See's Candies

Food Manufacturing

DirectorofIndustrialPerformance

$180–220k Los Angeles, California, United States FULL TIME
The Brief

“Director of Industrial Performance at See's Candies. Skills: Industrial Engineering, Operational Excellence, Continuous Improvement. Lead TPM strategy, roadmap, and governance. Build and mentor leaders and pillar owners”

What You'll Achieve.

Drive zero-loss culture; Accelerate capability building; Improve efficiency and safety; Deliver year-over-year improvements in service; Deliver year-over-year improvements in cost; Deliver year-over-year improvements in quality; Deliver year-over-year improvements in asset performance

Industry & Context.

Food Manufacturing
Problems you'll solve

Problem-solving tools; Root cause analysis; Data-driven decision making

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Operations Management, or related field, 10+ years of progressive experience in FMCG or food, 5+ years in a leadership role, Proven experience implementing and maturing TPM in a manufacturing environment, Background in Industrial Engineering, Demonstrated success improving OEE, Demonstrated success reducing waste, Demonstrated success driving operational performance, Experience leading multi-site programs, Experience influencing without direct authority

Nice to Have

Master's degree in Engineering or Business, Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification, Experience working in regulated food environments, Familiarity with automated systems, Familiarity with digital performance tools, Familiarity with data analytics

What You'll Do.

Build and mentor leaders and pillar owners

Implement standardized TPM methodologies

Facilitate maturity assessments and best-practice sharing

Champion problem-solving tools

Lead Industrial Engineering team

Oversee development of labor models

Oversee development of line balance standards

Oversee development of engineered labor standards

Provide support for standard costing implementation

Conduct process mapping

Support capital planning

Optimize plant layouts

Optimize material flows

Optimize equipment utilization

Drive continuous improvement initiatives

Serve as thought leader for operational performance management

Establish consistent KPIs

and governance routines

Partner with Plant Directors to develop site master

Partner with Plant Directors to identify capability gaps

Partner with Plant Directors to develop improvement strategies

Partner with Senior Leadership to build culture of

Partner with Senior Leadership to build structured problem

Partner with Senior Leadership to build disciplined execution

Lead cross-functional projects to improve throughput

Lead cross-functional projects to reduce waste

Lead cross-functional projects to simplify processes

Lead cross-functional projects to enhance service levels

and grow TPM and IE talent

Train plant leadership teams in TPM concepts

Train plant leadership teams in loss tree analysis

Train plant leadership teams in continuous-improvement foundations

Drive engagement by championing high-performance culture

Drive engagement by championing ownership-based working culture

Build cross-functional partnerships to strengthen collaboration

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional partnerships; Operations; Quality; Maintenance; Engineering; Safety; R&D; Finance; Supply Chain Planning

Communication Scope

Communication across all organizational levels

Process & Methodology

Roadmap planning

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