Principle Functional Responsibilities:
- Identify priority areas of process improvement throughout the manufacturing facility.
- Work with the plant staff to select most appropriate process improvement techniques.
- Work with plant staff to set-up process improvement strategies such as team based systems, process improvement techniques training, and supervisory training.
- Help raise the bar of manufacturing excellence by identifying other external sources or benchmarks and identify opportunities to implement the best in practice techniques in our organization.
- Oversee and coordinate process improvement projects.
- Assist and provide resources as necessary to assure project completion and overall process improvement results.
- Achieve measurable productivity gains as identified by the Plant Manager and the Engineering Manager.
- Maintain positive relationships with all levels of the team and between departments.
- Utilize Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma tool kit in delivering effective continuous process improvement and cost reduction activities in the manufacturing areas.
- Achieve operator led process control by identifying and implementing best practice techniques within organization including training and development.
Required Skills/Qualifications:
- A results driven individual who has demonstrated ability working in a high performance manufacturing environment.
- Strong leadership skills - can lead a team of individuals at various levels within the organization through coaching and mentoring.
- Has successfully managed large, complex projects within budgeted resources to completion with outstanding results.
- Able to implement a plan and develop necessary support at all levels of the organization.
- Excellent developer of people; able to achieve results through others.
- Outstanding communications and presentation skills.
- Strong instructional design and training skills. Able to take new ideas and design an effective instructional program to train others and assure successful implementation to achieve organizational results.
- Can learn new ideas, concepts, and skills fast.
- Excellent project management and leadership skills.Results driven individual who has demonstrated ability working in a high-performance manufacturing environment.
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, preferably with a plastics background.
- 5 to 7 years engineering experience.