Continuous Improvement Specialist

Continuous Improvement Specialist

Weir Minerals

St. Louis, MO

Onsite

Purpose of Role: The Continuous Improvement Specialist is responsible for coordinating the Lean and Process Improvement initiatives for Weir Minerals and assists with managing budgets, schedules, and deliverables for these initiatives in accordance with company policies and procedures.  Primary processes include, but are not limited to, inventory turns, lead times, cycle times, on time delivery, labor productivity, value stream mapping, and training tracking associated with Lean Advancement.

Why choose Weir:

Be part of a global organization dedicated to building a better future: At Weir, the growing world depends on us. It depends on us constantly reinventing, quickly adapting and continually finding better, faster, more sustainable ways to access the resources it needs to thrive. And it depends on each of us doing the best work of our lives. It’s a big challenge – but it is exciting.

An opportunity to grow your own way: Everything moves fast in the dynamic world of Weir. This creates opportunities for us to take on new challenges, explore new areas, learn, progress and excel. Best of all, there is no set path that our people must take. Instead, everyone is given the support and freedom to tailor-make their own career and do the best work of their lives.

Feel empowered to be yourself and belong: Weir is a welcoming, inclusive place, where each individual’s contribution is recognized and all employees are encouraged to innovate, collaborate and be themselves. We continually focus on people and their wellbeing. We believe in fairness and choose to be honest, transparent and authentic in everything we do.

Key Responsibilities:

• Focus Area:  Lead the deployment of Lean/Process Improvement initiatives for the business, including value streams, improved flow, TPM, 5S, visual factory, SMED, Kanban and other Lean methodologies.
• Focus Area: Demonstrate continuous improvement across the organization, with a waste elimination mantra, while managing COI processes and data bases.
• Focus Area:  Establish and achieve manufacturing plans and delivery to customer commitments using contracted resources as well as internal resources.
• Focus Area: Analyze and introduce leading edge solutions to improve performance and support the implementation and enhancement of leading edge solutions and improvements as well as other business initiatives.
• Safety First: Demonstrate 100% commitment to our zero harm behaviors in support of our drive towards developing a world class safety culture.

Job Knowledge/Education and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree – Industrial Engineering
• 2-5 years of relative experience, preferably in a manufacturing industry
• Six Sigma Green Belt preferred
• Travel – 10-15% in the US and Canada

Founded in 1871, Weir is a world leading engineering business with a purpose to make mining operations smarter, more efficient and sustainable. Thanks to Weir’s technology, our customers can produce essential metals and minerals using less energy, water and waste at lower cost. With the increasing need for metals and minerals for climate change solutions, Weir colleagues are playing their part in powering a low carbon future. We are a global family of 11,000 uniquely talented people in over 60 counties, inspiring each other to do the best work of our lives.

For additional information about what it is like to work at Weir, please visit our Career Page and LinkedIn Life Page.

Weir is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.

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