Business Process Owner

About the Role

The Business Process Owner (BPO) Manufacturing is accountable for the endtoend design performance and continuous improvement of core manufacturing business processes. This role ensures manufacturing processes are standardized efficient compliant and properly supported by digital systems such as ERP MES CMMS and related applications.

The BPO serves as the primary bridge between Manufacturing Maintenance Quality Supply Chain and IT translating operational needs into system requirements while driving process discipline adoption and measurable business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Process Ownership & Governance

• Own and govern assigned manufacturing processes (e.g. production execution materials management maintenance workflows quality reporting).
• Define process standards policies KPIs and documentation across facilities.
• Ensure process alignment with safety quality regulatory and food safety requirements.
• Act as final decision authority for process design changes and prioritization.

Digital Enablement & Systems

• Lead manufacturing process design and deployment within ERP MES CMMS and related systems.
• Partners with IT to define requirements test solutions manage enhancements and resolve issues.
• Ensure system configurations support standardized scalable manufacturing operations.
• Drive adoption and proper usage of systems through training and change management.

Continuous Improvement

• Identify gaps inefficiencies and variation in manufacturing processes.
• Lead crossfunctional improvement initiatives using Lean Six Sigma or TPM principles.
• Measure process performance and deliver improvements in safety quality cost delivery and uptime.
• Support site rollouts system upgrades and transformation initiatives.

CrossFunctional Leadership

• Serve as the primary manufacturing process expert and point of escalation.
• Collaborate with Operations Maintenance Quality Engineering Supply Chain and Finance.
• Facilitate workshops process reviews and decision forums.
• Influence without direct authority to drive alignment and results.

Training Documentation & Compliance

• Develop and maintain SOPs work instructions and process maps.
• Support audit readiness and compliance with internal controls and external regulations.
• Provide training and ongoing support to users across plants.

Qualifications :

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in engineering Operations Management Information Systems or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Minimum of 58 years experience in manufacturing operations process improvement or manufacturing systems.
• Handson experience with ERP (Preferably SAP S4) and/or MES systems in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing workflows data and performance metrics.
• Proven ability to lead crossfunctional teams and manage change.
• Excellent communication analytical and problemsolving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Food CPG or regulated manufacturing experience.
• Lean Six Sigma or TPM certification.
• Experience as a Process Owner or Super User during ERP/MES implementations.
• Familiarity with CMMS reliability processes and maintenance integration.
• Project management certification or experience leading enterprise initiatives.

Additional Information :

The pay range for this role is $127100- $152500 (Salaried). Actual wage will vary based on several factors including but not limited to external market data internal equity location and candidate skill set and experience. Base pay is just one component of Jack Links Total Rewards package for Team Members. Other rewards may include annual incentive and program-specific awards. Jack Links provides a variety of benefits to eligible Team Members including medical dental and vision benefits life and disability insurance 401k participation paid holidays and paid time off.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS  

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

While performing the duties of this job the Team Member will be required to wear the appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (i.e. beard/hairnet ear plugs frock boots etc.) stand for extended periods of time and use hands/arms to push pull reach and occasionally lift above head.  The Team Member must occasionally lift push pull up to 25 pounds and 50 pounds infrequently. Team Members are requested to visually inspect equipment and/or product.  

WORK ENVIRONMENT 

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a Team Member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The work environment is a plant setting with wet/slippery floors varying degrees of temperatures with an average temperature of 40 degrees in the production area.  Team Members will be exposed to raw and/or cooked meat products and moving equipment and will be required to follow all Food Safety Quality requirements.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:
Jack Links provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age color national origin citizenship status physical or mental disability race religion creed gender sex sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression genetic information marital status status with regard to public assistance veteran status or any other characteristic that is protected by federal state or local law.

E-VERIFY:
Jack Links is participant in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees.  For information about the E-Verify program please visit:   your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time