Griffith Foods

Director

• Provide strategic direction and leadership to Griffith Foods North America Planning & Logistics teams across the United States, Mexican and Canadian Sites, and businesses, including various contract manufacturer locations and warehouses.
• Develop and execute the overall logistics strategy for the NA business through oversight and coordination of production planning, forecasting, raw material procurement and transportation of goods at the manufacturing facilities, 3rd party manufacturers, and outside warehouses, in alignment with Griffith Foods Global standards.
• Driving production plans, inventory control strategies, and replenishment schedules to reduce waste and ensure efficiency.
• Leading key initiatives including network analysis and simulations, long range capacity management and network activation.
• Managing the end-to-end logistics strategy.
• Being a key leader of the S&OP process including Facilitator for the Supply, Integration and Business Reviews.

Director, Planning & Logistics

• Manage all activities for continuous improvement and performance enhancement globally
• Employ Lean methodologies and tools to continue the Lean Transformation across 26 plants worldwide
• Drive and lead performance improvements throughout the organization
• Train and coach on Lean methodologies to eliminate waste and drive performance
• Provide tools and direction, assess current state, and identify focus of improvements
• Lead 2 direct reports and 6 indirect reports (regional CI leads) to meet project/department milestones and budgets
• Support harmonization of standards across global plants
• Travel globally (~40%) and work hybrid from Alsip, IL (1-2 days/week)

Global Director – Lean Manufacturing

Engineer

Developing standards, guidelines, and internal best practices while engaging with regulatory bodies and industry groups to stay informed of external best practices.
Work within a global team, harmonizing technical platforms and specifications globally.
Ensuring engineering and manufacturing practices comply with regulations, and monitor & integrate updates to industry standards.
Developing and monitoring KPIs to assess the impact of standardization efforts.
Conducting audits to verify compliance.
Providing expertise on the application of standards in design, development, and production including assisting project teams in interpreting and applying standards.
Identifying and implementing process improvements to enhance efficiency, safety, and product quality.
Incorporate environmental objectives into product design, and manufacturing processes.
Revising standards based on project defect analysis and feedback to design.
Developing and delivering training on industry standards, regulations, and best practices.
Partnering with stakeholders to integrate standards into capital projects.
Exercise functional authority over technical standards for roles such as Maintenance Managers, Production Supervisors, Process Improvement Engineers, etc.

Director, Planning & Logistics

Global Director – Lean Manufacturing

Global Standards Engineer