Advocate - Business Improvement

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Department: Operations
Location: Bethlehem, PA
Job Title: Business Improvement Advocate – NIGHT SHIFT
Reports to: Training Supervisor
Level:
☐Manager
☒Non-Manager

Type of Position:
☒Full- Time
☐Part-Time
☐Contractor

Classification:
☐Exempt
☒Nonexempt


Who We Are
At Freshpet, our goal is to change the way people nourish their pets forever. We strive to strengthen the bond between people and our pets so that we both live longer, healthier, and happier lives while being kind to the planet. We believe that if we can create fresh, real foods that pets love and help them live healthier lives, that their pet parents will also enjoy the many benefits of a rich life shared with a pet.
We started off with a mission to change the way pet parents feed dogs and cats, but we also wanted to be a company that had a thoughtful approach to how we operate. We wanted to do things differently, make great products but be gentle to the planet, good to the people who touch our business, and leave a positive impact with everything we do. We work hard every day to ensure that the original vision is met, starting with making the highest quality foods in our kitchens to running our business with integrity, transparency, and social and environmental responsibility. IT’S AMAZING WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN YOU START COMPLETELY FRESH!
What You Will Do
This rotational position is intended to serve two major needs. The immediate need is additional shift support for safety, training, quality, and continuous improvement. This position will be a resource for safety and training initiatives, while supporting OPEX and continuous improvement projects throughout the temporary assignment. The second major need is to improve the culture of learning and development offered in Freshpet academy. This will ensure we are building bench strength by investing in our employees and supporting future leaders in our organization. By creating a workforce focused on the four key areas listed, we will begin to grow our influence and the participants will strengthen and develop our values. Both major needs will be realized over the course of the program and a subsequent benefit of this program will be the return and value add of having someone from the floor, work on and address common concerns from the floor focused on the four key areas mentioned above. The employees selected will be trained in the required areas and be expected to produce results to prove competency. We intend to continue the rotational program and expect to continuously inject like-minded individuals back into our workforce and create a pipeline of future leaders.
What Is The Process
Position will be posted and anyone that is a level 300 to 600 (FPA standards). And has at least 1 year of experience, and less than 5 points can apply.
Candidates will be selected by the training supervisor based on the hiring criteria below and the input from Safety, Training, Quality and Continuous Improvement.
The work schedule of the selected candidates will be Freshpet’s 2-2-3 x 12 and they will remain on their respective shifts.
Candidates will be required to work in Plant 1 and Plant 2 per shift to support department needs.
Candidates will be available to support production during difficult staffing situations. The details of the support will be determined by the production and training supervisors.
Candidates will have a workload of 9 months minimum and 1 month of training not to exceed 12 months in the position.
Tools needed will be a computer and Microsoft account.
Completion of the following criteria will result in an increase in pay equivalent to the next level of a level up in FPA. (Excludes Level 600)

a. Training Courses –
i. Osha 10 hour
ii. TWI 10 hour
iii. HACCP Certification
iv. Incident Investigation tools / 5Y, RCA, Project Charters, Historian, Tracksys
v. Problem solving / DMAIC A3 process.
vi. Interview Skills Training
vii. Basic Computer skills (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
b. Safety –
i. Participate on P.E.T.S. Safety OPEX Team
ii. Conduct Incident Investigations on personnel safety
iii. Lead stretch program during huddles
iv. Behavioral related safety observation every shift
v. Participate in Safety Committee
c. Quality –
i. Participate in monthly GMP audits.