Michael Foods Inc. Looking for Continuous Improvement Engineer at Lenox, Iowa Full Time

Business Unit Overview:

Michael Foods, Inc. is a leader in the food processing and distribution industry with business in egg products, refrigerated grocery and potato products. We offer exciting job possibilities throughout our organization where you can enhance your career, sharpen your talents and make an impact. Join our company and be part of an innovative team that’s First in Food.

Location Description:

Michael Foods, Inc. located in Lenox, Iowa and often called the “Pearl of the Prairie” is where you can find small town living, focused on family and friends, with big city amenities not far from reach in Des Moines, Omaha, and Kansas City. Located in southwest Iowa, Taylor county, with a population of around 1400, the Lenox area reaches far beyond the city limits with beautiful and productive fields of corn, beans, and other croplands. Lenox holds an amazing four day Rodeo every July and is home to a beautiful 36-9 hole golf course, several fishing and boating lakes, great area hunting, a beautiful city park with swimming pool, and many picnic parks. The MFI location in Lenox produces primarily pre-cooked egg patties. With its friendly atmosphere, safe environment, and progressive spirit, Lenox is a great place to live, work, play, and raise a family.

Responsibilities:

M.G. Walbaum Company (dba Michael Foods) seeks a Continuous Improvement Engineer in Lenox, Iowa to work with site leadership teams using Continuous Improvement (CI) Lean tools, engineering principles and analytical skills to identify, prioritize and lead CI projects or activities.

 

The specific duties include:

 

• Install a process Excellence culture through involving, educating and leading all levels and functions at the site in CI/Lean principles, concepts, methodology, initiatives and tools;
• Identify stakeholders and resources; reprioritize as necessary to address changes in business;
• Design, implement and champion new Lean Strategies and program elements and framework to keep pace with growth and business changes;
• Develop CI project plans with management; identify needed resources; alignment, milestones, deliverables, project prioritization and tracking;
• Mentor, influence and coach leadership team and project teams to facilitate culture change. Ensure alignment on initiatives, CI principles, concepts and methodology within the site;
• Identify and secure resources for the site; develop and provide CI/Lean on-site training, and identify and communicate training requirements for the site;
• Facilitate cross-functional project groups including Quality, Corporate Engineering, Supply Chain, R&D to develop and implement process improvements resulting in increased capacity, productivity and throughput increases and cost reduction;
• Utilize engineering principles to identify, analyze and design cost effective food processing technology and improve the current manufacturing systems with operations;
• Organize and generate relevant data, prepare project scopes and cost estimates and assist in preparation of capital project requests as needed to obtain management approval;
• Use advanced engineering, statistics, computer programming, and data analysis to identify and improve supply chain and plant operations performance; and
• Support supply chain and logistics optimization, work with co-manufacturers and other Michael Foods sites and provide technical supports as needed.

Qualifications:

The position requires a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a closely-related Engineering field. We also require three years of experience in the following: (1) Food processing and manufacturing; (2) CI programs and data analysis including: application of Six Sigma, Design of Experiment, Lean manufacturing techniques, statistical process control, gap analysis, capacity analysis and constraint breaking, yield optimization, cost reduction and productivity efficiencies; and (3) Manufacturing financial/cost accounting including: justification of new process or project, calculation of internal rate of return (IRR) for capital projects, and assets depreciation.

 

May need to travel 10-25% to other domestic plant locations as required to implement Continuous Improvement strategies.

 

Please apply online at (url removed) or send resume to Felicia Rodriguez, Talent Acquisition Manager, 9350 Excelsior Blvd. Suite 300 Hopkins, MN 55343 (url removed).