Job DescriptionHere's what you can expect every day:
- Plan and implement lean manufacturing strategies to achieve overarching global business strategy.
- Lead/coordinate lean manufacturing events/activities (i.e., kaizen/continuous improvement, value stream mapping, statistical problem solving, etc.) as required, including the planning of events and resources, training and leading teams, achieving event objectives, and documenting performance.
- Provide leadership in continuous improvement efforts to improve reliability, ease of use & maintenance, minimize changeover times, and to eradicate production losses.
- Coach & mentor operations' team, including staff, supervisors, and crew leads on continuous improvement methods & processes to establish a culture where tools and methods are utilized in a standard way to deliver improvements.
- Develop lean leadership within local operations' team to enable them to lead and execute their own lean activities within the plant according to the business strategy.
- Transition ownership of completed projects to the local operations' team, and support sustaining activities to ensure results are maintained.
- Maintain positive work relationships with members of other teams to communicate effectively, and to ensure compliance with cross-team responsibilities.
Responsibilities/Expectations:
- Ability to establish plant management processes for reporting metrics.
- Ability to understand plant financial measures and how they are generated.
- Ability to interpret control charts.
- Ability to motivate others to take action dictated by data.
- Communicate with Supervisors, peers, or subordinates: provide information to supervisors and co-workers in written form or in person.
- Maintain a good record of attendance and punctuality.
- Learn all manual tasks performed within the department.
- Perform tasks assigned using specific operating procedures and following department specific quality control processes and procedures.
- Treat people with dignity and respect.
- Conduct all business with integrity.
- Adhere to Rust-Oleum Corporation Quality principles and participate in all departmental and company-wide Quality activities.
- Follow all safety procedures and company policies.
