The Senior Product Excellence & Process Innovation Manger will be responsible for building and maintaining the programs used to set the Operational Standards for Material Yield, Product Excellence (Quality Attributes) and lead Tactical Strike Teams to determine root cause and corrective actions for network wide product quality incidents. This role will also focus on building and managing programs to enhance reliability in the manufacturing network.
This position will be responsible for designing and implementing Operational Standard programs within the Animal Nutrition (AN) network of manufacturing facilities that spans 55+ facilities with an operational budget in excess of $350MM that manufactures 4-5MM tons of animal nutrition products annually.
Duties:
Design & Implement Operational Standard Programs in Animal Nutrition
Manage operational standards to be deployed over the multi-site, variable archetype nationwide Animal Nutrition portfolio with an annual operating budget of $350MM
Create and Manage excess of 4 tons of animal nutrition products annually
Increase production across the plants over prior years, by working with cross functional team members.
Monitoring plant network performance for production and quality standards
Requirements:
Education: Bachelor's Degree is required. MBA a Plus
Required Experience:
5+ years of external feed manufacturing experience (10+ years of overall mfg experience outside of Land O Lakes).
Managing $200MM in Budgets
Must be willing to travel up to 40% of the time while working within non-environmentally controlled animal nutrition manufacturing facilities.
Must possess strong interpersonal skills and ability to connect with plant floor employees to resolve operational challenges impacting product quality at the sites.
Salary:
$142,160 - $210.240
About Land O'Lakes, Inc.
Join us and be part of a Fortune 250, farmer- and member-owned cooperative that is reimagining the business of food. We have been named a Top Workplace by Indeed and LinkedIn, and to the TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.
Benefits for most full-time roles include medical, dental, vision, PTO, life & disability insurance, education assistance, a 401k and a variety of well-being resources. Most part-time employees are eligible for prorated PTO, holiday pay, employee development programs, prorated education assistance, and a 401(k).
Land O'Lakes, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/Vets/Disabled. The company maintains a drug-free workforce, including post-employment substance abuse testing pursuant to a Drug and Alcohol Policy.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's Degree (MBA a Plus)
- 5+ years of external feed manufacturing experience
- 10+ years of overall manufacturing experience
- Managing $200MM in Budgets
- Willing to travel up to 40%
- Strong interpersonal skills to connect with plant floor employees
Land O'Lakes, Inc. Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include automatic company contributions to retirement savings and additional support via 401(k) and HSA contributions. Legacy eligibility for a pension plan adds further long‑term security for some employees.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes medical, dental, vision, and mental health support with confidential counseling and free therapy or coaching sessions for employees and dependents. Benefits begin on the start date, removing prior waiting periods.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, holidays, and paid leaves cover disability, parental, maternity, and caregiving needs. Caregiver and parental leave policies have been expanded to cover broader family situations, including foster placements prior to adoption.
Land O'Lakes, Inc. Insights
What We Do
Land O’Lakes, Inc. is a 100-year-old farmer- and retailer-owned cooperative originally formed with the purpose of working together to create new market opportunities. Fast forward to today and we’ve built on that uniting spirit, developing a comprehensive and leading view of agriculture while maintaining an unwavering commitment to delivering strong annual performance and long-term, shared success with our member-owners. Land O’Lakes believes farmers are the entrepreneurs who truly change the world for the better. By working together with our member-owners, we can continue to strengthen our system, champion farming’s true potential and place our farmer- and retail-owners at the heart of creating a better world for all.
