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What is the role of a Operational Excellence Specialist at Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc.?

The Operational Excellence Specialist position at Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. is a Full-time or part-time position opportunity in the Food/Beverages field.

Where is this Operational Excellence Specialist job located?

Joplin, Missouri, 64804, United States

What type of employment is offered for this Operational Excellence Specialist role?

Full-time or part-time position

What is the expected salary for this Operational Excellence Specialist job?

Compensation will be discussed during the hiring process.

Operational Excellence Specialist job near me in Joplin, Missouri at Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc.

Operational Excellence Specialist

US-MO-Joplin

Job ID: 2026-9164
Type: Regular Full-Time
# of Openings: 1
Joplin Plant

Overview

The factory Operational Excellence (OpEx) Specialist is responsible for analyzing and improving factory processes within our Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) journey to improve equipment reliability, reduce downtime, reduce food loss, and enhance the overall operational efficiency (OEE) in our food manufacturing facility. This position will lead and develop others within the factory loss analysis program, problem solving process and OEE reporting. This role will be required to perform additional duties and responsibilities as assigned, which may evolve based on organizational needs.

Responsibilities

Factory Loss Analysis Leadership

With support of the Operational Excellence Manager, collect data, analyze data, identify specific losses and prioritize losses within the factory’s OEE, downtime, raw material loss, labor loss, etc.
Provide effective visual sharing and guidance of losses to the factory leaders and team members to action against
Ensure the appropriate loss analysis is provided on a daily, weekly, monthly and annual basis

•Problem Solving Leadership

Lead and develop others in the usage of our root cause analysis tools (STPD, BDA, etc.) to drive continuous improvement
Ensure the health and wellness of our problem-solving tools meet the standards for analysis and corrective actions and preventative actions
Implement verification steps on solutions for sustainability and if possible, reapplication to other similar equipment or situations

OEE Reporting Ownership

Own the OEE reporting program from data collection, loss analysis, loss categorization and monitoring to ensure reporting is done effectively and correctly
Provide OEE reporting internally to the factory leadership and team members that will use the loss identification within the continuous improvement activities
Lead and develop others in the understanding of the OEE loss categories with the availability, performance and quality components

Qualifications

Education Level	Description
2 Year / Associate Degree	Minimum Associate of Science degree in a STEM field (Engineering, Food Science, Technology, Math, etc.) required.
4 Year / Bachelors Degree	Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM field or active enrollment in a 4-year STEM degree program preferred. Preference will be given to those with a degree in engineering or to those actively enrolled in an engineering program.
Other	Experience in lieu of degree will be considered.

Experience

Minimum Years of Experience	Comments
2 to 4 years	Minimum 2 years of manufacturing experience in a leadership role, preferable in the food industry.

Operational Excellence Specialist in Joplin, Missouri at Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc.

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