Continuous Improvement Leader

CapstoneONE Search; Allendale Charter Township (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Insurance benefits

Retirement plan benefits

Job summary

Fortune 500 Manufacturer seeks a Continuous Improvement Leader to drive Lean Manufacturing and CI strategy on-site, delivering margin improvements by sustaining plant KPIs and eliminating waste.

Responsibilities include leading CI activities with maintenance and Operations, coordinating 6S and waste-reduction initiatives, and training groups in CI methods to sustain gains.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field is preferred or required.
• 4+ years of CI/Lean manufacturing experience in high-speed environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead onsite Lean Manufacturing & Continuous Improvement initiatives.
• Act as a resource for CI techniques such as Kaizen and other Lean methods.
• Lead CI group activities and coordinate with maintenance and Operations to drive site-wide improvements.
• Facilitate CI events (6S, capitalizing on waste removal and yield improvement).
• Drive engagement with production personnel to solicit and implement improvement opportunities.
• Demonstrate ability to drive change and ensure CI activities are communicated and supported.
• Facilitate groups and deliver continuous improvement training.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Continuous improvement

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical field

Job description

We are representing a FORTUNE 500 manufacturing organization who is actively seeking a Continuous Improvement Leader that will be responsible for Lean Manufacturing and CI strategy while executing deployment driving margin through sustainment of plant KPI's/deliverables and waste elimination.

Position Overview:

• Candidate will lead the onsite efforts on Lean Manufacturing & Continuous Improvement.
• Act as a resource to the organization for the use of continuous improvement techniques such as the Hochin, Kaizen and various Lean Manufacturing techniques and other improvement methods.
• Lead the activities of the CI group including their interaction with maintenance function, Operations to drive site wide improvements.
• Facilitate special CI events activities to drive 6S, plant improvement performance in capitalizing on removing waste and improvement of yield, and production processes.
• Drives engagement with production personnel to participate suggest improvement opportunities.
• Demonstrated ability to effect change in a manufacturing environment and ensure improvement activity is being communicated, understood, and supported within the organization.
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate groups and deliver continuous improvement training.

Requirements:

• Bachelors Degree in technical field is preferred/degree required.
• Candidate should possess at least 4 years of CI/Lean manufacturing experience within high speed manufacturing environments

Our client offers a highly competitive portfolio of insurance and retirement benefits along with other attractive perks. Relocation assistance may be available for highly-qualified candidates outside of the immediate geographic area.