ME Leader - Fiberline & Product

Position Title: 

Area Manufacturing Excellence Leader

 

Pay Rate:

$100,700 - $134,300

 

Category/Shift:

Salary full-time (exempt)

 

Physical Location:

2449 Stagecoach Rd

Oglethorpe, GA 31068

 

 

This position reports to the Manager of Manufacturing Excellence. The incumbent will serve as a member of the Area Operational Team, and will be responsible for sustaining and growing a culture of Manufacturing Excellence to deliver year-over-year cost reduction.

 

The Job You Will Perform:

The key accountabilities listed below are not to be considered all-inclusive; a team member may be required to perform additional tasks, as directed, based on changing business needs of the company.

• Demonstrate leadership in the area of safety, support broad-based participation in the mill’s safety processes and procedures
• Provide leadership to the area operating team to focus on strategic cost reduction initiatives
• As the area owner of the GMS Cost Reduction elements, the person in this position will:
  • Lead the Cost Reduction Roadmap process in their area
  • Assume area responsibility for:
    • Cost reduction identification processes
    • Strategy deployment
    • Management of the R gap (Realizable Gap) process and closing identified gaps
    • 5S Deployment
    • Training and certifying Six Sigma White and Yellow belt candidates
• Work closely with the finance department to develop annual and 5-year budgets
• Coordinate use of the ME toolbox (Facilitation, Six Sigma, Kaizen, Advance Analytics) to address mill issues and capitalize on opportunities
• Champion resolution of area operating issues
• Develop and nurture a team-based organization committed to employee participation and teamwork
• Coach and mentor department REACH engineer, intern, and co-op job performance and career development
• Manage and control departmental costs within budget
• Provide support for project management and/or outage management during annual outages

 

Quality Expectations

• Ensure an understanding of quality policy and support efforts for a positive customer experience.
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