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Sr. Quality Improvement Lead (SG 10)

Sunrise Systems Inc

Chicago, IL

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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$42–$44 Per Hour
SKILLS
Bakery, Biology, Coaching, Communication Skills, Continuous Improvement, Cookies, Embedded Systems, Establish Priorities, Food Production, Food Safety, Food Science, Hyperion Pillar, Identify Issues, Leadership, Lean Six Sigma, Loss Prevention, Manufacturing, Manufacturing/Industrial Processes, Microbiology, Onboarding, Operational Support, Operations Management, Performance Management, Problem Solving Skills, Process Engineering, Project Tracking, Quality Assurance, Quality Management, Quality Metrics, Risk Analysis, Risk Management, Software Patches, Standards Development, State Laws and Regulations, Systems Administration/Management, Team Player, Time Management
LOCATION
Chicago, IL
POSTED
30+ days ago
Job Title: Sr. Quality Improvement Lead (SG 10)
Job ID: 26-02164
Location: Chicago, IL, 60629
Duration: 5 months on W2 contract
 
Job Description
 
Sr. Quality Improvement Lead (SG 10)
 
Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Client?
  • We are the creators of Oreo, Ritz Crackers, Triscuit, Sour Patch and Swedish Fish to name a few.
  • Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.
  • As part of the Quality Team, the Senior Quality Improvement Lead is a line-embedded quality leadership role responsible for driving quality loss prevention, reduction, and eradication across assigned Cracker lines and Ingredient Handling.
  • This role provides senior-level, line focused quality leadership, balancing strong day-to-day execution with sustained quality improvement and system governance.
  • The role partners closely with assigned Line-Centric organizations to identify, prioritize, and eliminate systemic and recurring quality losses by applying IL6S ways of working and deploying Quality Pillar tools, including process maps, quality matrices, defined work processes, and structured problem-solving.
  • A core focus of the role is to reinforce line ownership of quality while owning the work process for Quality Matrices, ensuring risks, controls, and preventive actions are clearly defined, embedded into standard work, and sustained on the floor.
  • This position also provides advanced quality leadership during complex quality events, ensures quality learnings are translated into standard work, and drives horizontal application of improvements across applicable lines and areas.
  • In addition, the Senior Quality Improvement Lead has people leadership responsibility, including the coaching, development, and performance management of a Quality Improvement Specialist.
 
 
How you will contribute
 
  • Partner with Section Leads and Line-Centric Organization to identify and prioritize recurring quality losses (e.g., holds, deviations, rework, instability) across Cookies and Repack in partnership with line teams.
  • Support line-owned problem-solving using IL6S methodologies (RCA, 12-step Kaizen, FI) to eliminate root causes.
  • Use DMS routines to track actions, milestones, and effectiveness, ensuring timely closure and sustainable results.
  • When quality findings or improvements are identified on one line, evaluate applicability and support extension of learnings across other Crackers and Ingredient Handling lines toprevent recurrence and reduce systemic risk.
  • Support deployment, use, and sustainment of Quality Pillar tools, ensuring these tools are actively used to guide execution, escalation, and decision-making on the floor.
  • Own the Quality Matrices work process, including defining standards, governing deployment, and ensuring effective use and sustainment across the bakery.
  • Own IQS governance for the bakery, including system setup, user onboarding and training, troubleshooting, and ensuring consistent, effective use to support quality performance management.
  • Provide advanced quality leadership during complex quality events, including support for risk assessments, investigations, and disposition decision-making in alignment with established standards.
  • Support and coach on-shift Quality Leads during escalated quality events to ensure onsistent application of standards and sound quality risk assessment.
  • Ensure quality learnings and improvements identified on one line are evaluated and extended across other applicable lines and Ingredient Handling to reduce systemic risk.
  • Partner with site and line leadership to develop quality culture action plans for assigned areas and monitor progress against established actions through DMS routines.
  • Reinforce quality culture through consistent floor presence, coaching, and engagement, ensuring actions translate into observable behavioral and execution improvements on the line.
  • Lead, coach, and develop a Quality Improvement Specialist, including setting clear expectations, providing feedback, supporting development, and ensuring alignment to IL6S ways of working and quality standards.
  • Act as a consistent, line-embedded quality partner for Crackers Lines 4, 6, 7 and Ingredient Handling, ensuring alignment between daily execution and longer-term quality improvement priorities
 
What you will bring
 
A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:
 
  • Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and equipment behavior.
  • Experience leading or supporting quality improvement initiatives in a manufacturing environment.
  • Ability to translate quality data and technical information into practical operating standards.
  • Demonstrated ability to influence without direct authority.
  • Strong collaboration and communication skills.
 
More about this role
 
Education / Certifications:
 
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Quality Assurance, Food Science, Biology, Microbiology, Engineering, Operations Management or a related field.
 
Job specific requirements:
 
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in a food manufacturing environment within Quality, Food Safety, or Process Engineering roles.
  • Experience with consumer complaint management, quality losses, and root causeanalysis.
  • Familiarity with continuous improvement methodologies (IL6S, Lean, Six Sigma)preferred.
  • Ability to support operations across shifts as needed.
 
Work schedule:
 
  • M-F 1st shift No Relocation support available, however for candidates voluntarily moving Internationally some minimal support is offered through our Volunteer International Transfer Policy"
 
Compensation: 
 
The hourly rate for this position is between $42.00-$44.00 per hour.   
 
Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include [geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate]. 
 
Benefits: 
 
Sunrise offers ACA compliant medical coverage/dental insurance/vision insurance to all employees. We also offer Sick time benefits as required per State regulations. 
 
Contact:
Madhu Sudhan J:  madhu.s@sunrisesys.com | 319-242-4032 | URL: www.sunrisesys.com

About the Company

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Sunrise Systems Inc

Sunrise Systems was founded in 1990 with a clear vision to deliver world-class staffing service solutions in all labor categories, including IT consulting and solutions; all with the commitment to provide service that exceeds expectations and become the most trusted name in the industry. More than two and a half decades later, we pride ourselves on being at the forefront of the staffing industry. Combining our deep industry expertise, insights, and global resources, we have partnered with our clients to connect them with top professionals across several different industries.

We provide cost-effective Managed Staffing Solutions, Information Technology and Information Technology Consulting Services to several Fortune 500 companies and U.S. Government agencies. We provide our clients with flexible engagement models and customized products that are budget and time specific. Understanding the challenges that every business faces, we offer our services either on-site at the clients' site or from one of our globally distributed technology centers. Our onshore and offshore development capabilities ensure that we excel at meeting customer requirements every single time.

Our collective business experience spans over two and a half decades and ranges from:

  • Business, management, and technical fields
  • Information technology consulting and software solutions.
  • Providing strategic support for the development and long-term growth of new business ventures across several industries including but not limited to; accounting, banking, finance, and recruitment.
  • Motivating technology staff and establishing partnerships with Fortune 500 companies

Sunrise Systems has a vast range of competence in:

  • Design, development, and support of cloud-based solutions from simple to highly complexed
  • Database administration of multi-platform applications, complex databases, and web-based environments that include all aspects of installation, planning, maintenance, and monitoring.
  • Data processing and data migration
  • Application re-engineering and platform migration
  • Working with the Information Systems and end-user communities at all levels to resolve issues and establish consensus.
COMPANY SIZE
100 to 499 employees
INDUSTRY
Staffing/Employment Agencies
FOUNDED
1990
WEBSITE
http://www.sunrisesys.com/

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