Primary location: Marietta, Pennsylvania
Relocation offered: No
Employment status: Full-Time
Travel: No
Non-compete: No
The estimated base salary range for this role is "$90,000 to $115,000" per year.
Individual pay is based upon location, skills and expertise, experience and other relevant factors
Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (AWI) has a job opportunity for an Operations Improvement Manager located in Marietta, PA. The Operations Improvement Manager will have the technical expertise to initiate and lead significant process improvement activities, including, but not limited to, changes involving mechanical, electrical, chemical and human elements. Additionally, the successful incumbent will have the leadership abilities to assist the Operations Manager in acting as a catalyst and leader for significant organizational transformation.
What's in it for you?- Lead high-impact initiatives that drive meaningful business transformation.
- Influence plant-wide operations while partnering with leaders across the organization.
- Grow your Lean and continuous improvement expertise in a culture focused on innovation and operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities of the Operations Improvement Manager:- Identifying and executing projects in the Value Stream or plant wide including identifying improvement opportunities, understanding current projects, determining needed resources and procuring those resources
- Aligning the kaizen events and hoshin projects with Value Stream / Plant results.
- Leading Kaizen events - identify team members, prepare agenda, conduct training, implement improvements, create and track measures, and actions
- Ensuring accountability is maintained for MDI (managing for daily improvement) and Gemba behaviors and processes are effective in achieving desired results
- Building relationships with all production and support staff team members to understand the ongoing operational issues
- Organizing and analyzing data sets that outline the systemic improvement opportunities
- Utilizing technical expertise and leadership skills to identify, initiate and implement significant process improvement activities.
- Providing systems based experience and thinking which allow the operation to transform from a task based culture to a system based culture
- Coordinating with value stream leadership on improvements and sustainability efforts
- Serving as back up to Operations Manager
Required Qualifications - High school diploma or equivalent
- Strong leadership, facilitation and meeting management skills
- Experience solving complex, multi-variable problems and implementing sustainable root-cause countermeasures
- Ability to effectively learn and execute basic continuous improvement tools such as: 5S, Value Stream Mapping, Poka-Yoke, Standard Work, Yokoten, Agile Methodology, Six Sigma and Kaizen
- Basic statistical and data analysis skills
- Computer proficiency in Excel, Word, Power Point, with basic skills in Minitab, Infinity or similar statistical software
What will make you successful?- Ability to pull and work with data sets from multiple sources including; Data Historian, Infinity, Access, SAP, and other plant or AWI systems to identify opportunities and accurately assess situations.
- Ability to lead self-directed initiatives, both independently and as a small team leader
- Demonstrate effective interpersonal skills with all levels of the organization to address conflicts, resolve upset conditions, and facilitate behavioral change
- Effective communication, writing, presentation, and data organization skills.
- Demonstration of strong project management and facilitation capabilities
What will make you stand out?- Bachelor's Degree
- 5+ years required of manufacturing, maintenance or engineering, and plant experience
- Line management and/or first line supervision experience
- Lean Certification from reputable organization or certifying body
- Significant experience working within a Lean culture
- Green Belt Certification
- Experience working with maintenance and shop floor employees
- Continuous flow manufacturing experience
About the location (Lancaster PA)Lancaster, PA. A great central location in South Central Pennsylvania, Lancaster is ideally situated for easy access to major metropolitan cities such as Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington DC, and New York City. Lancaster offers a vibrant arts and entertainment community with wonderful historic sites, B&Bs, museums, great shopping, entertainment venues and restaurants.
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