Continuous Improvement Analyst

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Job Summary The Continuous Improvement Analyst supports operational performance in the egg grading facility by using data, reporting, and structured problem-solving to identify opportunities, improve processes, and sustain measurable results. This role partners with plant leadership and cross-functional teams to analyze performance, support improvement projects, strengthen reporting, and promote a culture of accountability, efficiency, safety, quality, and continuous improvement. Responsibilities • Analyze operational data from Power BI, NetSuite, Excel, grading systems, and other business tools to identify trends, gaps, and improvement opportunities. • Develop and maintain dashboards, scorecards, reports, and performance measures that provide clear visibility to plant results. • Support continuous-improvement projects that improve throughput, labor efficiency, yield, downtime, cost, quality, safety, and service performance. • Use structured problem-solving tools such as root-cause analysis, 5 Whys, Pareto analysis, process mapping, standard work, 5S, and visual management. • Partner with Production, Maintenance, Quality, Warehouse, Finance, IT, Supply Chain, HR, and plant leadership to implement and sustain process improvements. • Evaluate egg grading and packaging performance, including product flow, grade-out, yield, breakage, rework, downtime, inventory accuracy, and material usage. • Support safety, food safety, quality, compliance, audit, and corrective-action activities by using data to identify recurring issues and preventive solutions. • Improve reporting processes, system use, data accuracy, documentation, and standard work to reduce manual effort and improve decision-making. • Facilitate performance reviews, track action plans, communicate findings, and verify that improvement initiatives achieve expected results. Qualifications • Experience in manufacturing, food processing, agricultural processing, operations, supply chain, business analysis, or continuous improvement. • Experience with Power BI, Microsoft Excel, NetSuite or another ERP system, and analysis of operational data. • Working knowledge of Lean manufacturing, root-cause analysis, standard work, 5S, visual management, and structured problem-solving methods. • Ability to analyze data, identify trends, communicate findings, and recommend practical improvement actions. • Strong communication, organization, facilitation, follow-up, and project-management skills. • Knowledge of egg grading, food manufacturing, safety, food safety, quality, sanitation, or regulated production environments preferred. Education • Bachelor’s degree in Operations Management, Labor Analysis, Business Analytics, Supply Chain, Engineering, Industrial Technology, Business Administration, Finance, Data Analytics, or a related field preferred. • An equivalent combination of relevant education, technical training, and progressively responsible experience may be considered. • Lean, Six Sigma, Power BI, NetSuite, project-management, or continuous-improvement certification is preferred.