Manufacturing Excellence Leader

IPEX is one of the North American leading providers of advanced plastic piping systems. Our mission is to shape a better tomorrow by connecting people with water and energy.

We currently have an exciting opportunity as a Manufacturing Excellence Leader! This role will report to the Plant Manager and be based out of our Extrusion facility in Langley, British Columbia.

Do not miss the opportunity to join a diverse group of people-centric professionals, thought leaders and rapid thinkers, entrepreneurs in spirit and status quo-fighters!

Job Summary

The Manufacturing Excellence Leader will support Operational Excellence Initiatives in our plants. This will include driving divisional and plant KPIs; leading and supporting projects to achieve optimum potential of staff, systems, equipment, machine and site operations; and providing leadership in the implementation and sustainability of corporate lean initiatives and 5S goals.

Principal Responsibilities

Manufacturing Excellence:

• Lead the implementation of 5S as per the Ipex standard by designing the systems, planning the implementation and working closely with each department to achieve the plan
• Develop KPIs and systems for communicating manufacturing performance with all levels of the plant
• Collaborate with each department manager to develop information sharing and reporting for the shift handover process
• Develop and lead or facilitate daily, weekly & monthly reviews
• Develop and implement a Layered Process Audit system
• Facilitate focused improvement programmes to improve plant performance, leading and administering the cost saving reporting that communicates the impact of each improvement
• Lead a Kaizen system that encourages all colleagues to raise improvement ideas, then ensures the best ideas are implemented
• Be the lean champion for the plant, lead training in lean and continuous improvement techniques
• Lead the new product introduction process within the plant, coordinating with internal and external functions and tracking the internal actions to ensure smooth launch of new products
• Support day-to-day plant operations with problem solving, root cause analysis, and solutions to address operational issues
• Contribute and support implementation of Division wide projects and initiatives through ongoing liaison with key stakeholders

People:

• Facilitate, assist, and develop shop floor excellence operations and removes barriers for employees to meet measurable objectives
• Deploys and participates in Gemba walks and coaching employees on 5S / standard work / visual management development/modification/adherence, M.D.I., continuous improvement, flow, and problem solving and other lean methods, techniques and processes.
• Attend to individual mindsets to help foster a culture of change leadership
• Lead the training and development of plant employees in lean tools
• Track and report program progress and communicate with plant leadership

Health, Safety & Environment / Quality:

• Ensure a Safety-First culture and support Aliaxis Divisional & Global Safety standards deployment
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives with a Quality Assurance mindset

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering or another related technical field
• Project Management Certificate is an asset
• Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma Certification an asset
• 5 or more years of proven successful experience in leading continuous improvement projects and demonstrated process improvement success
• Strong skills in Microsoft Office and Data Analytics utilizing MS Excel and PowerBI
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Effective at engaging and leading stakeholders across levels and businesses in order to realize operational excellence goals and objectives.
• Flexible, adaptable and ability to problem solve

Travel:

• Employee will be required to travel 10% to 20% of the time

IPEX is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities throughout the recruitment process and, upon request, will work with qualified job applicants to provide suitable accommodation in a manner that takes into account the applicant’s accessibility needs due to disability. Accommodation requests are available to candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process for IPEX jobs. To request an accommodation, please contact HR at [email protected]               

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