Role Overview
Provides support for Oil-Dri’s Safety, Environmental, and Quality policies aligning them with Oil-Dri’s strategic Mission, Vision, and our WE CARE values. Supports facility leadership through developing, planning, and executing Quality projects with secondary focus on Safety, Health, and Environmental work.

This position is based at an active mine site and requires daily onsite presence. Work conditions may include uneven terrain, climbing ladders, navigating steps, and exposure to varying weather conditions such as heat, rain, or mud.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide Project Management for Quality focused new product/process development (NPD), improvement, and infrastructure projects. Primary workload will be in support of NPD in the Blue Mountain factory and as such the role will be based there.
• Prepare periodic reports and performance tracking communications.
• Provide on-site, on the production floor support of NPD efforts.
• Directly supports factory Quality, Continuous Improvement, and Division 3 Product Management teams fielding their requests and completing tasks as needed.
• Travel to other locations to support assigned tasks and projects.
• Perform other such duties as may be required.

Other Duties:

• Comply with all safety policies, practices and procedures and reporting all unsafe activities to Management and/or Human Resources.
• Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals.
• Contribute to building a positive team spirit.
• Apply effective written and verbal communication.
• Protect confidential information by not communicating, disclosing, or using for benefit of 3rd parties.
• 75% of work time will be in a factory location; travel up to 25% to provide onsite support for other factories.

Qualifications

Education & Certifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree (BS) from four-year college or university required.
• Prefer 1 or more years related experience in manufacturing operations.
• Basic knowledge of the Process industry and/or experience in a manufacturing environment desired.
• The position requires certification as an American Society of Quality (ASQ) Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), ASQ Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence (CMQ/OE), and/or Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Lean Bronze & Silver Certifications, as determined by manager and/or annual goals. If not already done, the certification requirements must be met within 24 months of being assigned the position with the first attempt at certification within the first 12 months.
• A professional safety certification is required as determined by manager and/or annual goals. If not already done, the certification requirements must be met within 24 months of being assigned the position with the first attempt at certification within the first 12 months.

Skills & Abilities:

• Hands-on experience creating and revising standard operating procedures, process work instructions, and forms. Creating and revising process standards as needed.
• Must be able to multi-task, prioritize, and delegate tasks readily.
• Excellent communicator who can lead co-workers at various levels.
• Strong interpersonal skills, plus oral and written communication skills, including excellent presentation skills.
• Must be able and willing to work extended hours as required (including weekends).
• Able to work with minimal supervision.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to define problems, collect and analyze data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Computer Skills: Knowledge of database, project management, spreadsheet, and word processing software, electronic mail, statistical software, graphics, technical diagrams, flow charts, etc.

Benefits

• Annual Incentive Bonus
• 401(k) with 6% match (Fully Vested at 2 Years)
• Annual Merit increase opportunity
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• Fitness & Gym Reimbursement
• Employer Contribution - Health, Dental

About Us
Oil-Dri Corporation of America is a leading manufacturer and supplier of specialty sorbent products for consumer and business-to-business markets that has been voted as a Top 100 workplaces in the Chicago Tribune. Oil-Dri’s products are sold in the pet care, animal health, fluids purification, agricultural, sports field, industrial and automotive markets. Oil-Dri controls millions of tons of specialty mineral reserves, including calcium bentonite, attapulgite, and diatomaceous shale. The company’s mines and manufacturing facilities are located in Georgia, Mississippi, Illinois, and California. Oil-Dri is a family-controlled and operated organization that emphasizes honesty, integrity, and accountability. The company is dedicated to fulfilling its mission to Create Value From Sorbent Minerals.

Oil-Dri is committed to providing equal opportunity for all teammates and qualified candidates without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, mental or physical disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Accordingly, all employment decisions and personnel actions or programs such as hiring, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, transfers, reductions in workforce, and training, etc. will be consistent with the principle of equal employment opportunity.