Continuous Improvement (CI) Specialist is responsible for leading and managing the continuous improvement process for all operational areas of the plant. Primarily by building teams, the CI Specialist will develop plans and drive continuous improvement to include operations, maintenance, warehouse, materials planning and scheduling, and quality assurance. The goal of this person is to lead continuous improvement in all aspects of the facility by utilizing the tools, methodology, and processes of continuous improvement. This position will be reporting to the General Manager.
Responsibilities
Identify and coordinate operational improvement activities to achieve yearly cost saving goals.
Troubleshoots major downtime problems and implements corrective actions.
Oversee all aspects of continuous improvement for the plant organization.
Evaluate the labor requirement through takt time studies for new product development and assist with costing
Implements KPI’s and other measurements across the plant.
Coaches teams in personal accountability, giving and receiving feedback, root cause analysis, problem solving, decision making, trade-off analysis, interpersonal communications and external interactions
Successful team leadership across diverse groups to drive sustainable improvements to our systems and culture
Lead capital equipment projects that increase production capacity and cost savings
Trains and educates the plant members on methodologies of TPM and CI to include 5S, OEE, Lean, SPC, RCA, 5whys, Parate charts, Waterfall charts and other CI tools.
Bachelor’s degree required. At least four years manufacturing experience is a must.
Any certification or experience in TPM, Lean, six sigma is preferred
Experience upgrading or rolling out ERP system is required
Have a strong working knowledge and understanding of manufacturing equipment
Demonstrated ability analyzing plant cost and creating cost models
Prior experience leading continuous improvement initiatives with knowledge of CI methodologies & tools
Must have strong skill of Root Cause Analysis
Require mid-level skill of Excel operation (Mainly data base function. PV Table, V-Lookup, Index, If count, etc)
Must possess strong skills, knowledge and capability in lean manufacturing, finance and accounting, production, project management, leadership, and statistics/logical problem solving.
