Continuous Improvement Specialist

HireTalent; Fairfield (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

HireTalent is seeking a Lean Manufacturing & Continuous Improvement professional to partner with Industrial Engineers and lead process enhancements from tendering to delivery.

You will animate improvements in plant operations, drive Kaizen events, and help deploy smart factory solutions with global leaders, while building productivity and Direct Labor metrics across the production system.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain or relevant field.
• Extensive experience with Lean Manufacturing Tools (5S, Value Stream Mapping, SMED, Visual management, Kaizen) is required.
• 4+ years of experience with any Production Systems (TPS or similar).
• Extensive experience with Agile Methodologies/Project Management.
• Ability to set priorities and form action plans to implement & monitor results.
• Experience with cost saving projects for a manufacturing plant.
• Experience in industrial mechanical and/or electrical assembly.
• Ability to interact and lead others in a collaborative environment.
• Strong leadership, interpersonal, problem solving, project management and communication skills.
• Experience with change management principles and ability to drive the change process.
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint & Excel).

Responsibilities

• Support continuous improvement of the whole process from tendering to delivery.
• Animate continuous improvement on plant operations based on the client's Performance System.
• Lead or participate in Kaizen events and drive actions.
• Help lead deployment of smart factory solutions in plant and liaise with IPM and global leaders.
• Define actions to build productivity and monitor progress.
• Track Direct Labor Productivity and report to support functions with standard tools.
• Ensure transversal actions sustain SPS level in the plant and implement SPS plans.
• Develop skills in the factory on manufacturing excellence.
• Manage Plant Value Stream Mapping (current & future state) and improve product lead time.
• Implement concepts of green/red, SPS architecture lines, Short Interval Management, and material handling.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

5S

Value Stream Mapping

SMED

Visual management

Kaizen

Agile Methodologies

Project Management

Leadership

Communication

Change management

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain or relevant field

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

• The person will be partnered with our Industrial Engineers and Process Change leaders and will need to support the continuous improvement of the whole process, both in Front-end & Core, i.e. from tendering to delivery.
• Animate the continuous improvement on operational processes in plant based on the client's Performance System.
• Challenge, follow Kaizen events and in some cases lead some of them.
• Smart factories: help lead the deployment of the smart factory solutions in plant: The point of contact of the IPM and global smart factory leader.
• Productivity: Define actions plan to build the productivity.
• Follow productivity action plan and ensure achievement of the Direct Labor Productivity target.
• Report the Direct Labor Productivity to support functions by using standard tools and processes.
• Ensure the transversal animation to get sustainability of the client's Production System (SPS) level in the plant (including implementation of actions plans driven by SPS assessment).
• Ensure the growing skills at all levels in the factory on the principles of manufacturing excellence.
• Manage the plant Value Stream Mapping (current & future state) and lead the continuous improvement of Product Lead Time by animating transversal actions plan at plant level.
• Ensure the implementation of the concept of green / red, principles of SPS, architecture lines, Short Interval Management, Material Providing & Handling.

What qualifications will make you successful?

• Bachelor's Degree in Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain or relevant field.
• Extensive experience in Lean Manufacturing Tools (5S, Value Stream Mapping, SMED, Visual management, Kaizen etc.) is required.
• 4+ years of experience with any type of Production Systems (Ex: Toyota Production systems or any other similar systems).
• Extensive experience with Agile Methodologies/Project Management.
• Ability to set overall priorities and form action plans to implement & monitor for results.
• Experience with cost saving projects for a manufacturing plant.
• Experience in industrial mechanical and/or electrical assembly.
• Ability to interact and lead others in a collaborative environment.
• Strong leadership, interpersonal, problem solving, project management and communication skills.
• Experience with change management principles and demonstrated ability to drive and manage the change process. Lead by influence.
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint & Excel) is a requirement.