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 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.
- 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 :
Bachelor's DegreeExpert level proficiency in the use of an ERP system, preferably Dynamics 365, and Microsoft Office SuiteAbility to delegate tasks when assigning workloadsExpert level of organization and leadership skillsExpert level communicator and ability to work in a self-directed mannerExperience in operations or supply chain management in a manufacturing environment (>3 years)