Plant Quality & Continuous Improvement Leader

prattinternalcareersite; Vandalia (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation

Parental leave

Job summary

Pratt Industries in Vandalia, OH, seeks a Continuous Improvement Leader to drive quality and efficiency across the plant, leading Lean, Six Sigma and related initiatives to meet customer needs cost-effectively.

You will mentor teams, partner with manufacturing, logistics and design, and ensure safety, regulatory compliance, and 'right first time' performance through data-driven problem solving and root-cause analysis.

Qualifications

• College degree in manufacturing, engineering, logistics or equivalent work experience.
• Experience in a variety of manufacturing areas (production, logistics).
• Experience in quality system management or mfg/corrugated leadership preferred.
• Proficient with MS Office and Statistical software.
• Previous ISO certification desired.

Responsibilities

• Directs the Quality Management System at the plant.
• Train and educate the organization and implement continuous improvement methodologies such as 6 Sigma, 5S, Lean, OE and others
• Drives Continuous Improvement to quantitatively and qualitatively improve costs, quality and service.
• Drives plant accountabilities in the areas of: tracking vendor performance, resolution and disposition of customer complaints, investigating critical quality defects on in-process and finished products, generation and analysis of quality data and reports
• Insures all customer feedback is promptly dealt with and any complaints are acted upon by the plant using root cause analysis and implementing corrective action
• Supports safety as a top priority in training, job design and regulatory compliance
• Ensures product quality. Establishes and manages systems for “right first time” performance and incorporates this philosophy in the continuous improvement teams.
• Focuses on plant wide issues and inter-plant initiatives including developing synergies and business opportunities to optimize other manufacturing plants

Skills

Leadership

Problem solving

Communication

Lean Six Sigma

Team coaching

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in manufacturing or engineering

Tools

MS Office

Statistical software

Job description

Pratt Industries in Vandalia, OH, seeks a Continuous Improvement Leader to drive quality and efficiency across the plant, leading Lean, Six Sigma and related initiatives to meet customer needs cost-effectively.

You will mentor teams, partner with manufacturing, logistics and design, and ensure safety, regulatory compliance, and 'right first time' performance through data-driven problem solving and root-cause analysis.