Continuous Improvement Manager at Motion Recruitment in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin

Job Description:

Our client, one of the largest food distributors in the US, is looking to hire a Continuous Improvement Manager to join their team onsite in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin!

The Continuous Improvement Manager will provide a full range of productivity services to Operations and direct cost reduction programs for the facility including leading lean events, implementing a Management System throughout the facility, developing and measuring facility systems, and delivering continuous improvement training programs for the facility.

Responsibilities

• Direction in fields of the best business practices including - but not limited to- yield improvement, workforce utilization-overhead spend, capital utilization, indirect spend, plant utilization and efficiency, and working capital both raw material and finished goods.
• Act as a coach for the internal management system, as well as leading the Site Steering Committee, helping to implement the internal management system.
• Work closely with the Management System Task Force to drive greater utilization of processes and procedures and higher proficiency on the changes impacting employees in the organization such that business results are achieved.
• Provide direct support and coaching to front line managers, supervisors, and team leaders as they help their direct reports understand and adopt the internal management system.
• Actively participate in annual planning, weekly PDCA meetings, Daily Level 3 meetings.
• Lead transformation analysis, center line definition and associated standard development.
• Develop control strategies to enable operators to respond to out-of-control situations.
• Leads root cause problem solving efforts on key chronic losses for the process.
• Coaches teams on CIL, CLM, 5S, FPQ, and Oscar systems execution.
• Coaches and develops teams by building problem solving skills within the process.

Qualification/Requirements:

• Black Belt Certification preferred: Green Belt
• Advanced skills in Power BI, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Power Point, Microsoft Word, Matrics and ZPI skills.
• Bachelor's degree is required; Preferably in Industrial Engineering or related field
• 3+ years of operations experience in a manufacturing environment is required
• 1+ years CI leading CI projects or transformation projects required
• Demonstrated experience overcoming the inevitable problems and obstacles that surface to meet project timelines and cost initiatives
• Creativeness and desire to not to be bound by past solutions and to think creatively to drive productivity throughout the organization
• Ability to communicate and deal with a range of responsibilities is critical while managing multiple task
• Solid understanding of enterprise business principles and practices
• Flexibility to adjust shift schedule to work with employees on other shifts as required

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis now and in the future.

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