Operational Excellence Practitioner

Operational Excellence Practitioner

• Commerce City CO

As Operational Excellence Practitioner you will design develop and implement process and asset changes at the plant in order to promote on site-specific quality and efficiency improvements.

Above all you will be expected to carry out all your activities with reliability integrity compliance and in a safe environmentally responsible and efficient manner.

Job Responsibilities:

• Evaluate current state site internal processes against industry trends and identify opportunities for improvements

• Prioritize potential improvements based on return on investment and required effort

• Execute both short-term and long-term improvement project lifecycle creating plans oversee implementation of process changes tracking progress validating financial return & documenting process changes.

• Gather data for key performance indicators and analyze results modifying continuous improvement programs in response

• Remove barriers to employee engagement and champion value engineering
  Eliminate root causes of margin erosion and non-value-added tasks

• Manage reports and metrics needed to show progress and sustained change

• Lead efforts in change management through influential leadership

• Assist in the delivery of continuous improvement related training programs and activities including Lean Six Sigma and 5S

Experience and Education:

• Bachelors degree in business administration industrial engineering mechanical engineer or a related field or 4-6 years of experience in Continuous Improvement for manufacturing

• Experience with continuous improvement 5S lean manufacturing kaizen lean six sigma root cause analysis and value stream mapping

• Technical acumen including systems and data visualization

• Excellent written and verbal communication including facilitation skills

• 1-2 years managing projects using project management tools or technology

• Knowledge of capital expenditure process and requirements

• Proficiency in using various operations systems

• Leadership coaching and /or mentoring

Good to Have:

• Lean Six Sigma or related certification

• Ability to work in a fast paced and changing environment

• Ability to communicate with all levels of the organization

• Experience delivering transactional process improvement

• Flexibility and diplomacy with coworkers

• Ability to make decisions as well as influence decision-making

• Ability to weigh and manage priorities

• Ability to manage multiple projects and programs simultaneously

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions (With or without reasonable accommodation):

• Ability to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) as is required by the operating areas

• Ability to work a machine paced continuous process that operates 24 hours a day 7 days a week with conditions which include:

  • Heat / cold temperatures (inclement weather)

  • Indoor/ outdoor environment

  • Dusty environment

  • Noisy environment

  • Frequent moving/ vibration/ or other motion of equipment / process

  • Elevated places to include stairs/ladders

Other Considerations:

• Up to 20% travel

Team members must be clean shaven in order to perform tasks where respiratory protection is required and the use of a respirator (including N-95 dust mask) requires a proper seal for adequate protection.

Location:

Commerce City CO

Address:

4545 East 64th Avenue Commerce City CO 80022

Additional Locations (if applicable):

Employment Type:

Full time

Additional Information:

Competitive Compensation:

We provide market-driven base pay based on skills abilities and level of experiences. Our salary ranges are broad and individual salary will be market competitive based on a candidates unique set of skills and level of experience. The starting range for this position is $102600.00 - $136896.10 with additional earning potential possible commensurate with experience. Additionally we believe that our team members are the reason for our success and all team members are incentive eligible with a target based on contribution company performance and individual results achieved. While the specific bonus plan and target amount will be determined based on the role and breadth of contributions the targeted bonus plan and targeted percentage amount for this role is Bonus - OIP 15% Annual.

Benefits:

At Ardent Mills we offer a wide range of benefits to our team members and their eligible family members. Some of our great benefit programs you may be eligible for include: Medical Dental and Vision Coverage Health and Dependent Savings Accounts Life and Disability Programs Voluntary Benefit Programs Company Sponsored Wellness Programs Retirement Savings with Company Match Team Member and Family Assistance Program (EAP) Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays Employee Recognition Program with Rewards (RAVE).

Application Deadline:

03/26/2026

03/26/2026

EEO Commitment:

At Ardent Mills everyone matters and everyone has a voice. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal opportunities are available to all applicants and team members and the decisions will be based on merit competence performance and business needs. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race color religion creed national origin ancestry marital status sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression physical or mental disability pregnancy genetic information veteran status age political affiliation or any other non-merit characteristic protected by law or not. Together celebrating our differences we make Ardent Mills. The preceding position description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this position. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties responsibilities and qualifications required of employees in this position. The description duties functions and responsibilities are subject to change at the discretion of Ardent Mills.

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