Position Responsibilities may include, but not limited to
- Identify, prioritize, and analyze opportunities to eliminate waste throughout fulfillment/warehouse processes
- Create, improve, and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs) to improve efficiency and overall throughput
- Lead design and development for unit operations which includes improvements to new and existing equipment using appropriate technical evaluation and involvement
- Pro-actively lead collaboration with cross-functional partners to develop margin improvement and technical innovation opportunities
- Conduct and/or manage experiments, trials, and analyses to validate and advance technical opportunities
- Provide effective communication and documentation of work including technical plans, experimental reports, financial analysis, and management updates
- Communicate status and issues regarding project activity on a continual basis
- Offer engineering support and troubleshooting assistance to the cross functional operational teams
- Provide innovative technical solutions required to meet business objectives with emphasis on productivity and cost reduction
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with existing and new vendors, suppliers, and contractors
- Utilize Continuous Improvement tools, including but not limited to Fish Bone Diagram, 5 Whys, Pareto Charts, FMEA, and DMAIC to support CI initiatives
- Ability to travel up to 30%
Required Skills and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, technical/scientific disciplines
- Minimum 3 years of relevant engineering experience within a culture of continuous process improvement
- Proficiency with CAD software
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
- Experience with line balance and time studies
- Experience with material handling equipment
- Familiarity with Continuous Improvement tools and processes
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Six Sigma certified
- Experience with large capital projects
- Familiarity with PLC programming and troubleshooting
- Knowledge of utility (steam, water, air, NH3, etc.) design and impacts on the process
Physical Requirements
- Regularly required to use hands to feel, grab, or operate objects, tools, and controls while reaching with hands and arms
- Frequently required to stand, communicate, and listen
- Occasionally required to walk, stoop, kneel or crouch
- Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
- Visual perception to perform job including peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
- Able to perform repetitive movements
- Able to work in variable temperatures (cold/hot)
Top Skills
What We Do
Mom’s Meals is a leading national provider of nutrition solutions and home-delivered meals.
Our mission is to help patients and seniors get the nutrition they need to maintain independence while:
- Managing chronic health conditions
- Living with disabilities or limited mobility
- Lacking the desire or energy to prepare and cook healthy meals
Healthcare Focus:
We partner with health insurance companies, managed care organizations and federal and state supported programs to provide nutrition solutions for their client populations suffering from serious chronic diseases. We are a leading nutrition supplier for Medicaid Waiver and offer programs for Medicare Advantage and Dual Eligible beneficiaries. Our personalized selection of meals aid in the recuperation process post hospitalization, improve patient outcomes and reduce costly readmissions.
Specialty health-condition menus support dietary requirements for major chronic diseases impacted by nutrition: Heart Disease, Diabetes, and Renal Disease. Additional menus include Gluten-free and Vegetarian options.
Our large selection of meals appeal to a variety of individual tastes and are designed by Registered Dietitians, prepared with fresh ingredients by Chefs in USDA-inspected kitchens and distributed across 48 U.S. states to individuals’ homes or congregate sites.
Mom’s Meals is part of PurFoods LLC, a privately held and family owned/operated company based in Iowa.
