned Maintenance Pillars.
  • Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.
  • Experience applying continuous improvement tools (Lean, Six Sigma, TPM).
  • Cost accounting experience or financial acumen.
  • Experience approving plant payroll and payments for departmental materials or product purchases.
  • Experience leading teams leads in initiatives related to processing, storing, and shipping food products. Experience with short shelf-life products would be ideal.
  • Experience working through functional groups to enforce productivity, quality and safety requirements in accordance with company needs.
  • An engineering background.
Pictured: Our Ready Snax® Snack Packs are the perfect snack solution at work, after school or anywhere on-the-go. Each of the nine varieties was created to curb your hunger and provide you with a boost of vitamins, all with fewer than 250 calories.
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The Role
If you meet the minimum qualifications, feel free to apply at any time. If you'd like some additional details about the role, please read below.
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You will support our two plants in New Jersey, in Swedesboro and Florence, which hare about 45 minutes apart. You'll report to the Regional Director of Operation and have a dotted line relationship with the corporate Senior Director of Manufacturing Excellence.

You will partner with various plant leaders, driving and coordinating the Manufacturing Excellence (ME) program implementation at each site. This will include identifying, analyzing, proposing and implementing continuous improvement and ME initiatives to optimize resource utilization such as materials, people, utilities, equipment. You'll work with multiple functional areas to drive change through the facility to deliver cost savings targets within the plant operating activities. Quick question for you - click here

In addition, you will act as a coach and mentor to managers, supervisors and others to establish a zero-loss manufacturing culture and build Lean Sigma skills and capabilities so everyone can identify and eliminate losses every hour, every shift and every day. You'll be responsible for the management and leadership of Production and Plant Safety.

More specifically, you will:
  • Own the development, implementation and execution of the plant’s Manufacturing Excellence Program and the Continuous Improvement Playbook.
  • Use six sigma and lean disciplines to drive continuous improvement projects, lead teams, coach, and mentor factory personnel.
  • Partner with the entire plant team to identify and prioritize losses.
  • Provide technical expertise and input in resolving bottlenecks to throughput; determine efficient methods for worker and equipment utilization.
  • Lead critical cost savings projects using project management tools.
  • Manage development and execution of the plant Productivity Deck (list of CI projects for the year).
  • Report status and results of projects to stakeholders.
  • Develop management systems, establish work measurement programs, and perform line workload observations to develop standards for labor and materials utilization.
  • Work hand-in-hand with functional department representatives to create task teams and lead brainstorming to identify areas of improvement; propose and implement continuous improvements initiatives.
  • Provide analysis, input, and support for the budget process.
  • Prepare and give formal presentations to management about projects progress and direction.
  • Prepare cost /benefit analyses and present recommendations to management.
  • Ensure the benefits generated by the projects are properly measured and that the impact on total costs is validated by finance.
  • Train and coach the plant leaders, project leaders, and others as needed on the Focused Improvement methodologies.
  • Build skills and capabilities on Continuous Improvement tools across all functions of the plant. Tools will include Zero Base Analysis, Process Mapping, 5-Why Analysis, Rapid Changeover, Line Balancing, Waste Walk, Kaizen, DMAIC, etc.
  • Ensure standardization of CI methods across the plant.
  • Track and ensure sustainability of improvements.
  • Report out progress of cost savings execution.
  • Share best practices and adopts best practices from other plants.
Pictured: Our latest line of chopped salad kits are inspired by flavors and recipes from around the world.
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Why Join Us
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Professional development
This is a great chance to build your r&eacut;sumé regarding leadership and production. Perhaps even more importantly, you will work with professionals who have strong knowledge of Lean and TPM, and you'll lead ME at the plant -- it won't be long before you have developed strong expertise. You'll also be part of the site leadership team.

Career options
We see this role as a chance to build bench strength, putting you in the pipeline as opportunities arises. For example, you could advance to an Operations Manager role and lead hundreds of employees. Some opportunities will require relocation.

Healthy products, healthy values
"Giving people the freedom to eat healthier" has a deeper meaning for us. We believe in responsible business practices that benefit our associates, consumers and communities. Every consumer should have access to fresh, healthy and convenient choices and every one of our products is made with responsibly-sourced ingredients, by individuals who are treated ethically and with respect every day.

Be The Difference
The Ready Pac Difference is our identity. It defines the value we create that fuels our growth in order to be the most innovative fresh food company. It also defines the culture we create that enables our success and gives us the freedom to invest in our people, our business, and ultimately our consumers. The values defined in The Difference support our ability to give our Associates the freedom to drive results, learn and have fun.

Corporate responsibility
We are passionate about promoting sustainable agriculture, reducing our environmental impact, encouraging all employees to drive a culture of corporate social responsibility (CSR), feeding people well and feeding them sustainably, and promoting the well-being of our employees and communities. See the video for more information.

Rewarding environment
Our culture values teamwork and collaboration, and we are proactive about maintaining an atmosphere that is positive and motivating. We encourage and reward engagement, such as identifying potential safety or quality issues.

Excellent compensation
In addition to a competitive wage and shift differential, we offer healthcare benefits to all associates after 30 days of employment, a 401(k) plan after 60 days, a tuition reimbursement program, and more.
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Road to Success
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As an individual contributor, you will rely on others to achieve your goals. Of course you will have leadership backing, but, as you know, change can be challenging. For the most part you will find people open to positive change -- CI is embedded in our culture -- but there will be times when you'll need to "sell" your ideas. A proactive approach to building relationships and establishing yourself as a resource will help. At the same time, you will be responsible for hitting targets and holding people accountable -- you should be prepared to be assertive as necessary.

Some people are surprised at the fast pace of our operations -- working with fresh produce requires agility and a strong sense of urgency. In addition, in order to be an outstanding Manufacturing Excellence Production Manager, you will:
  • Promote a continuous improvement mindset across all areas of the plants.
  • Pay attention to details and also grasp the bigger picture.
  • Manage multiple tasks and priorities effectively.
  • Combine creativity and analytical skills in solving problems.
  • Assume ownership of your role and responsibilities.
  • Achieve goals independently but also know when to ask for support.
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BFA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe in hiring individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences to create a workforce that truly reflects our communities. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities during the application process and employment.