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Manager, Bakery-Continuous ImprovementAspire Bakeries • Hamilton, ON, CA
Manager, Bakery-Continuous Improvement

Manager, Bakery-Continuous Improvement

Aspire Bakeries • Hamilton, ON, CA
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Aspire Bakeries is a North American baking company with a leadership position in specialty frozen baked goods. Formed from leading bakery companies, its innovative food portfolio includes breads, artisan breads, buns, cookies, donuts, muffins and pastries from beloved brands like La Brea Bakery®, Otis Spunkmeyer®, and Oakrun Farm Bakery®. With 13 bakeries in North America, we are committed to driving innovation, predicting upcoming consumer trends and flavors, and exceeding our customers’ expectations. Aspire Bakeries champions the values of Integrity, Ownership, Customer Focus, Creativity and Care to help us deliver on People Safety, Food Safety, Quality and Collaboration.

Responsibilities:

To work with multi-functional operations teams and business leadership to develop, execute and complete selected improvement projects.

  • Act as a change agent to instill performance improvement culture throughout the organization and drive measurable business process improvement
  • Own and manage AOE (TPM related platform) across the site, implementing priority pillars with greatest impact to business performance
  • Work with multi-functional operations teams to develop, execute and complete selected improvement projects
  • Provide management with regular project status updates, feedback, and appropriate reporting on selected projects
  • Work with finance and other members of the organization in assessing, tracking and reporting the financial benefit of performance improvement projects
  • Identify and work to remove barriers that slow or prevent the successful attainment of process/productivity improvement and administrative efficiency that will lead to cost reduction and competitive advantage
  • Train other team members on performance improvement methodology during project execution
  • Train and coach employees at all levels through formalized training and informal coaching sessions
  • Collaborate with other Performance Improvement Managers and stakeholders in the organization to share best practices and to maximize understanding and improvement efforts of performance improvements

Qualifications:

  • High standards of integrity, energy level, and self-motivation
  • Ability to lead and motivate teams
  • Excellent analytical, problem solving, and project management skills, financial experience an asset
  • Proficient computer skills in MS Office, a statistical program (Minitab, JMP), and/or a database would be an asset
  • Ability to demonstrate values consistent behaviour
  • Ability and motivation to learn and try new things and new ways of improving
  • Relevant degree or college diploma
  • Strong project management and analytical skills
  • Good communication and presentation skills, ability to gain executive support
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, and ability to coach others and be a change agent

Education, Technical Qualifications, Experience and Competencies Proficiency Level

Required

  • College Diploma/Post Secondary Education in related field
  • Good oral,written English and presentation skills

Preferred

  • 2-3 years of process/business improvement experience, preferably within a manufacturing facility

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