Strategic Improvement Manager

Cooper Farms is a family-owned farm and food company based in Northwest Ohio for more than 85 years. A commitment to teamwork and quality has made us one of the top turkey, hog and egg companies in the U.S. and awarded the company and its team an excellent reputation. We have divisions in Mercer, Van Wert and Paulding Counties in Ohio and are looking for a Strategic Improvement Manager to join our team. The overall objective of this role is to increase the bottom line of all divisions across the company through strategic improvements focusing on eliminating waste, increasing teamwork, and building leadership expertise.

LOCATION

Work with any division

SHIFT HOURS

Monday through Friday

STARTING RATE

Commensurate with experience

ADDITIONAL PAY

Monthly profit-sharing bonuses (dependent upon company performance)

Job Functions:

Facilitate Master Business Planning and KPI Goal setting in a way that builds commitment, teamwork, and skill in leaders along the way Work across Cooper Farms divisions in leading teams to find ways to optimize systems, processes, and procedures and to increase capacity, improve quality, and/or better procedures to keep Team Members safe. Organize and coordinate time studies, design experiments, Root Cause Analysis and After-Action Reviews. Lead those efforts in a way that builds capacity in others to complete them in the future with excellence across the company. Review metrics and reports across the company and work with the metric owners to simplify and standardize reports. Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Ag Management, Science, or similar and a minimum of three years of experience in the fields of manufacturing, animal or meat processing, or agricultural management Bilingual in Spanish is preferred Qualified candidates are preferred to have strong skills using Microsoft Office especially Excel. Excellent communication and presentation skills are a must with the ability to plan and lead meetings to achieve specific outcomes as per the team's charter. Candidates should have the ability to grasp concepts quickly and teach them to others Ability to think strategically while balancing multiple needs and opportunities Strong desire to improve systems and the abilities of the people within them Cooper Farms consistently works to be more than a workplace to our team members. We provide… Generous paid vacation immediately after hire Six (6) paid holidays, plus two (2) floating holidays Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance FREE healthcare clinics 401(k) plan with company match $300 yearly wellness reimbursement Referral Bonus Great deals on Cooper Farms deli and turkey products …and so many more opportunities to earn and grow with the company. Apply today to learn what "More Than A Workplace" really means! #INDGP