We have an opportunity for a consultant to help drive lean and Six Sigma improvements for a private equity-owned food produce company in Minneapolis, MN. The company processes fruits and vegetables for retail and food service customers. The facility has about 450 employees. The plant uses a combination of manual (hand cutting and packing fruits and vegetables) and automated processes.

The duration is expected to be 6+ months.

Facility Description

• “Fresh Cut” is the produce industry term for the value-added processing of fruits and vegetables – chopping, shredding, slicing, dicing, de-veining, etc.
• We are in the process of completing a new brownfield fresh cut facility that will be a $100m+ revenue business on its own over the next 2 years. Facility is scheduled to open 11/01/24.
• New facility will be a 3 shift x 5 day operation to start (3rd shift is cleaning), could be 3 shift x 7 days operation at some point
• Non-union environment, with a highly diverse employee base (10+ languages spoken) that don’t all speak English

Role Requirements

• Candidate needs to have a very deep/strong Lean/Continuous Improvement mindset
• Food manufacturing experience preferred
• Work based in Minneapolis, MN, or must relocate