Continuous Improvement Driver at Alfa Laval Inc in greenwood, Indiana

Job Description:

• OBJECTIVE


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  The Continuous Improvement Driver will be responsible for performing improvement projects and implementing improvement ideas to enhance company efficiency and drive positive results regarding Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost.

  
  

             

  
  

  Who you are:

  
  



• Driving continuous improvement as directed to advance the warehouse safety, quality, delivery, and cost priorities



• Provides ongoing support for assigned project implementation and takes corrective actions to resolve issues


• Develops timelines and action plans for projects and activities


• Identify capability gaps and prioritize activities to address these gaps


• Adheres to lean techniques and thinking and communicates this with the team members


• Assist with developing visual flows of processes using value stream and process mapping


• Reviews data to determine if processes are performing efficiently and reports findings to management


• Create dashboards understandable by all levels of organization with Microsoft PowerBI


• Communicates and presents findings to management regarding process improvements


• Actively participates and contributes to Alfa Laval Production Systems


• Support warehousing operations by receiving, make, picking, and packing 25% of time
  


• Assist with other tasks assigned by management

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  ORGANIZATIONAL COMPONENTS

  
  

  Reports to Warehouse Unit Manager. Must work independently to perform and implement continuous improvement projects. Cooperate with Team Leader and work effectively in a strong team environment; continually seeking ways to improve processes and techniques. Must be able to interact in a professional manner with administrative staff and co-workers.

  
  

             

  
  

  KEY PERFORMANCE MEASURES

  
  



• Safety



• Participate in all required safety training


• No Lost Time Incidents (LTI)


• Quality


• Complete and Correct Documentation


• No Quality Related Customer Claims


• Delivery


• On-Time Inspection


• Ensure all customer requests of documentation are readily available for Quality Hold Orders


• Cost


• Maintain positive cost flex


• Reduce, reuse, recycle

• KEY COMPETENCIES NEEDED



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  Action: Judgement and Decision Making, Acumen, Agility


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  Interaction: Networking and Influencing, Leading Others and Self


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  Satisfaction: Learning ability, driving for results


• Customer Focus

• What you know:



• High School Degree or Equivalent Required


• Project Experience preferred


• 5-10 years of Warehouse Experience


• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification preferred


• Computer skills, including frequent prior use of MS Outlook, Excel and Word


• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal


• Assist with developing short and long term strategies for the warehouse


• Monitors and analyzes data to determine if processes/systems are performing efficiently


• Create dashboards understandable by all levels of organization with Microsoft PowerBI


• Makes presentations to management regarding process improvements


• Active leader and contributor to Alfa Laval Production Systems

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