Continuous Improvement Leader

CapstoneONE Search; Allendale Charter Township (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Fortune 500 manufacturing organization is seeking a Continuous Improvement Leader responsible for Lean Manufacturing and CI strategy, driving margin through sustainment of plant KPI's and waste elimination.

The role involves leading onsite Lean and CI efforts, utilizing techniques like Hochin and Kaizen, and coordinating with maintenance and Operations to deliver site-wide improvements and sustained performance.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Lead onsite Lean Manufacturing & Continuous Improvement initiatives.
• Act as a resource for CI techniques such as Hochin, Kaizen and other Lean methods.
• Lead the CI group activities including interaction with maintenance and Operations to drive site-wide improvements.
• Facilitate CI events to drive 6S, plant improvement and waste reduction in production processes.
• Drive engagement with production personnel to participate in improvement opportunities.
• Ensure improvement activity is communicated, understood and supported across the organization.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Continuous Improvement

6S

Kaizen

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.