Continuous Improvement Manager

Job Description

Position Summary:

As a key member of the operations leadership team, the Continuous Improvement Manager reports to the Plant Operations Manager and is responsible for identifying, leading and executing continuous improvement initiatives within all functional areas. Will lead teams within all levels of the organization, to review, recommend, resolve problems, or seek improvements concerning safety, quality, efficiency and cost.

Primary Responsibilities:

Focus on process and toolbox improvements (efficiency, utilization, quality); on efficiency improvement projects identifying technical issues to be solved, and on taking ownership of the projects from start to end

Continuously improve manufacturing processes and equipment by identifying, developing and resolving technical problems to reduce manufacturing costs and waste; recommending improvements to production methods; determining manufacturing capacity, efficiency and machine reliability; and setting up production schedules

Develop standardized extrusion and press/fanfold parameters to maintain standard setup sheets for each part number ensuring compliance through Supervisors/Group Leaders

Identify corrective ad preventive maintenance needs for the achievement of the above and guide Maintenance Manager to set up Maintenance Plan.

Utilize ITW toolbox methods (80/20, PLS, Inlining, USa and MRD) to improve operational performance and create model factory

Analyze production data to identify trends, problems, and opportunities for improvement in areas of Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost

Improve operational performance and achieve improvement in Customer Facing Metrics

Delivers results to Operations Manager with a dotted line to the Manufacturing Engineering Manager

Perform other tasks and functions as directed for the benefit of the business