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Plant Performance Specialist

Portage la Prairie💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-03 → 2026-09-26

Core

Monitor plant KPIs, analyze downtime and production losses, and drive operational excellence initiatives to improve competitiveness and OEE.

Role type

Plant Performance Specialist (Operational Excellence)

Builds

Production efficiency improvements, master plan adherence, and operational routines for plant-based ingredient manufacturing.

Domain

Food ingredients / Pharmaceutical excipients manufacturing

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Data analytics, Lean principles, continuous industrial processes knowledge, project management, budget preparation, gap analysis, corrective action implementation, team training

Preferred skills

Lean Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, TPM, SPC

Technologies

SI&OP, OEE, SPC, 5W, TOPs, Gemba Walks, CAPEX/OPEX planning tools

Responsibilities

Monitor and report on monthly production capacities; Analyze downtime data and production trends; Support budget preparation for capacities, CAPEX, and OPEX; Identify improvement opportunities and lead master plan follow-up; Support daily, weekly, and monthly TOPs; Conduct field assessments (Gemba Walks) of performance pillar implementation; Train teams on Operational Excellence tools and assess competencies.

Seniority

Junior to Mid-level, hands-on IC

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