Live Oak Proc Imp Mgr at Milliken & Company in LaGrange, Georgia

Job Description:

Headquartered in Spartanburg, South Carolina, Milliken & Company is a global, innovative, industrial diversified manufacturing company that has been exploring, discovering, and creating ways to enhance people's lives since 1865. With expertise across a breadth of disciplines including specialty chemical, floor covering, and performance materials, the company works around the world every day to add true value to people's lives, improve health and safety, and help make our world more sustainable. Milliken has long led the way for "knowledge-based" investment, employing over 100 PhDs, and has accumulated over 2,200 U.S. patents - and more than 5,000 patents worldwide. Milliken is widely acknowledged as an international leader in research technology, innovation, and customer service. With over 35 manufacturing facilities located in the U.S., U.K., Belgium, France, China, India, Mexico, and Australia, and other sales and service operations throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia, Milliken's more than 7,000 associates work to deliver innovations that do good for the world, create new experiences, and build for the future.

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Job Title: Process Improvement Manager

Job Summary:

This position is located at the Milliken Live Oak Plant located in LaGrange, Georgia. The position is responsible for leading continuous improvement efforts at the site and playing a leadership role in supporting the safety process. It plays a key role in the development and implementation of manufacturing process improvements that drive new performance levels, reduce costs, and improve quality and process consistency. The Process Improvement Manager leads and oversees studies to reduce costs, increase production, improve safety, and troubleshoot problems with existing processes. Also responsible for the supervision and assignment of resources necessary to complete projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop a thorough understanding of all factors and conditions that impact the processes and products, including environmental impacts. This will include significant time on the production floor engaged with the daily measurement systems and establishing a standard work plan for auditing and follow up along with continuous improvements to the measurement system and cascading of key measures.


• Use sound project management skills to guide and direct multiple improvement projects. Must have Green Belt certification or equivalent with a proven track record of personal ownership of DMAIC methodology leading to significant waste elimination. Working knowledge of MPS System, or equivalent TPM.


• Analyze problems and implement solutions using critical thinking skills and focused improvement methods. Experience in Value Stream mapping is a requirement.


• Incorporate creative thinking into the problem-solving approach to identify unique and different ways to make things better/more consistent/faster/cheaper/efficient


• Prepare diagrams, charts, tables to reflect findings and support recommendations


• This role will report to the Sr. Operations Manager to ensure location goals are met while:


• Leading a team of Process Engineers
  
  
  1. Foster a working environment that promotes open communications, teamwork and individual engagement to accomplish goals and objectives
  
  
  2. Ensure that project work is properly allocated and completed in a timely and accurate manner
  
  
  
  


• Ensure that written performance evaluations of associates are completed as required, provide continuous feedback on performance issues, and take action to recognize achievements and address deficiencies or problems

Qualifications - Required:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or experience and demonstrated success in process improvement


• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint


• Experience leading a location with a Quality System such as ISO


• Production Management experience at any level which includes the Performance Reviews of Hourly Production Associates.

The successful candidate will demonstrate strengths in the following:

• Communication skills - verbal, written, and group presentations


• Ability to manage multiple projects and work in a fast-paced environment


• Analytical/problem-solving skills


• Leadership skills

Milliken & Company is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with a disability.