Regional Continuous Improvement Leader
On-sitePerry, Georgia, United States
Job Summary
Drive the development and implementation of lean culture, processes, coaching, and teaching across a multi-site region. Lead local improvement teams directly and through team leads, mine data for project selection, and audit progress to ensure sustained results. Develop training content for workshop and remote environments, mentor factory leadership on lean operations and change management, and resolve implementation issues using OEE tools to identify performance gaps. Generate correspondence, host meetings, and manage communication processes while engaging corporate leaders to guide improvement efforts. Prepare detailed project plans, develop standard work deliverables, and serve as the go-to expert for launching Lean processes and deployment strategies.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's of Science preferred in a field relevant to plant operations
- A minimum 10 years of experience in manufacturing setting, plastics preferred
- In depth knowledge of Continuous Improvement (CI) tools and Lean Six Sigma methodology
- Proven experience in Launching a Lean culture in a Manufacturing environment that has never had Lean
- Displays initiative, desire to drive change and is motivated to exceed expectations
- Proven project management
- Strong communication skills – shop floor through management
- Experienced transformational leader
- Required to travel 50%+
- Strong foundation of the Microsoft Office suite of software, Visio, Smartsheet, project software
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Photography & video work
- Oracle, or other ERP systems
- Understanding of quality systems
- Facilitation and team building
- Management, Leadership and motivation
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Process design and improvement
- Project management & multi-tasking
- Leading and managing change
- Coaching and training
- Knowledge of Asset Management Programs
- Business and technical writing
- Understanding of our Safety systems, programs and engineering-related efforts
- Understanding or our Machine Tool Operations
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