Continuous Improvement Specialist

Title: Continuous Improvement Specialist

Location: Taber, AB

About Lamb Weston

We love making fries almost as much as you like eating them Since the 1950’s, Lamb Weston has inspired customers with food they love, trust, and share with families and friends. As a leading global manufacturer of quality frozen potato products with over 9,000+ team members around the world, it’s our business to see the possibilities in potatoes and people.

We are looking for team members with an appetite for a challenge People who are hungry to join a winning team and help us make a difference in the world. When you join Lamb Weston, you join a community with a strong support network and training programs designed to nurture, inspire, and help you grow.

We are driven by a relentless pursuit of results and by people who think creatively and embrace our values of: Integrity, Teamwork, Inclusion, Drive for Results, and Empowerment. Exactly what you’d expect from the most inventive potato company in the world

Join Lamb Weston We bring the world together with our fries.

Job Description Summary

The Continuous Skills Development (CSD) Pillar is an integral component of the Taber facility’s Continuous Improvement program and functions as the center for knowledge transfer to the plant leadership, clerical and hourly Team Members for the Taber manufacturing facility. The Continuous Improvement Specialist will lead the CSD Pillar Team to ensure the implementation of standardized processes in order to establish standard operating skills requirements for each job classification; improve the skill set of individual Team Members to those standards and validate retention of skills by using CSD processes. The Continuous Improvement Specialist will work with Managers and Team Leaders to coordinate appropriate resources to facilitate the CSD process, assist in the development and maintenance of training curriculums and training materials for all job classifications, prioritize training and development needs for facility personnel based on pillar work streams and identified losses within the facility, utilize Pillar boards to report on performance against CSD objectives, engage Team Members in the development and maintenance of training material. The Continuous Improvement Specialist must have excellent computer, interpersonal and communication skills.

Job Description
- Utilize the continuous improvement tools, processes, and facility resources to develop and administer training programs under the direction of the Plant Leadership Team.
- Ensure all training programs and materials are effective and built to align individual performance with overall organizational objectives across the location.
- Streamline training resources to ensure programs are impactful and value-add.
- Manage the Alchemy training calendar, courses and completion rates. Report KPIs on Alchemy training to plant leadership and the Corporate CSD team as needed.
- Work with all Team Members regularly to job shadow and understand each position in order to create relevant training materials.
- Effectively communicate all training programs to plant personnel and management staff.
- Work closely with the Continuous Improvement Manager and the Corporate CSD team to establish standardization and share best practices across the platform.
- Assist with managing plant timelines and critical milestones for the food safety and quality improvement plan.
- Assist with internal audit process with regards to training and continuous improvement programs.

Basic & Preferred Qualifications
- Post-secondary education in communications, marketing, media studies or relevant field would be an asset
- 3 - 5 years’ experience in food manufacturing with specific experience creating and administering training programs considered an asset
- Strong facilitation skills and ability to engage participants effectively
- Excellent writing skills for creating clear, concise, and engaging training content
- Knowledge of instructional design principles and learning theories
- Experience with safety program development considered an asset
- Strong computer skills to include: Windows, Word, Excel, Power Point and Alchemy
- Excellent written and oral communication skills are essential
- Ability to interface with all levels of the organization
- Effective time management and organizational skills

Industry-Competitive Benefits

Coupled with our compensation and bonus incentive programs, our benefits deliver rewards that are market competitive. Some of the most attractive elements of our benefit programs include:
- Health Insurance Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision- Matching RRSP program- Competitive compensation package including off-shift premiums and quarterly performance bonuses- Opportunities for growth and advancement- Comprehensive on-the-job training & development- Employee Assistance Program services - mental health and other concierge-type services

Benefits may vary based on location, job role/le