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Land O’Lakes, Inc. is a farmer-owned food production cooperative founded in 1921. The company is composed of Land O’Lakes, WinField United, Purina, and Trut
Operational Excellence Program Manager
Location
United States
Posted
79 days ago
Salary
$93.4K - $140.0K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Operational Excellence Program Manager
Land O'Lakes
• Responsible for enabling and sustaining the organization’s Lean Six Sigma (LSS) and continuous improvement capabilities • Central program owner for Operational Excellence training, certification governance, playbook content, and enterprise improvement initiatives • Partner closely with Regional Operational Excellence leaders to ensure consistency, scalability, and effective administration of the company's Operational Excellence framework • Maintain and continuously improve Lean Six Sigma (LSS) training content for various training programs • Serve as steward of the Op Ex Playbook and Op Ex Center of Excellence, including tools, templates, and standard methodologies • Coordinate logistics and deployment of LSS and Op Ex training programs • Oversee and administer the LSS Green Belt and Black Belt certification process • Provide support for enterprise initiatives focused on cost-to-serve, efficiency, and growth • Maintain centralized tracking of improvement initiatives, training, and certifications
Job Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in operational excellence, process improvement, learning program management, or project/program coordination
- Experience supporting training programs, workshops, or structured capability development initiatives
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work across all levels of the organization
- Green Belt certification
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- PTO
- life & disability insurance
- education assistance
- a 401k
- a variety of well-being resources
- Most part-time employees are eligible for prorated PTO
- holiday pay
- employee development programs
- prorated education assistance
- a 401(k)
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