Continuous Improvement Leader

Dover Corporation • Rock Island, IL

176d • $90,774 - $102,540

About The Position

The Continuous Improvement Leader is accountable for executing the corporate lean continuous improvement (CI) initiatives for our manufacturing facility. The strategy this person develops will result in a significant impact to Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory and Productivity (SQDIP). He/she will provide training, expertise and direction for improvement activities to support the business goals and objectives at plant level. He/she will also work closely with the plant manager, corporate CI team, as well as a cross-functional team, to identify, recommend, develop, implement and support cost-effective operational/business solutions for all aspects of the plant.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, business administration or related field preferred.
• 3+ years of operations/production experience with demonstrated process improvement experiences.
• 2+ years of experience of leading Kaizen and deploying lean tools and principles.
• The ability to coordinate and lead successful cross-functional improvements is necessary in addition to possessing superior written, oral and presentation skills.

Nice To Haves

• Lean transactional experiences in customer services, order entry, engineering design, and finance.
• SME/AME/ASQ/Shingo Prizes Lean Certification or other Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification.

Responsibilities

• Communicate Lean CI vision to plant/functional leaders and implement lean CI strategy at the plant/functional level.
• Communicate monthly productivity and CI results to plant/functional management and corporate CI team.
• Develop and Co-own CI roadmap to improve flow of material and transaction (targeting lead time reduction).
• Execute CI roadmap within the site. Participate/teach/lead the deployment of design for flow lean tools.
• Establish standardized work and audit schedule for sustainment. Drive and improve the QCDS metrics.
• Implement CI best practices across the plant/functional areas and share with the organization.
• Actively engage in the OPEX journey by leading cross functional teams to drive improvements in people development, process development and technology innovations.
• Participate GEMBA walks and coach/mentor/train the plant/functional management team to deploy a consistent Daily Lean Management System (DLMS) and drive CI culture across the plant/functional areas.
• Deliver improvement methods and tools for site management and teams. This includes Quality improvement FPO, Kaizen, A4/A3 Problem Solving and Standard Work mechanisms.
• Teach problem solving skills to all employees promote the use of problem-solving tools within the plant/functional areas and become a subject matter expert.

Benefits

• 401(k) savings plan with employer contributions
• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Wellness programs
• Health savings account
• Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Company paid short-term disability and long-term disability
• Company paid employee basic life and AD&D insurance
• Supplemental employee and dependent life insurance
• Optional accident, hospital indemnity and critical illness insurance
• Adoption, surrogacy, and fertility benefits and assistance
• Commuter benefits
• Parental, military, jury duty, and bereavement leaves of absence
• Paid time off, including 11 paid holidays per calendar year
• 15 paid vacation days beginning at 120 hours annually
• 40 paid sick leave hours annually or as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws
• Tuition assistance and wellness reimbursement
• Business travel services
• Employee discounts
• Employee assistance program that includes company paid counseling sessions and legal services

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Machinery Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree