Bachelor's Degree in a technical field preferred or equivalent working experience
Minimum of 10 years relevant experience in a manufacturing environment
Working knowledge of IATF16949 and/or ISO9001 standards
Proven success in project management with cross-department impact
Strong planning and organizational skills
Flexible in a dynamic work environment
Successful leadership track record
Excellent analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills
Self-motivated with minimal supervision
Desirable: Training and certification in Lean or Six Sigma techniques
Desirable: SAP experience
Responsibilities
Lead NPAA 5S initiative
Manage cross-functional projects for operations and workflow design
Conduct cost control and inventory studies
Develop and implement revised operating methods
Identify improvement opportunities across departments
Facilitate Kaizen events for continuous improvement
Apply Six Sigma and Lean methodologies to solve problems
Track monthly customer scorecards and implement improvements
Improve key areas of the quality system like change control and on-time delivery
Document CI process improvements and maintain logs
Benefits
Professional development and growth opportunities
Collaborative work environment
Opportunity to lead impactful projects
Involvement in cross-functional teams
Use of advanced methodologies like Six Sigma and Lean
Access to share best practices with industry standards
Full Job Description
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
Leads NPAA 5S initiative
Leads cross-functional projects designed to analyze and design sequence of operations and workflows
Conducts studies pertaining to cost control, cost reduction, inventory control, and production record systems
Develop and implement plans and programs for revisions to operating methods
Interfaces with other departments to identify improvement opportunities to drive high quality and efficient processes
Facilitate Kaizen events to drive continuous improvement in all areas of the business
Participate on multiple projects and apply continuous improvement techniques leveraging Six Sigma and Lean methodologies to solve problems and build new capabilities
Tracks Monthly customer scorecard and implements improvement activity
Trends, monitors, and improves the major areas of the quality system such as change control, customer feedback and complaints, investigations, deviations, and on-time delivery
Share best practices from Nippon group companies and industry standards
Document before and after CI process improvement conditions
Maintain up to date documentation logs on all CI projects in process and completed projects
POSITION QUALIFICATION:
Bachelor's Degree in a technical field preferred or equivalent working experience
Minimum of 10 years relevant experience in a manufacturing environment
Working Knowledge of IATF16949 and/or ISO9001 standards
Must have proven success in project management and ability to implement business process improvements affecting multiple departments.
Strong planning and organization skills
Capability to be flexible in a dynamic environment
Successful leadership track record
Excellent analytical, decision making and problem-solving skills
A highly motivated self-starter that can work with minimal supervision
Desirable: Training and certification in process improvement techniques, Lean Manufacturing, or Six Sigma
