Lean Process Improvement Lead — Plant Operations

La-Z-Boy Incorporated; Dayton (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401(k)

Paid time off

Holidays

Job summary

La-Z-Boy Incorporated in Dayton, TN is hiring a Continuous Improvement Manager to optimize processes, develop equipment specs, and implement lean manufacturing technologies across the plant.

You will lead a team, manage budgets and training, pursue targeted savings, and align projects with divisional goals while partnering with operations leadership to drive performance and quality improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field with 8-10 years of relevant experience including 3-5 years of supervisory/leadership experience or equivalent
• Master's degree preferred in a related field will be an asset

Responsibilities

• Manage and allocate resources within the department, including Engineering, Continuous Improvement and Time Study.
• Perform annual reviews for all immediate reports.
• Support plant production of existing product lines with a focus on eliminating DTFs while identifying and implementing best lean practices improving the processes.
• Establish, manage, and enforce the standard operating processes for all operations within the business.
• Interact as a member of the Plant Lead Team in developing strategic vision and action plans, ensuring the quality management system is implemented, functioning effectively and continuously improved.
• Consolidate Continuous Improvement processes and ideas between each facility and streamline them towards one joint goal.
• Provide multiple levels of training for all department team members: lean training, quality training, team building, cross training, etc.
• Assist Operations in the training of operators on new procedures, oversee all projects campus wide, assuring that they are meeting objectives and projected savings.
• Facilitate individuals or teams through a formal problem solving methodology and develop a prioritizing system for problem solving initiatives.
• Facilitate interpretation of the budget and impact of the countermeasures and verify savings accomplished and align them with target costing and divisional initiatives.

Skills

Lean

Six Sigma

Leadership

Process improvement

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Master's degree

Job description

La-Z-Boy Incorporated in Dayton, TN is hiring a Continuous Improvement Manager to optimize processes, develop equipment specs, and implement lean manufacturing technologies across the plant.

You will lead a team, manage budgets and training, pursue targeted savings, and align projects with divisional goals while partnering with operations leadership to drive performance and quality improvements.