Continuous Improvement Unit Manager - Manufacturing

• Manage, mentor, & develop CI staff including CI Engineers, CI Techs, CI Fabricator, & quarterly CI Interns.
• Integrate company Production System principles including 5S/6F, Lean Manufacturing, Synchronous Flow, TVP-VAA. [similar to Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) and Toyota Production System (TPS)]
• Analyze business processes and value stream mapping for optimization.
• Execute strategic & shop floor initiatives in OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness), productivity, labor efficiency, VAA (Value Add Analysis), material flow, quality, & business value stream.
• Execute IE time studies to optimize labor line balance & productivity.
• Conduct process capability studies & implement control systems for critical processes.
• Manage/grow campus-wide programs for Kaizen, Small Group, & Kaizen Blitz.
• Champion 5-Why Root Cause Analysis & permanent corrective action in all facets of the business operation.
• Develop & implement structured training programs (ex: Kaizen, Small Group, Lean Mfg 5S/6F, Theoretical Value Production/Value Add Analysis, PFMEA, 5-Star, Excel, PowerPoint, etc).
• Develop Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma Green & Black Belts.
• Champion PFMEA preventative action including poke-yoke [error proofing]. 
• Maintain master project lists.
• Compile summary progress reports for management review.
• Co-responsible for plant ISO compliance including internal auditing. 

Requirements

• BS degree in applicable industrial business field (IE degree strongly preferred).
• Minimum five years applicable industrial manufacturing experience (ten years preferred) (Automotive or Tier 1 Automotive Supplier experience strongly preferred).
• Minimum five years IE, CI, Lean Mfg experience (Automotive or Tier 1 Automotive Supplier experience strongly preferred)
• Demonstrated problem solving skills.
• Formal problem solving training.
• Demonstrated ability to manage sideways through peer functions to drive business results.
• Highly proficient MS-Office PC skills (prefer Visio, Access, AutoCAD)

Benefits

• Bonus potential

• Profit sharing
• Discounts on company products.
• Relocation assistance is also provided.