Continuous Improvement Manager

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Process Improvement:
  • Identify and implement process improvements across manufacturing and supply chain operations:
    • Efficient process flow
    • Lead time reductions
    • Inventory control & supply / demand modeling
  • Ensure process enhancements align with quality standards and regulatory compliance, collaborating with the quality team
  • Partner with industrial engineering (INDUS) to develop and deploy different designed or more automated solutions for producing and packaging parts
  • Help develop preventative maintenance cadences to increase uptime and reliability of machines
  • Improve efficiency
  • Reduce waste
  • Reduce cost
  • 5S:
    • Sort, Set, Shine, Standardize, Sustain
      • Everything needs a place with minimums/maximums, labels, and colors
• Reporting & Analytics:
  • Develop, track, and report on daily KPIs with visibility on the floor
  • Prepare standard and ad-hoc analysis, driving insight on business gaps to plan and benchmarks, supporting future strategic growth
  • Regularly update senior leadership on the progress and impact of CI initiatives
  • Perform time studies and observe operations to ensure accurate bills of material, work instructions, and routings.

Continuous Improvement Manager – Job Description

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• Strategic Project Execution:
  • Familiar with project management tools and techniques:
    • Gantt Charts with milestones and SPAs
    • Utilize Lean, Six Sigma, & Kaizen methodologies
    • Lead annual hoshin
  • Exceptional leadership and team facilitation skills to motivate teams to achieve improvement goals
  • Implementation of ERP upgrades
• All other duties as assigned by Manager.

Qualifications: To perform this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and /or ability required. 

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Expert level proficiency in the use of an ERP system, preferably Dynamics 365, and Microsoft Office Suite
• Ability to delegate tasks when assigning workloads
• Expert level of organization and leadership skills
• Expert level communicator and ability to work in a self-directed manner
• Experience in operations or supply chain management in a manufacturing environment (>3 years)