Continuous Improvement Supervisor - Decatur, IL

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Job Title: Continuous Improvement Supervisor - Decatur, IL
Location: Decatur, IL, Midwest United States, USA

Company: Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM)
Industry Sector: Agribusiness
Industry Type: Input Retail, Cooperative and Related Crop Services
Job Type: Full Time

Job Description: Job Description

Continuous Improvement Supervisor - Corn Plant - Decatur, IL

This is a full-time, exempt level position.

Job Summary

The Continuous Improvement Supervisor is responsible for driving and improving training execution, understanding department losses, developing and executing actions related to losses, and driving process improvement projects within the Alcohol Department.

Job Responsibilities:

Training Progress & Accountability

Key responsibilities include:

Ensure that trainees are staying on track through their training timeline by auditing their progress and checking in with them frequently
Developing new training materials or updating existing training materials based on training and knowledge gaps
Conduct 1:1 coaching sessions with trainees focused on topics missed during qualification steps
Facilitate assessments and remediation plans for colleagues in training.
Thoroughly execute qualification walk-throughs with each trainee prior to qualification.
Send bi-weekly trainee progress reports with information including: Qualification timeline status, test status and performance, element tree progress, required sign-off completion, and identification of trainees who are on track, behind, or requiring additional support.
Communicate clearly with leaders, trainers, operators, and stakeholders regarding training status, risks, gaps, and action plans
Deliver learning content for classroom and field training as well as develop others to do the same.

Operational Performance & Continuous Improvement:

Key responsibilities include:

Review department health and previous-day losses daily.
Update, analyze, and understand departmental losses using 0-loss, OEE and TEEP fundamentals
Develop and present OEE/TEEP analyses for daily and monthly departmental review and response
Assist the department with Alcohol Deployment Plan monthly by engaging with deployment owners to understand current status, identifying deployments that are on track, ahead, or behind schedule, confirming upcoming priorities, and capturing new deployment work not yet reflected in the plan.
Lead various continuous improvement projects throughout the department
Assist the department in Structured Management System ownership through KPI tracking and updating, Standard of Work rollouts and auditing, and driving departmental review and response

Other Departmental Support

Understand their role in food safety and quality systems, is actively engaged in plant and food safety efforts, and ensures conformance to good manufacturing practices
Understand their role in process and operations safety, is actively engaged in the plant's safety culture and improvements, and thoroughly understands Process Safety Management (PSM) requirements
Supports the department as a backup operations champion
Fill in as needed for department on-call and/or coverage on nights/weekends/holidays
Assist with developing coverage schedule for hourly colleagues

Job Experience/Skills:

Three or more years of experience in an ADM operating facility preferred.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills and ability to work across functions
Strong root cause analysis experience
Experience with Value Stream Mapping and working to find efficiencies in process.
Strong Performance Excellence background and experience
Strong TPS and PSM background
Demonstrated strength with trouble-shooting activities Strong Microsoft office skills such as PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Visio and PiVision

Education/Training:

Minimum of a high school diploma/GED

Working Conditions:

Able to work in a variety of environmental conditions, such as hot and cold temperatures and a dusty environment & various chemical safely.

Physical Requirements:

Ability to ascend and descend stairs
Ability to move/transport 55 pounds
Sit and stand for long periods
Work in confined spaces
Work at heights
Bending and Kneeling
Be respirator qualified

Excited about this role but don't think you meet every requirement listed? We encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings.

ADM requires the successful completion of a background check.

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Job Post Date: 11/01/26