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  • Continuous Improvement Manager/Deschutes Brewery, Bend, OR

    Deschutes Brewery in Bend, OR:
    Our Continuous Improvement Manager will be responsible for leading Deschutes Brewery’s continuous improvement initiatives company-wide. This position will provide leadership, planning, technical direction, communication and coaching skills to ensure safe production of high quality products to meet customer needs in the most cost effective manner.
    Duties and Responsibilities will include:
    • Develop education and training company-wide for and implement a management system based on lean manufacturing principles;
    • Will set expectations, track and communicate KPI's, data integrity and development of improvement plans based on this data including our sustainability goals;
    • Will support, develop and manage systems for “right the 1st time” performance to ensure product quality;
    • Focus will be to drive continuous improvement within the culture of Deschutes Brewery to quantitatively and qualitatively improve costs, quality and service.
    Job Requirements:
    • Systemic problem solver, implementing solutions to solve root cause problems;
    • Creates an environment that encourages teamwork and collaboration, internally and externally;
    • Able to handle multiple, complex priorities and balance the needs of each according to business impact;
    • Ability to utilize the best assets of people and resources.
    • Sets clear expectations, tracks and communicates results and creates an environment for accountability for results and actions;
    • Strong written and oral communication and facilitation skills;
    • Conveys information in understandable terms at all levels of the company and through proper channels;
    • Strong business and technical skills in brewing, packaging and logistics. Able to partner with our up and downstream supply partners;
    • Assertive, energetic and an effective self-starter.
    Minimum Education and Experience:
    • Bachelor Degree in the field of manufacturing, engineering or food processing or equivalent work experience;
    • Experience in manufacturing with food and/or beer production experience preferred;
    • Expertise in continuous improvement principles and/or formal Lean and/or Six Sigma training/ certifications preferred;
    2-4 years experience leading Continuous Improvement programs and projects

    Check us out on our website at www.deschutesbrewery.com. Submit your resume with your salary expectations in your cover letter to: careers@deschutesbrewery.com.
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