Farmer’s Fridge makes fruits and vegetables accessible and approachable for everyone. We offer a variety of fresh, healthy, ready-to-eat meals and snacks through our fresh food vending machines, wholesale partners, and our office pantry solution — providing chef-curated meals to customers within seconds. Today, we operate a network of Fridges and partner with clients nationwide in high-foot-traffic areas, such as airports, hospitals, universities, and large office buildings — where there is limited accessibility to fresh, healthy, grab-n-go options.

We care deeply about what we’re creating and aspire to make sure our customers feel that through every touchpoint. This shows up in many ways across the business. We are committed to prioritizing food safety, we are passionate about product quality, we value our employees, we champion the best idea no matter where it comes from, and we’re committed to making an overall positive impact as we scale. 

About this Role:

The primary goal of the Continuous Improvement Program is to reduce costs and increase capacity by increasing efficiency and eliminating all forms of waste across the Manufacturing, Procurement, and QFSR functions. 

The Continuous Improvement Manager is the resident expert in all things CI (including Analysis, Lean Manufacturing, Root Cause, Kaizen, Value stream mapping, labor analysis, 5S, 8 wastes, changeover reduction, and more). They partner with department and plant leadership to identify, prioritize, and assign leads or project owners as it relates to improvement opportunities. They organize, track, and report on all improvement projects and initiatives. The CI Manager will also own key projects that require significant cross-functional participation and deep CI and FF systems expertise. Finally, this role will serve as an advisor to all levels of leadership and project managers. 

What You’ll Do:

• Continuous improvement execution
  • Partner with senior leaders across the Manufacturing, Procurement, and QFSR functions to prioritize and execute improvement opportunities. 
  • Compile, track, and provide regular status reports on all projects and improvement initiatives across Manufacturing, Procurement, and QFSR functions.
  • Champion New Product Introduction processes and procedures across the organization and assist R&D in refining the new product launch process.  
• Key initiative project management 
  • Identify and manage key projects that require significant levels of cross-functional collaboration within the Manufacturing, Procurement, and QFSR functions and external stakeholders. 
  • Identify and manage key projects that require deep understanding and integration of FF systems both internally within Ops and externally throughout the business. 
• Analysis and development of tracking/measurement tools 
  • Create tools that allow for the better collection of data and/or the pulling of data from FF systems to be used to analyze potential improvement opportunities across the Manufacturing, Procurement, and QFSR functions
  • Create and recommend tools and methods to measure the success of various improvement projects or initiatives. 
  • Provide expertise and guidance on manufacturing-related software including ERP, WMS, and Internal Tools.
• Advisor/assistant to project/functional area managers
  • Advise department/project managers on CI best practices and methodologies
  • Advise department/project managers on project management best practices and methodologies
  • Standardize templates for projects, SOPs, reports, etc. for use across the CI program
  • Help with stakeholder training, communications, or other required work to keep projects moving forward. 

Who You Are…

• 5+ years of continuous improvement experience, with a strong preference for previous operations management experience. 
• Google Suite (Sheets, Slides, Docs), MS Office Suite (Excel, Powerpoint)
• Strong analytical skills, Ability to synthesize complex data into actionable goals, attention to detail, and ability to effectively communicate ideas and challenges.
• Expertise in traditional continuous improvement and operational excellence methodologies (including Analysis, Lean Manufacturing, Root Cause, Kaizen, value stream mapping, labor analysis, 5S, 8 wastes, changeover reduction, and more).
• Ability to adapt to changing business needs and willing to step into the operation as needed.

Farmer’s Fridge Diversity Statement:

"Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Farmer’s Fridge, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.”

Farmer’s Fridge is an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices, including hiring, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. View our disclosures related to External Agencies and Applicants below: https://www.farmersfridge.com/careerdisclosures