Continuous Improvement Director
Elkhart Plastics•Bristol, IN
•Remote
About The Position
The business unit Continuous Improvement Leader drives organizational efforts across the business unit by supporting locations in establishing and deploying standardized improvement systems that eliminate loss, improve performance, and sustain a culture of accountability.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations, Business, or related field.
- 3+ years of experience building organizational continuous improvement skills
- 10+ years in a manufacturing environment in a production or engineering leadership role leading people
- Strong knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, and/or Kaizen principles.
- Proficiency with data analysis, process mapping, and problem‑solving tools.
- Excellent communication, facilitation, and leadership skills.
Nice To Haves
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.
- Familiarity with ERP systems and analytics tools (e.g., Power BI, Minitab).
- Experience in Plastics Manufacturing
Responsibilities
- Ensure that the business unit continuous improvement strategy is aligned with enterprise continuous improvement, operational and business goals.
- Champion a culture of Lean thinking, problem-solving, and data-driven decision-making.
- Partner with plant leadership to prioritize initiatives tied to strategic goals and X-Matrix deployment.
- Assist facility leaders to Identify, prioritize, and lead continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and value‑stream mapping methodologies.
- Provide training resources to locations on the use of root cause analyses (RCA) and implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
- Standardize best practices and ensure adoption across facilities.
- Establish metrics, dashboards, and reporting tools to track operational efficiency and improvement progress.
- Monitor KPIs (e.g., productivity, throughput, cost per unit, defects, downtime) and drive actions to improve them.
- Partner with Operations, Quality, Engineering, and Supply Chain to implement improvement initiatives.
- Support teams in project scoping, data collection, analysis, and execution.
- Manage multiple improvement projects simultaneously from initiation to completion.
- Document project plans, results, and lessons learned.
- Facilitate the management of the Organization Excellence Assessment
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
