The RoleThe Continuous Improvement Manager is responsible for leading the continuous improvement initiatives to generate significant value and cost efficiencies.
What you will be responsible for: - 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.
- Effective team building skills to enable departments to participate on projects designed to improve processes, eliminate waste and reduce product defects.
About you:- You have a bachelor's degree in engineering, business, or related field.
- You have at least five (5) years general management experience in a manufacturing environment.
- You have the ability to help conceptualize & implement the complete manufacturing process, systems and structure.
- You are fluent in Continuous Improvement and Lean Manufacturing tools, concepts, and methodology.
- You have experience in the creation and deployment of Continuous Improvement Goals and Key Performance Indicators (KPI) metrics.
- You have experience using Microsoft Projects and Office Suite.
What we offer YOU:At Kelvion, we take your well-being seriously. Our comprehensive benefits package includes options for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, Paid Time Off, and holidays. We also help you plan for retirement by offering a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with a company match.
