Production Subject Matter Expert

Overview

WHO WE ARE: CALIFIA FARMS

Rooted in California, Califia Farms is on a mission to inspire and nourish the world with the wisdom of a plant-based lifestyle. The company creates innovative, healthy and great-tasting premium beverages that make it easy for consumers to go plant-based and dairy-free, without compromise. Califia Farms is one of the fastest-growing natural beverage companies in the U.S., as well as the leading brand in the natural products plant-based milks category. Founded in 2010 by beverage visionary, Greg Steltenpohl, in partnership with a farmer's co-op based in the San Joaquin Valley, Califia Farms is a uniquely California company. Its Bakersfield, Calif. manufacturing plant is powered 100% by renewable energy and re-purposes more than 90% of its post-production byproduct.

In a snapshot:

• Founded in 2010
• Over 300 full-time staff and contracted employees
• Headquarters in Downtown L.A. Arts District and manufacturing in Bakersfield, CA
• We’ve built our culture around these four core values: passion for purpose, insights into action, fierce interdependence, and challenger spirit
• The foundation of our values include speaking with candor, acting with integrity, assume positive intent, and advance diversity, inclusion and equality

Responsibilities

• Lead process improvement initiatives across the department, to deliver efficiencies and benefits to internal customers.
• Document and monitor business processes, business rules, metrics, and standard operating procedures as a result of improvement initiatives.
• Develop the training plan for all new hires, internal position movement and temporary employees.
• Train all production staff on Ross, Red Zone, and any other required systems for the organization.
• Work with the Supervisor to plan and schedule the employee’s training.
• Assist and support with production personnel to troubleshoot errors and incidents to find root causes and solutions.
• Challenge stakeholders to maximize opportunities from process improvement initiatives.
• Promote and develop a continuous improvement culture across the business.
• Champion the need and benefit by utilizing a structured approach to business process improvement.
• Coach and support project team members in use of tools and methodologies.
• Deliver process improvement training to all production employees as needed.
• Verify that the employee is capable to demonstrate the position duties, ensure feedback is given to the Supervisor, and update the Skill Matrix to reflect the employee’s knowledge.
• Annual review of training documents with all employees.
• Safety, Quality and “Lead by Example” mentality.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Legibly and accurately complete paperwork.
• Self-motivated/self-driven.
• Team player willing and able to collaborate well with team members.
• Must be able to follow and communicate directions thoroughly.
• High attention to detail.
• Develop and support data capture and data management processes.
• Define, scope, plan and manage project delivery.
• Must be able to add, subtract, multiply, divide in all units of measure and compute rate, ratio and percentage with proficiency.
• Champion strategic end to end process initiatives with and across Units.
• Ensure project teams and key stakeholders are kept informed across relevant project activities.
• Establish and proactively manage internal relationships.
• Excellent communication skills – verbally and written

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• 1-3 years of experience in a manufacturing.
• Microsoft Office Programs (Power point, Word, Excel, etc.)
• Ability to read, write, and speak in English, Spanish a plus.

PERFER QUALIFICATIONS:

• Associates or Bachelor’s degree in business management, commerce, industrial engineering or related field a plus.

Pay Range: $23.00 - $27.50 Per Hour

The Company is committed to providing equal opportunity for employees and applicants in all aspects of the employment relationship, without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.

Salary : $23 - $28