Continuous Improvement Director

Core Power®

responsibilities:

• Leads implementation and management of a Continuous-Improvement Program at Coopersville MI plant, eventually overseeing and supporting implementation at other sites
• Leads Root Cause Analysis program, ensuring results are sustained, tracked and replicated
• Develops a full CI playbook of standards and routines around plant operating systems. Leads deployment across sites
• Solves technical problems by facilitating cross functional problem solving teams to acquire the relevant data, technical expertise, and resources to find innovative solutions
• Secures employee commitment for proactive change management.
• Establishes and improves operational routines/cadences across the plants
• Leads the evaluation and prioritization of strategic initiatives through an established process
• Develops an equipment ownership mindset by empowering the workforce to improve their areas, drive initiatives, and eliminate defects across the plants
• Establishes work standards and tools such as CIL’s, Centerlines, Situational Awareness across critical work centers
• Facilitates KPI development with established targets and owners ensuring effective communication and consistency across sites
• Facilitate training and professional skills assessments and create a comprehensive strategy for competency development across our plant teams
• Help lead the implementation of newly developed CI tools such as Strategic Project Reviews, 90 Day plans, and work center applications
• Provides appropriate support and coaching to department managers in maintaining implementation of the continuous-improvement initiatives, shift handoffs, department meetings, and operational reviews.

skills/qualifications required:

• Bachelor’s Degree required in engineering, or business management, or related field. Industrial engineering preferred
• 10 years of proven project management and process improvement skills including;
• Strong knowledge of Lean and Six Sigma methodologies, certifications a plus
• Understanding of strategic road mapping
• proven results in root cause analysis
• Understanding of CI tools such as DMAIC, SMED, CIL, 5S
• Experience in process improvement implementation in regulated industry preferred
• Strong communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written
• Excellent organizational, time management, and project management skills
• Demonstrated ability to create strong working relationships and lead the work of others
• Ability to gather, and analyze data and draw meaningful conclusions
• Proficient in MS Office products (Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

• Proficient in basic data analysis with PowerBI, Tableau, or equivalent

• Experience training others in the use of Lean and/or Six Sigma tools, and experience with lean approaches to improvement
• Ability to handle ambiguity and work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment

food safety requirements:

• Notify supervision of any repairs or adjustments that are required that may affect product quality or food safety.

• Understand, observe, and comply with the handling and usage of the color-coded container policy while in the Production Areas.
• Perform all duties necessary to meet Company, Customer and/or Government requirements/standards as prioritized by the Company.
• Ability to initiate action to prevent the occurrence of nonconformities relating to Food Safety and the Quality of the product, processes, quality system, or safety system.
• Identify and record any problems relating to Food Safety and the Quality of the ingredients, processes, quality system, or safety system.
• Control further processing or delivery of nonconforming product in terms of Food Safety and Quality issues until the deficiency or unsatisfactory condition has been corrected.
• In the event of absence, another employee with the same skill level will assume the duties and responsibilities as required.

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