Continuous Improvement Specialist

1 week ago

Kalamazoo, United States Schupan and Sons Full time
Job DetailsJob Location Davis Creek - Kalamazoo, MI Salary Range $25.00 - $34.00 HourlyDescription

Title

Continuous Improvement Specialist

Classification
Non-Exempt

Reports to

Director of Manufacturing

Position Type and Expected Work Hours

Full-time

1st Shift: Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm

Pay Rate: $25 - $34/hour, depending on education, training, and experience

ABOUT SCHUPAN

We believe our employees make us the best.
At Schupan, we want to positively impact our people, community, and planet every day. We believe our core values foster a culture of excellence through growth:Integrity,Empowerment,Sustainability, and Compassion.

Benefits of working at Schupan

  • Safety and attendance bonus, discretionary $90/month gas bonus, discretionary end-of-year bonus, steel-toe reimbursement, free uniforms
  • Career advancement and growth opportunities
  • Medical, dental, company paid employee only dental, dental for dependents, company paid core vision for employee and family,
  • HSA, FSA,fitness incentives, wellness premium discount
  • 401k and match eligibility
  • Company-paid group life and AD&D, voluntary life, short and long-term disability
  • Pet insurance, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement, and EAP

SUMMARY

The Continuous Improvement Specialist is responsible for defining and establishing best practices to improve and maintain employee efficiency and machine utilization.

The ideal candidate for this position will be a self-starter, data-driven, and experienced in speaking to groups of people.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

  • Support and understand metrics at individual, rotocube, 3S, and leadership meetings
  • Follow and execute kaizen principles
  • Promote Lean Manufacturing Principles.
  • Develop and implement lean projects.
  • Provide technical expertise or support related to manufacturing.
  • Support operations through data analysis and lean principles.
  • Analyze, understand, and implement industry best practices.
  • Develop a sense of urgency in the organization for all improvement activities.
  • Promote safety first and quality in all processes.
  • Partner with plant operations to teach and mentor manufacturing personnel.
  • Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw conclusions.
  • Work with support functions in implementing lean, metrics, and dashboards for all processes.
  • Track project status and results.
  • Must be able to interact in person with peers and the public.
  • Must be able to handle high stress situations.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned.
  • Exhibit behaviors that reflect the company core values: Integrity, Empowerment, Sustainability and Compassion.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS STATEMENT

To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Qualifications

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

  • Experience working in a production environment
  • Solid understanding of project management principles
  • Green Belt Certification required
  • Understanding of Lean Manufacturing Principles and techniques

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

  • Knowledge of database, design, internet, inventory, manufacturing, spreadsheet, and order processing software.
  • Ability to effectively present information to management and public groups
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with great attention to detail.
  • Able to map out projects, prioritize workload and keep accurate documentation
  • Strong troubleshooting and critical thinking skills.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

  • Frequently lift, move, or position materials weighing up to 50 lbs.
  • Must remain in a stationary or standing position for the length of the shift.

The company has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee‘s ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and the company reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the company may deem appropriate.

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