Performance Excellence Practitioner Business - Decatur, IL
This is a full time, exempt position

Job Summary
The Performance Excellence Practitioner role is designed to coach and guide the implementation of ADM’s Performance Excellence System (PE).  ADM is on an ongoing journey to drive continuous improvement in our products, services and processes.  In an everchanging world, we have to be positioned to globally compete and win.  Performance Excellence (PE) is a practice that helps us to drive a cultural shift to a continuous improvement mindset.  What started as a pilot program at two Decatur, Illinois, locations, has blossomed into a global initiative that is fundamentally changing how we operate.  PE empowers, enables and engages colleagues at all levels of the organization and provides a standard set of tools and methodologies that allow us to effectively and efficiently overcome the challenges we face.

Successful alignment with the overall ADM PE philosophies will empower our company to develop efficient processes, eliminate non-value added or duplicate efforts, eliminate waste and other related losses, and allow best practices to be embraced globally.  As such, management of this function is specific in nature and critical to our success.  This position will be focused on driving improvements in revenue and driving cost out of the business through the development of efficient processes, elimination of non-valued added or duplicate efforts, waste and other related losses within ADM utilizing the zero-loss mindset through the PE system. 

This role is the direct conduit between the tactical/operational and strategic initiatives in the organization. This position requires a leader that can facilitate and drive change in a fast paced and “ever changing” environment, leveraging his/her strong interpersonal and influencing skills. 

The PE Practitioner role is responsible for partnering with leaders across ADM to improve business process.  This position is focused on driving improvements in revenue, and driving cost out of the business through the development of efficient processes, elimination of non-value added or duplicate efforts, waste and other related losses within the ADM utilizing the zero-loss mindset through the PE system.
 
This position will also be expected to occasionally support PE work at our manufacturing plants within Corn, Nutrition, Milling, Ag Services or Oilseeds businesses with deployment and sustainment of the PE Pillar system.  In addition, the Practitioner is responsible for the training/coaching/mentoring of Performance Excellence Leaders of key project stakeholders, including learning how to lead through PE.  Leaders with a desire to continue advancing their careers in Operations Leadership are encouraged to apply.  The PE Practitioner role is a great development opportunity to further refine your leadership skillset to lead using PE mindsets/tools, practice change management skills and learn how to teach and coach others to leverage PE mindsets/tools.

This position reports to the Performance Excellence Director.  It is a full time permanent position that is based in Decatur, IL.

Job ResponsibilitiesAlign with strategic objectives for the Business Unit/Division/Functional Area/Plant and Execute PE to accomplish themProvide advanced coaching on problem solving using data and analyticsAssist locations with root cause analysis, systematic problem solving and the implementation of sustainable countermeasuresImplement sustainable countermeasures using Kaizen methodology of rapid improvementPerform education for location pillar teams and steering committeeTrain teams to utilize tools and methodologies aligned to PEAudits/coaches the Site Steering Team as well as KPIs (Key Performance Indicators), Pillars and key projectsEnsures visibility of KPIs, trend managementProvide/share foundational best-practices with alignment to the system across plantsEnsures the Plant Colleagues satisfaction through the execution of the standard visits to transfer performance system knowledgeTrack and review ROI (Return on Investment) of the site implementation to deliver hard cost savingsEnsures Site program minor blockers are highlighted and communicated with site Specialist and Site LeaderWhen needed, escalates implementation problems to PE Business Unit Lead. Review trip reports with PE BU lead, identify gaps and provide solutionsTravel required, up to 75%Job Requirements and ExperienceManufacturing background either as a department manager or a plant managerSystematic problem solving skills related to manufacturing performanceExcellent interpersonal and leadership skillsAt least five years of manufacturing/processing and/or Continuous Improvement experience at least two of which have been as a department or plant managerExperience with data analytics tools such as Pi Vision, Pi Asset Framework, Red Zone Augmentir, Shift Connector or equivalent data handling and management software used within the manufacturing environmentExperience in continuous improvement system such as ADM Performance Excellence, Lean Manufacturing or Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)Excited about this role but don’t think you meet every requirement listed? We encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings.

ADM requires the successful completion of a background check. 

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