Vice President - Continuous Improvement

Rust-Oleum; Beachwood (OH); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

401(k) match

Medical and dental

Life and disability

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Rust-Oleum seeks a Vice President of Continuous Improvement to lead a team of CI Leaders in implementing the MS-168 system across RPM manufacturing facilities. You will collaborate with the VP of Operations to define, communicate, implement, and sustain MS-168, driving yield and OEE improvements and standardizing CI practices.

This role requires a four-year technical degree (MBA preferred), at least 10 years in manufacturing, and the ability to travel domestically and internationally.

Qualifications

• Four‑year technical degree with a minimum of 10 years experience in manufacturing; MBA is preferred.
• Experience participating in improvement efforts on the plant floor or quality control laboratory.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of CI leaders and outside consultants.
• Develop CI leaders to implement MS-168 across cultures and settings.
• Coordinate with VP Manufacturing to deploy the team to MAP goals.
• Establish and monitor metrics aligned to plant financials.
• Teach Greenbelt classes and drive CI events to eliminate waste.

Skills

CI tools

Leadership

Communication skills

Teamwork

Travel ability

Education

Four-year technical degree

MBA preferred

Tools

Lean

Statistical Process Control

Job description

Job Summary

Vice President Continuous Improvement. Lead a team of Continuous Improvement Leaders in implementing the RPM Manufacturing System (MS-168) at manufacturing plants in support of RPM's MAP program. Work with the RPM VP of Operations, Manufacturing to define, communicate, implement, and sustain MS-168. Develop a team that can work with plant management to institute processes around yield and OEE improvement, and processes that sustain continuous improvement in RPM manufacturing facilities. Lead trainer for Greenbelt program. Coach and mentor CI across all RPM functional departments.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Manage team of CI leaders as well as outside consultants
• Develop CI leaders to implement a standard program of MS-168, in multiple cultures and multiple operating settings
• Work with VP, Manufacturing as to how best deploy this team to achieve MAP goals and objectives

Essential Functions/Core Activities

• Work with plant management to gather baseline data on yield, OEE, quality, etc
• Establish with plant management meaningful metrics that are reflected in the plant financials
• Help plant management in the hourly/daily collection of relevant plant data, that will lead to improvement activity
• Establish the MS-168 tiered meeting structure
• Lead continuous improvement events to eliminate the cause of waste
• Able to adapt or use Lean and statistical process control tools to get a root cause of waste
• Able to document successful continuous improvement
• Teach Greenbelt classes

Experience and Education Required

• Four‑year technical degree with a minimum of 10 years experience in manufacturing; candidate with MBA is preferred
• Experience participating in improvement efforts on the plant floor or quality control laboratory

Specific Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required

• Must be self‑motivated
• Ability to motivate others
• Ability to endorse and practice teamwork
• Knowledge of and familiarity with Continuous Improvement (CI) tools
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal
• Able to travel extensively both domestic and international

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to understand plant financial measures and how they are generated
• Ability to interpret statistical control charts
• Ability to motivate others to take action dictated by data
• Ability to work with others to establish standard work

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Must have Master Black Belt CI certifications.

Physical Requirements

Work will be on plant floors that are not climate controlled, where mixing and packaging of chemicals will be conducted both manually and with automated equipment. Work will require long periods of standing and irregular hours to communicate with multiple shifts.

Accommodations

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Benefits and Compensation

The employee will be eligible to participate in all applicable corporate benefit programs which include a defined benefit pension plan, a company‑matched 401(k), medical and dental plans, group life and disability plans, and employee assistance program. The employee will also be eligible for paid vacation, PTO, paid holidays, and tuition reimbursement. Employee will be eligible for annual merit increases and bonus. The position can be remote or hybrid at Brunswick Hills Twp, Ohio office.