Continuous Improvement Leader

Wells Enterprises • Le Mars, IA

22h • Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for deploying an effective CI strategy within a manufacturing or distribution facility, or key supply chain business area to support the organization's efforts to improve Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost.

Requirements

• Deploying an effective CI strategy within a manufacturing or distribution facility, or key supply chain business area.
• Support the organization's efforts to improve Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost.
• Oversee the development of Operations and Supply Chain (SC) CI resources in a single facility.
• Training and development plans around CI tools, strategies, and techniques.
• Coach Operations-SC Leadership and hourly employees on the fundamentals of CI.
• Build problem solving capabilities throughout the Operations organization.
• Ensure Operations-SC CI resources within assigned facility (direct reports) deliver a minimum, run-rate, sustained savings of 3X total compensation (i.e. salary, bonus, benefits) each year.
• Partner with facility Operations leaders to develop annual CI Objectives, Strategies and Plans (OSPs).
• Create revised quarterly plans based on the results and business needs.
• Ensure proper communication methods are utilized to create a shared CI mindset across the facility/department.
• Reinforce basic CI principles.
• Highlight Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) versus goals.
• Share best practices and celebrate individual/team successes.
• Lead improvement projects and/or activities each year that deliver sustained, run-rate savings of 3X annual compensation (i.e. salary, bonus, benefits).

Responsibilities

• Oversee the development of Operations and Supply Chain (SC) CI resources in a single facility including training and development plans around CI tools, strategies, and techniques.
• Coach Operations-SC Leadership and hourly employees on the fundamentals of CI and build problem solving capabilities throughout the Operations organization.
• Ensure Operations-SC CI resources within assigned facility (direct reports) deliver a minimum, run-rate, sustained savings of 3X total compensation (i.e. salary, bonus, benefits) each year.
• Partner with facility Operations leaders to develop annual CI Objectives, Strategies and Plans (OSPs) and then to create revised quarterly plans based on the results and business needs.
• Ensure proper communication methods are utilized to create a shared CI mindset across the facility/department and reinforce basic CI principles, highlight Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) versus goals, share best practices and celebrate individual/team successes.
• Lead improvement projects and/or activities each year that deliver sustained, run-rate savings of 3X annual compensation (i.e. salary, bonus, benefits).

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits that enhance health, financial wellness, and include paid time off (PTO).
• Eligible employees may also receive an annual incentive bonus based on Company performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed