CI Specialist

Job description

About SunOpta SunOpta delivers customized supply chain solutions and innovation for top brands, retailers, and foodservice providers across a broad portfolio of beverages, broths, and better-for-you snacks. With over 50 years of expertise, SunOpta fuels customers’ growth with high-quality, sustainability-forward solutions distributed through retail, club, foodservice, and e-commerce channels across North America. Job Summary: The CI Specialist supports the implementation of continuous improvement (CI) initiatives by assisting with data collection, basic analysis, and execution of small-scale improvement activities. This role provides foundational support for CI projects, engages with production floor employees, and contributes to problem-solving efforts to enhance operational efficiency and business continuity. This position is also responsible to identify, train and deploy resources to apply state-of-the-art approaches and tools to achieve performance excellence and process improvements. Essential Functions of the Job: ◦ Trains, coaches and facilitates continuous improvement tools and methodologies such as lean, six sigma, kaizen, quality and process management. ◦ Assists and exec...