Operational Excellence Manager

Location: USA - Remote; ability to travel based on business needs, up to 70%.

Salary: $110,600–$152,100 target base salary range for this full-time, salaried position.

Company

hirify.global is a food manufacturer with a portfolio of established food and snack brands, including Campbell’s, Goldfish, Pepperidge Farm, Prego, Rao’s Homemade, and V8.

What you will do

• Support deployment of Campbell Way of Working operational excellence standards, tools, routines, site action plans, and improvement roadmaps.
• Partner with manufacturing, warehouse, distribution, maintenance, quality, safety, logistics, finance, human resources, and supply chain teams to identify losses and improve safety, quality, service, cost, and people metrics.
• Apply lean manufacturing, TPM, value stream mapping, root cause analysis, loss elimination, data analysis, and shop-floor observation to prioritize improvement opportunities.
• Facilitate kaizen events, rapid improvement activities, and structured problem-solving sessions while tracking benefits, risks, countermeasures, and performance indicators.
• Deliver training, coaching, tools, communications, and job aids that reinforce standard work, daily management, problem-solving behaviors, and continuous improvement.
• Build relationships with site leaders and frontline teams, communicate progress and risks, and influence adoption without direct authority.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 7+ years of experience in manufacturing, supply chain, warehousing, distribution, operational excellence, continuous improvement, or a related area.

Nice to have

• Experience applying continuous improvement methodologies, structured problem solving, and data analysis to improve operational performance.
• Strong analytical, communication, facilitation, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and influence teams without direct authority.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, operations, supply chain, business, or a related field.
• Consumer Packaged Goods or food manufacturing experience.
• Lean, Six Sigma, TPM, ASQ, or related continuous improvement certification.
• Experience supporting operational excellence deployment, kaizen events, daily management systems, or capability-building initiatives.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time salaried employment with benefits beginning on the first day.
• Medical, dental, short- and long-term disability, AD&D, and life insurance coverage.
• Matching 401(k) plan with immediate vesting, unlimited sick time, paid time off, and holiday pay.
• Remote work arrangement with up to 70% travel based on business needs.
• Employee resource groups, wellness resources, and a program matching employee donations or volunteer activity up to $1,500 annually.