CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT SPECALIST
Company: Futures Consulting LLC
Location: Louisville
Posted on: May 6, 2024
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Job Description:
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT SPECALIST
Louisville, KY1st shift SALARY RANGE: $100,000 + 5% bonus
(relocation assistance available)REQUIRED EDUCATION &
EXPERIENCE:
Bachelor s degree in business administration, process management,
operations, industrial engineering, or engineering management or
equivalent experience. Master s preferred.
5+ years
experience in manufacturing, logistics, distribution, warehousing,
and/or engineering or other related supply chain field with at
least 2 years owning continuous improvement initiatives.
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (or Black Belt) or the equivalent
combination of training, education and experience.
Relevant experience in the manufacturing of food and/or bakery
products is preferred.
Requires excellent oral, written, and presentation communication
skills.
Requires analytical problem-solving skills, time management skills,
and advanced skills in the use of data management tools to monitor
progress toward goals.
Experience in managing cross-functional projects with multiple
stakeholders.
Strong ability to lead change.
Strong ability to influence others without direct authority to seek
and gain leadership alignment and activate resources to deliver to
project commitments.DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Develop, manage, and facilitate the Continuous Improvement
initiatives and strategy for the plant.
Lead the rollout of automated data collection and loss analysis to
help the plant identify top losses and eliminate waste.
Act as a Lean transformation leader and Kaizen coach that can
provide in-depth knowledge of rapid improvement methodologies with
tools acquired through hands-on implementation.
Organize and facilitate cross-functions ideations and value-stream
mapping workshops.
Support daily directions setting tier meetings and floor
huddles.
Drive a continuous improvement culture with a focus on prioritizing
top opportunities and using DMAIC problem solving to eliminate
issues permanently.
Ability to coach and train team members, supervisors, and
management.
Ensure sustainability of past CI projects and focus on
standardization and adoption of improved processes.
Manage cost savings process for the plant and help keep other
project owners on-track.
Develop and maintain a roadmap for long-term, sustainable cost
reduction initiatives, including investments in tools and
infrastructure that provide automated reporting and/or supplier
collaboration.
Leverages lean skills, tools, and best practices to identify
opportunities for improvement and methods to improve.
Keywords: Futures Consulting LLC, Louisville , CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT SPECALIST, Other , Louisville, Kentucky
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