Process Engineer
Watertown, WI, US, 53094
At Johnsonville, our Members are responsible for everything! If you’re passionate about making a difference, we want you to help make our products, our processes, our communities and each other better. As part of our manufacturing leadership and support group, you’ll help ensure production and maintenance Members have the resources and support needed to work safely and efficiently. The group will also ensure the products we produce are of only the highest quality and ready for consumers to enjoy.
Position Overview
Johnsonville has an excellent opportunity for an outstanding individual who shares Johnsonville’s vision for a zero-loss state and life-long learning. In this position you will get to informally coach the plant manufacturing members in reliability-based tools to include focused improvement skills such as Root Cause Analysis and Lean/Six Sigma. This role is also instrumental in developing the skills of the plant membership to drive closer towards a zero-loss state. The skills, talents, knowledge, and indirect leadership of the successful candidate will be utilized by creating necessity to learn around reliability and continuous improvement tools and practices, which will widen the circle of engagement and ownership across Johnsonville. The Reliability Excellence coordinator will be responsible for providing input to manufacturing line design and optimizing the current line process to improve safety, quality, cost, and morale. The goal of Reliability Excellence is to improve business results and the quality of life of our production team.
Responsibilities
- Mentor all facility pillar owners through the Reliability Excellence Journey
- Implement the reliability vision by executing key strategies that engage the membership and deliver results: examples include leading problem solving, coaching CIL’s on the floor, improving workflow, and mentoring members to find abnormalities or defects.
- Promote the standard work process, culture, and implementation to enhance Johnsonville’s Operating Model
- Foster the learn-do-teach methodology within the facility
- Work with Operational Leaders to impact and influence to create the necessary behavioral change to achieve breakthrough results.
- Partner with global FI team to determine correct speed, takt times, and crew size for the lines.
- Demonstrate a commitment to personal learning by using and teaching best practices in Reliability.
- Be the deployment champion for Problem Solving methods and techniques, and lead efforts within the facility to solve problems.
- Identify trends and process variation in conjunction with the Operations Team
- Conduct/facilitate ongoing facility gap assessments around reliability efforts.
- Set goals and objectives, both personal and as a plant team member, to achieve superlative performance.
Education
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business or Engineering required; Will consider candidates with substantial and relevant work experience
- Reliability Certification preferred, i.e., CMRP, CRE, CRL
Experience
- Minimum of 3 years Reliability or Continuous Improvement (Six Sigma and Lean) experience with measurable results preferred.
- Strong math skills: proficient with statistical analysis required
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt preferred
- TPM Experience preferred
- Demonstrated ability to successfully facilitate cross-functional projects in a team-based environment is required
- Project and Portfolio management experience preferred
Skills
- Computer skills (proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, & Power BI)
- Demonstrated leadership and facilitation skills with the ability to widen the circle of engagement within the membership
- Strong project management skills with demonstrated success on safety, quality, people or productivity
- Ability to conduct line balancing, cycle time analysis, and value stream mapping.
- Communicates effectively – strong written, verbal and facilitation skills
- Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Strong collaborator who works toward personal, team, and company goals in a solution focused manner
- Demonstrated learning agility and curiosity
- Demonstrates values that align with the Johnsonville Way
- Strong technical literacy; quickly learns new applications and tools
Other Requirements
- Flexibility to work across shifts as well as across departments & plants
- Willingness to travel (maybe 10%)
Benefits and Compensation
Members have potential for a monthly bonus and 401k with a company match. Members also have access to terrific benefits including affordable medical, dental and vision coverage; flexible spending accounts; disability and life insurance; and fertility and adoption assistance. Johnsonville also offers competitive paid time off, including paid parental time off! Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.
Applicants must be eligible to work in the country where this job is located, without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.
About our Company
Since 1945, our family-owned band of sausage-makers has invented better ways to make, eat and prepare crave-able sausage. Today, we are 4,000+ Members strong. We sell our famous sausage in all 50 United States and more than 40 countries. We have a culture built on the idea that if we make developing your talents our top priority, great business results will follow naturally. We call it The Johnsonville Way. It has been our secret sauce for decades, and we hope you get to experience it for yourself!
Johnsonville is an equal opportunity employer, including Vet/Disability.
We embrace the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and do not discriminate on the basis of any protected characteristic, including protected veteran and disability status.
Nearest Major Market: Milwaukee