Plant Continuous Improvement Manager
At Niagara, we're looking for Team Members who want to be part of achieving our mission to provide our customers the highest quality most affordable bottled water.
Consider applying here, if you want to :
- Work in an entrepreneurial and dynamic environment with a chance to make an impact.
- Develop lasting relationships with great people.
- Have the opportunity to build a satisfying career.
We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages for our Team Members.
Manages the development and implementation of continuous improvement strategies in a manufacturing plant. Evaluates existing processes and identifies opportunities for quality or efficiency improvement, as well as cost-savings measures.
Essential Functions :
Builds working relationships with the plant leadership team, Plant Director, corporate Lean Six Sigma team, and Continuous Improvement resources company-wide.Play a central role in best-practice sharing across the entire manufacturing enterprise.Work collaboratively with site leadership to identify initiatives and establish priorities based on corporate business objectives.Build Niagara's Continuous Improvement competencies including, Root Cause Analysis, Breakdown Analysis Daily Direction Setting, Loss Tree Glide Path creation, 90 day plan development, Kaizen, Poka Yoke, data-oriented decision-making, statistics, SPC, CI coaching, AM and PM TPM programs, Capital project justification, and other related proficiencies.Seeks out opportunities to improve team members' knowledge base. Helps coordinate training, education programs, and mentoring relationships.Be a local change agent, pushing to continuously challenge the status quo, and find new ways to achieve Niagara's business strategies.Utilize data-driven, structured problem-solving tools, including Six Sigma to improve process capability, reduce variation and optimize performance.Implement appropriate visual controls to ensure lasting results, including, standard work, improvement opportunity walks and process audits.Act as the site coach developing and training our CI strategy across all shifts and departments.Qualifications :
Minimum Qualifications :6 Years Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment6 Years Experience in similar position and / or utilizing essential job functions in a similar role4 Years Experience managing people / projectsexperience may include a combination of work experience and educationStrong interpersonal skills, clear communicator, and demonstrated relationship-building skills. Ability to function through influence in the absence of having positional authority.Able to interact with a wide variety of contacts, both internal and external.Talented influencer and team builder. Can form a team without official authority to do so, and motivate that team to accomplish self-directed goals.Required travel : 15% - domestic overnight travel. For some projects this could be 30% for a period of time.Competencies :
This position embodies the values of Niagara's LIFE competency model, focusing on the following key drivers of success :Lead Like an Owner :Manages a safe working environment, accurately documents safety related training, and effectively communicates safety incidentsProvides strategic input and oversight to departmental projectsMakes data driven decisions and develops sustainable solutionsSkilled in reducing costs and managing timelines while prioritizing long run impact over short term winsMakes decisions by putting overall company success first before department / individual successLeads / facilitates discussions to get positive outcomes for the customerMakes strategic decisions which prioritize the needs of the customer over departmental / individual goalsInnovACT :Continuously evaluates existing programs and processes, and develops new initiatives to increase efficiency and reduce wasteCreates, monitors, and responds to departmental performance metrics to drive continuous improvementCommunicates a clear vision, organizes resources effectively, and adjusts the strategy as needed when managing changeFind a Way :Demonstrates ability to think analytically and synthesize complex informationEffectively delegates technical tasks to subordinatesWorks effectively with departments, vendors, and customers to achieve organizational successIdentifies opportunities for collaboration in strategic waysEmpowered to be Great :Makes hiring decisions primarily based on culture fit and attitude, and secondarily based on technical expertiseEngages in long term talent planningProvides opportunities for the development of all direct reportsUnderstands, identifies, and addresses conflict within own team and between teamsEducation :
Minimum Required :Bachelor's Degree in technical field, orAssociate's Degree complimented with certifications in CI disciplinesPreferred :Bachelor's Degree in EngineeringSix Sigma Green or Black Belt, TPM or TPS PractitionerCertification / License :
Required : N / APreferred : N / AForeign Language :
Required : None RequiredPreferred : None RequiredLos Angeles County applicants onlyQualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the California Fair Chance Act, and any other applicable local and state laws.Any employment agency, person or entity that submits a rsum into this career site or to a hiring manager does so with the understanding that the applicant's rsum will become the property of Niagara Bottling, LLC. Niagara Bottling, LLC will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.
Employment agencies that have fee agreements with Niagara Bottling, LLC and have been engaged on a search shall submit rsum to the designated Niagara Bottling, LLC recruiter or, upon authorization, submit rsum into this career site to be eligible for placement fees.
