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Implement Continuous Improvement program company wide.

Strategized, developed, and implement continuous improvement program, improved company wide efficiencies by 10% and reduced waste by 20% in the first year through a new metric tracking system that introduced new productivity metrics company wide Develop and coach all levels of employees, from line workers to managers, on continuous improvement project methodologies with production employees leading, completing, and presenting savings projects to the director and VP levels in plant operations reviewStatistical and production expert for SPC software implementation and training employees to understand the data and make decisionsBased on data analysis developed run rate review process with supply chain to regularly update rates for schedule accuracy Created, implemented, and managed internship program including performance reviews, successful completion of projects, and interns presenting results to the CEO Led strategy development with plant leadership team to ensure alignment and success with achieving company goals by developing the process, collecting feedback from all levels of employees, and facilitating the workshop

Implemented site Operational Excellence Program including annual strategy deployment, value stream analysis, trained employees on tools, managed projects, tracked savings, implemented countermeasures, and reported results to senior leadershipTrained employees from all levels, shifts, and departments on Lean tools and ensured successful completion of two Kaizen events led by each lean leader for internal certification; coaching employees included both technical and soft skills including leadership, project management, communication and presentation skills, business case development, and technical toolsLed projects including decreasing waste loss on a cake line from 14% to 8% in two months, reducing changeover times on two cookie lines by 50% through a Kaizen event, increasing cookie run rates to improve efficiency 5%, labor scheduling optimization for a savings of $400k annually, and responsible for $1M+ savings annually Project manager to implement a partial MES system across all plants managing the budget, working with contractors, and setting standards for implementation and use of the softwareSuccessfully developed business cases for corporate engineering department to request capital funds for projects over $17K and up to $400K requiring CEO approvalImproved companywide capacity analysis, metric tracking, and cost loss tree for 12 plants with 1.1B pounds and reported information to senior leadership to make key business decisions (use of Excel and VBA)Managed interns and temporary analysts including college recruiting, interviewing, hiring, and training

Conducted time studies, weight studies, data analysis, and changeover matrix to ensure scheduling with allergensImplemented Safety Captain Program