Continuous Improvement Specialist

What Youll Do (Essential Duties and Responsibilities):

• Lead system-wide projects that impact multiple sites/teams. Define scope determine key deliverables manage progress communicate barriers and ensure stakeholder satisfaction

• Serve as a Sealy Manufacturing Process Subject Matter Expert (SME) in cross-functional teams and events. Make recommendations and implement system-wide improvements.

• Perform plant assessments and audits prepare action plans and coach teams for sustainment

• Facilitate Plan & Review sessions with local plant teams to review previous performance and define short-term strategies for local plant improvement

• Identify define and present best practices and to ensure step-change improvements for standardization. Use benchmarking techniques to monitor implementation progress

• Create and maintain Value Stream Maps / Material and Information Flow Charts. Develop understanding of end-to-end process and align on a holistic improvement plan

• Create training documentation and presentations for all levels of the organization on various Lean topics. Deliver training in person or virtually over Microsoft Teams

• Keep management and plant teams informed on upcoming projects progress and results. Prepare and present updates to various audiences

• Create and maintain Value Stream Maps / Material and Information Flow Charts. Develop understanding and align on a holistic improvement plan

• Ability to travel 50-60%. Travel is regularly within the United States and mostly regional. Very infrequent travel outside of the states may be

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Salary Range: $70000 - $99500/annually

What Youll Need (Qualifications):

• Degree in Operations Management Supply Chain Management Industrial Engineering or other related field.

• Demonstrated experience in Lean Manufacturing and Process Improvement

• Mattress/Furniture Manufacturer Experience is strongly preferred.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel and PowerPoint)

• Knowledge of Microsoft Visio (Drawing process maps value stream maps swim lanes)

• Knowledge of AutoCAD. (Take existing plant layout drawings to arrange orientate and add or remove drawing objects to create updated/proposed layouts)

• Knowledge and utilization of multiple problem-solving methodologies and implementation strategies including Ishikawa/Fishbone 5-Why DMAIC/Six Sigma PDCA 8D and A3 (8-Step)

• Training in Toyota Production System (TPS) such as Material and Information Flow Chart and Standardized Work is preferred.