Manufacturing

Continuous Improvement Manager - $108,500+ (BS in Engineering and 5 years minimum management experience)

Assists in developing, maintaining & communicating a vision & strategy for implementation of comprehensive Lean manufacturing system. Sets expectations for a continuous improvement culture. Drives Continuous Improvement to quantitatively and qualitatively improve costs, quality and service to achieve business results. Identify and facilitate process improvement projects, training/ workshops to drive cultural change. Conduct root cause analysis to determine metrics, troubleshoot manufacturing/ business and assembly issues, material flow, project plans, production capacity, facility design and create process documentation. Carrying out advanced data collection and analysis for process mapping, develop budgets and cost analysis to determine project feasibility. Develop systematic training, and implement continuous improvement methodologies including but not limited to 6 Sigma, 5S, Lean, overall equipment efficiency (OEE) and others. Responsible tracking downtime results, improving data integrity and communicate their finding with management to develop improvement plans based on the data collection. Provide strategic leadership and tactical planning for the technical training. Work with business leadership to identify and prioritize process improvement opportunities to support cost saving programs and future growth. Review company’s internal processes and procedures, using data-driven problem analysis tools to detect operating issues and assess return-on-investment indicators for on-going projects. Ability to improve the company’s operating output by preventing or eliminating defects and errors in products. Ability to improve quality standards in operating activities. Ability to influence and motivate others. Responsible for effective project management skills to identify, propose, prioritize and manage process improvement projects that result in improved performance and productivity. Study processes continually and implement process improvements where effective. Monitor quality of work performed in accordance with the company’s Quality Plan. Regular attendance, ability to arrive at work punctually, and the ability to work on–site; ability to work cooperatively with others, ability to deal respectfully with the public, customers, vendors, other employees, managers, and executive management. Ability to perform multiple tasks concurrently, ability to work in a fast-paced environment, ability to interchange with others in the company. Effective team building skills to enable departments to participate on projects designed to improve processes, eliminate waste and reduce product defects. Requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering, business or a related field. Minimum 5 years in general management experience in a manufacturing environment.

 Requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering, business or a related field. Minimum 5 years in general management experience in a manufacturing environment.