Continuous Improvement Manager

Job Description

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead all standardized continuous improvement activities across the site.
• Act as a change agent systematically driving a continuous improvement culture.
• Facilitate strategy deployment and goal deployment across all site functions and multiple value streams and maintain a sitewide lean roadmap aimed at meeting site our goals including productivity quality delivery and customer allegiance.
• Champion report on site productivity savings to meet AOP goals.
• Lead kaizen and lean workshops to site leaders and associates including VSM daily management standard work 3P/layout cell design material flow TPM SMED 5S and visual management.
• Identify business opportunities for improvement.
• Identify internal and external best practices and share them across the site.
• Help maintain an ongoing project funnel being filled from all areas of the business.
• Help develop a healthy group of qualified lean tool experts.

Qualifications

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelors degree; technical engineering discipline
• Current CQA Certification Quality Assurance or similar certification is preferred Six Sigma training/certification preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of handson lean kaizen including VSM daily management standard work cell design material flow TPM SMED 3P/layout 5S and visual management
• Lean experience from a company with a formal lean business system
• Solid lean tool technical skills project management experience and decisionmaking capability
• Minimum of 5 years manufacturing experience in a machining/assembly environment
• Working knowledge of multiple operations including operations quality logistics finance sales customer service engineering IT and human resources
• Proven track record leading and coaching weeklong kaizen teams with an emphasis on execution.
• Ability to influence site leadership with excellent written and verbal communication skills well respected by leadership and associates.
• Lead change.
• Handson approach

Why is This a Great Opportunity

SUMMARY

Seeking a Continuous Improvement Manager to lead and improve plant operations. Someone with experience leading strategy deployment and goal deployment and developing a siteside lean roadmap with demonstrated results. To learn more about this incredible opportunity apply here!