Bilingual Continuous Improvement Specialist
Healthy Hens, Healthy Eggs, Healthy Planet: At Pete & Gerry's, we were first to do it better, and are still doing it best. For nearly 30 years, we've been on a mission to produce healthy, delicious eggs and partner with family farms for meaningful impact. By raising hens outdoors as nature intended, we stay true to our roots every step of the way by keeping animal welfare, planet-friendly farming practices, and high-quality taste and nutrition at the heart of all we do, so you can always believe in what you buy.
About the Role
Healthy Together At Pete & Gerry’s, we believe that when we care for each other, we all thrive. Across our farms, offices, and communities, we act as one flock — united by respect, collaboration, and a shared commitment to doing what’s right. We create an environment where every person feels valued, supported, and empowered to grow, because our success depends on the wellbeing of the people who make our mission possible.
The Continuous Improvement Specialist will direct process improvement activities to ensure overall business objectives are achieved. Provide support, guidance, and action to drive lean behaviors targeting elimination of waste and variation from our manufacturing and business processes that result in cost savings.
In this role, you’ll help deliver the highest quality product while upholding our unwavering commitment to animal welfare, food safety, and responsible farming. You’ll act boldly, embrace continuous improvement, and partner with teammates and customers to deliver wins.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with the CI leadership and site leadership team to establish and implement lean manufacturing concepts.
- Provide coaching and mentoring on project management skills, team facilitation, and project execution to deliver project cost savings.
- Work with area managers/supervisors regarding process improvement opportunities within their organizations.
- Develop and maintain business performance measures and conduct analysis of data to identify improvement opportunities.
- Develop and deliver presentations and basic training courses associated with process improvement.
- Ensure operational activities adhere to lean standards (e.g., material flow, set-up reduction, 6S & workplace organization, communication cells, TPM).
- Establish a program to develop and maintain standard operating procedures for existing processes and procedures.
- Support development and usage of key manufacturing systems (e.g., MES, ERP, CMMS, Production labeling software, BI reports).
- Monitor and inspect project quality and ensure that project improvements are sustained via KPI measurements and dashboards.
- Share responsibility of self-development with immediate supervisor.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Bilingual communication skills required (English/Spanish).
- Four-year college degree or equivalent business experience required.
- Ability to prioritize, follow through, and quickly develop an in-depth working knowledge of applicable company processes.
- Strong working knowledge and experience in CI strategies, with the ability to teach these tools to others.
- Advanced skills in the use of data management tools to monitor progress toward goals.
- Self-starter, detail-oriented, highly motivated, and organized.
- Certified Lean Sigma Black Belt or Master Black Belt is preferred.
- 25% domestic travel is required, as is the ability to work flexible hours to manage a multi-shift operation.
Schedule
- Day Shift - Flexible Schedule.
- Work hours are primarily during the day, with flexibility in start and end times based on business needs.
- Shifts may extend up to 10–12 hours depending on project demands, deadlines, or organizational priorities.
- Daily schedules may vary due to meetings, process improvement initiatives, data analysis needs, or cross-functional collaboration.
- Flexibility is required to adjust working hours to support continuous improvement efforts and evolving business needs.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Paid vacation, sick time, and volunteer time.
- 9 paid holidays.
- 401(k) with 4% employer match.
- Disability and life insurance.
- Opportunities for advancement.
- Maternity and paternity leave.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Flexible Spending Account.
- Footwear reimbursement for onsite employees.
- Onsite employees receive free eggs weekly; remote employees receive coupons for free eggs.
- Breakfast or lunch events from time to time.
Pay
Base salary from $65,000+, depending on experience.