Continuous Improvement Manager

2 weeks ago


Pella, United States Soap Creek Resources Full time

Do you enjoy developing and implementing continuous improvement strategies? In this role, you will promote and support lean activities, fostering a lean culture by leading and defining strategic initiatives for continuous improvement. You will also help establish and follow company-wide standards. We're seeking team members with process improvement knowledge who can understand problems from a customer's perspective and produce mutually acceptable solutions that enhance quality and efficiency.Duties: Including but not limited to:Develop a strategic plan for kaizen events and use supporting resources with plant leadership.Identify opportunities for standard processes, improved flow, waste elimination, and managing daily improvement (MDI) activities in support of operations and business process performance improvements.Develop plans for the implementation of Lean principles in all areas of operations and business environments to improve the flow of material and information, development of processes, technology, and operations performance.Train and mentor operations leadership on Lean practices including standard work, 5S, problem-solving, and waste elimination.Teach the use of proven change and project management practices to operations and business leadership.Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Engineering, or other related field with a minimum of seven years of related experience and at least three years of those years in a leadership role; and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.Strong leadership skills with a proven ability to motivate, develop, and support a broad team with varied priorities and needs.Knowledge of lean manufacturing practices and principles, scientific methods, logical thought processes, and business software.Ability to provide informative and professional assistance when working with the public/customers and co-workers.Ability to influence others without formal authority. Partners well across functions and groups in all areas of the business. Able to effectively negotiate and discuss areas of concern.Demonstrate effective and professional presentation techniques and skills, strong leadership, team building, and motivating skills and abilities.Ability to teach problem-solving from a customer's perspective to improve quality for the customer and efficiency in the process.Travel: Occasional travel is expected of this position.Disclaimer: Please note that we are unable to provide job sponsorships, including, but not limited to, visas, corp-to-corp arrangements (C2C), or any other form of sponsorship for employment. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for sponsorship now or in the future.


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