Operational Excellence Specialist Job at Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. (Oakland)

Operational Excellence Specialist

Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc.

Location:
United States , Oakland

Category:
Manufacturing

Contract Type:
Employment contract

Salary:

Not provided

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Job Description:

The factory Operational Excellence (OpEx) Specialist is responsible for analyzing and improving factory processes within our Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) journey to improve equipment reliability, reduce downtime, reduce food loss, and enhance the overall operational efficiency (OEE) in our food manufacturing facility. This position will lead and develop others within the factory loss analysis program, problem solving process and OEE reporting. This role will be required to perform additional duties and responsibilities as assigned, which may evolve based on organizational needs.

Job Responsibility:

Analyze and improve factory processes within our Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) journey
Improve equipment reliability, reduce downtime, reduce food loss, and enhance overall operational efficiency (OEE)
Lead and develop others within the factory loss analysis program, problem solving process and OEE reporting
Collect data, analyze data, identify specific losses and prioritize losses within the factory’s OEE, downtime, raw material loss, labor loss
Provide effective visual sharing and guidance of losses to factory leaders and team members
Ensure appropriate loss analysis is provided on a daily, weekly, monthly and annual basis
Lead and develop others in usage of root cause analysis tools (STPD, BDA) to drive continuous improvement
Ensure health and wellness of problem-solving tools meet standards for analysis and corrective/preventative actions
Implement verification steps on solutions for sustainability and possible reapplication
Own OEE reporting program from data collection, loss analysis, loss categorization and monitoring
Provide OEE reporting internally to factory leadership and team members
Lead and develop others in understanding of OEE loss categories with availability, performance and quality components

Requirements:

2 Year / Associate Degree Minimum Associate of Science degree in a STEM field (Engineering, Food Science, Technology, Math, etc.) required
2 to 4 years Minimum 2 years of manufacturing experience in a leadership role, preferable in the food industry
Knowledge of TPM methodology, specifically focus improvement (FI) pillar methodologies or a continuous improvement program is required
Demonstrated leadership skills
ability to motivate, develop and inspire others
Excellent leadership, communication, problem solving skills, and change management
Strong analytical abilities and the administration background in systems used in data gathering, loss analysis, etc.
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with others, specifically with all factory personnel levels
Proven track record of driving results in a factory environment

Nice to have:

Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM field or active enrollment in a 4-year STEM degree program preferred
Preference will be given to those with a degree in engineering or to those actively enrolled in an engineering program

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
May 05, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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