Continuous Improvement Manager
- Syracuse, NY
- $100,000-120,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Develops short- and long-term strategies for the facility. Facilitate projects that target cost reductions, workflow inefficiencies and Safety/Quality improvements.
- Provides, leads, and drives the continuous improvement process at the facility through the “hands-on” support and/or leadership of successful plant continuous improvement projects.
- Works with the division Process Improvement Manager to act as a change agent to instill in a continuous improvement culture throughout the facility.
- Monitors progress of key initiatives to check if changes yield desirable results.
- Collects data, effectively analyzes it, identifies solutions based on root cause analysis and create business cases to present to plant leadership and “sell” solutions
- Maintains CI implementation schedules for assigned projects, progress updates as required, and most importantly, provides documentation that demonstrates the direct link between CI implementation and Plant Operations improvements.
- Calculates cost reductions and/or various analyses to determine optimal problem-solving method.
- Accountable for tracking all CI Projects and reporting progress to plant staff
- Evaluates / confirms production standards for products.
- Performs all other duties as assigned.
- BS, BA or similar degree with an emphasis in manufacturing, or equivalent is desired.
- Full working knowledge of Lean Concepts with demonstrated success.
- A minimum of 5 years’ manufacturing experience is preferred.
- Preference for proficiencies in Excel and SAP.
- Able to communicate with a broad audience from novice to expert and having strong presentation skills.
- Strong coaching, counseling, active listener and interpersonal skills.
- Committed to continuous personal development with strong organizational skills.