Job Title: Process Improvement Manager – Seaboard Overseas Group                                         

Location: Seaboard Corporation Headquarters, Shawnee Mission, KS

Reports To: VP Plant Operations    

Direct Reports: Senior Business Analyst      

Indirect Reports: None                                                            

General Purpose

• Direct all activities for the management and communication of group KPIs for manufacturing
• Lead the implementation of a global system for managing and reporting key management information supporting group objectives for operational excellence and capital project implementation.
• Apply knowledge of world-class performance and processes to Seaboard affiliates
• Support regional technical directors and operations managers in identifying and applying modern manufacturing techniques and processes

Responsibilities

• Facilitate and ensure reliability and timeliness of reporting processes from affiliated companies
• Oversee the function and maintenance of existing Seaboard systems for record keeping and data analysis
• Communicate positive and negative results to regional technical directors, operations managers, managing directors, and Seaboard Overseas executive management
• Define causes for performance gaps between actual and design specification or world-class, and propose both CapEx and operational solutions to close the gap as appropriate
• Leverage personal and in-house knowledge of manufacturing systems to bring about process improvement
• Implement systems for monthly reporting of CapEx project progress with regard to present cost, forecast cost, budget, and timeline
• Communicate results and progress of plant audits, scores, issue status, and percentage of progress monthly
• Develop a process for reporting a quality index for each affiliate and the commodity trading function
• Incorporate a safety index into group management reporting with the support of the EHS manager
• Support other departmental functions in the application of technical solutions for enhancing plant operations in terms of efficiency, EHS concerns, food safety, and purchasing efficiency
• Lead in the measurement and improvement of energy consumption for Seaboard Overseas affiliates
• Act as the hub for Seaboard Overseas harvesting the technical expertise of regional technical directors, engineering, and the industry at large.
• Maintain group knowledge base for flow diagrams
• Lead the gap analysis process of the group’s assets and diagrams while prioritizing the major opportunities with respect to return on investment
• Manage process improvement projects as assigned by VP-Plant Operations

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in milling science, engineering or other manufacturing discipline related to the food industry
• 5+ years relevant experience
• Experience managing plant operations with accountability for KPIs
• Superior knowledge of plant systems including material handling, air handling, mechanical systems, and automation
• Project management experience
• Experience reading financial statements
• Willingness to travel 25-30% during the first year across the developing world; travel will reduce to 10-15%
• Superior acumen with Microsoft Office Suite applications

Desired Qualifications

• Language skills in addition to English
• Capital project implementation
• International experience
• Knowledge of database architecture and design