CI Manager

Maker's Pride Talent Acquisition Team•Kentwood, MI

16h•Onsite

About The Position

The CI Manager is responsible for driving sustainable Process Improvements in the facility by delivering breakthrough results in Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Morale. The CI Manager works closely with plant leadership, Regional CI, and department employees to achieve results. This position requires strong technical, Lean Manufacturing, and hands-on leadership skills to drive cultural change in the plant.

Requirements

Knowledge and experience with SAP
Extensive technical skills and hands-on experience in continuous improvement manufacturing activities
Bias for action, change agent, challenging the status quo to drive to operations excellence
Strong will to drive change and influence without authority
Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work with autonomy.
Must be accurate, detail-oriented and maintain the utmost confidentiality.
Ability to effectively present information to employees, top management, public groups and/or board of directors.
Ability to define problems, collect and calculate data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram and/or schedule form.
Ability to work well with others in stressful situations and meet deadlines as necessary.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, while at the same time making sound decisions.
Must have a strong will to drive change and sustain.
Proficiency in MS Office Suite, Excel, and PowerPoint
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or equivalent experience
2 – 3 years’ experience in the Continuous Improvement
Sponsorship for work authorization is not available for this position. It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure they are legally authorized to work in the location to which they apply.

Nice To Haves

Bakery experience a strong plus
1 – 2 years’ in a manufacturing environment, preferred

Responsibilities

Leads, facilitates, and coaches full week Kaizen events to drive sustainable improvements
Coach Point Kaizen facilitators through prework, the event, and sustainment
Works closely with Plant CI team and CI Champions to: Develop and execute improvement action plans
Executes and improves Center lining, SMED, and other various heatmaps to drive improvement within the facility
Build an employee engaged work environment
Provide and teach CI tools to CI and Non-CI employees
Ability to perform theory of constraints analysis, identify the constraint, and implement practical and effective solutions to improving throughput.
Establishes and drives productivity pipeline roadmaps across departments and facility.
Tracks and analyzes the CI initiatives including driving the cost savings program for the site to meet annual cost savings target.
Working knowledge of P&L/financial acumen to course correct CI plans based on weekly financial and P&L results as needed, identify cost savings, and to track effectiveness of lean activities.
Understands and drives the use of SAP tools to understand the needs of the plant.
Responsible for implementing and coaching HPS tools to improve all areas of plants.
Build cultural Lean change throughout the plant.
Leverage resources and share best practices across multiple plants when possible.
Facilitate and coach RCA tools and methodology to drive waste out of the process.
Work with customers, suppliers and all levels of management staff.
Responsible for managing multiple projects concurrently.
Ensure the facility implements and maintains Continuous Improvement initiatives.