CI Leader

GENERAL SUMMARY

Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, SPX FLOW is a global multi-industry manufacturing leader with approximately $2 billion in annual revenue, operations in more than 35 countries and over 6,000 employees The company's highly-specialized, engineered products and innovative technologies are helping to meet rising global demand for electricity and processed foods and beverages, particularly in emerging markets.

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE

To champion and drive continuous improvement and lean manufacturing concepts throughout Delavan. Emphasis on thought leadership, coaching, facilitation, and implementation.

PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Establish and maintain lean manufacturing and continuous improvement objectives.
• Coordinate lean manufacturing/Kaizen events.
• Establish results targets and timelines for each area.
• Continuously refine knowledge of lean manufacturing and deploy in all facets of the facility.
• Utilize Value Stream Mapping processes throughout the organization.
• Teach and promote lean manufacturing and continuous improvement concepts
• Facilitate the updating of procedures and work instructions to reflect newly implemented practices.
• Coach, motivate, and lead the teams to institute methods for sustaining the gains of each activity.
• Stress cost reduction with minimum investment. Project plans to include cost reduction targets.
• Keep safety and quality as primary concerns during planning and implementation phases of improvement activities
• Steer site level productivity projects and administer project accounting.
• Interact with various departments, at all levels of the organization, to foster and achieve continuous improvement objectives.
• Occasional travel

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• A four-year degree with an emphasis in operations, engineering, or business and/or commensurate experience
• Minimum of 10 years' experience in a manufacturing environment implementing cost reductions, lean manufacturing, and continuous improvement concepts.
• A record of success managing projects encompassing multiple functions and disciplines. Proficient with project management tools, ie: Gantt Charts, Pareto Analysis, establishing timelines, and reporting progress to plan.
• Must have value stream mapping experience and fully understand the process
• Strong verbal and written communication skills. Proficient with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project.

SPX Flow is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other reason prohibited by law.

COMPETENCIES

Adaptability

Maintaining effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work responsibilities or environment; adjusting effectively to work within new work structures, processes, requirements, or cultures.

Building Customer Loyalty

Effectively meeting customer needs; building productive customer relationships; taking responsibility for customer satisfaction and loyalty.

Communication

Clearly and succinctly conveying information and ideas to individuals and groups in a variety of situations; communicating in a focused and compelling way that drives others' thoughts and actions. Engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message.

Continuous Improvement

Originating action to improve existing conditions and processes; identifying improvement opportunities; generating ideas, and implementing solutions.

Continuous Learning

Actively identifying new ideas for learning; regularly creating and taking advantage of learning opportunities; using newly gained knowledge and skill on the job and learning through their application.

Contributing to Team Success

Actively participating as a member of a team to move the team toward the completion of goals.

Initiating Action

Taking prompt action to accomplish objectives; taking action to achieve goals beyond what is required; being proactive.

Managing Work

Effectively managing one's time and resources to ensure that work is completely efficiently.

Work Standards

Setting high standards of performance for self and others; assuming responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks; self-imposing standards of excellence rather than having standards imposed.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

WORKING CONDITIONS

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

DISCLAIMER

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

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

SPX VALUES

All SPX divisions are committed to the effective use of the SPX Values. It is important that all employees understand and utilize these values when performing the duties of his/her position.

QUALITY

Quality encompasses all aspects of SPX's business, and every employee shares the responsibility to prevent the occurrence of any nonconformity relating to product, process and the quality system. All employees have an obligation to identify and record any such nonconformity, and through designed channels, initiate and recommend solutions.

SPX FLOW is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other reason prohibited by law.

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