Vacancies Continuous Improvement Manager

AkzoNobel•High Point, NC

12d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Continuous Improvement Manager II (CIM) role is responsible for championing, developing and sustaining a culture of continuous improvement (CI) and Subject Matter Expert in methodologies/activities (Lean, Six Sigman, ALPS) across all areas of multiple sites or large site with a strong focus on manufacturing and operations. The CI manager will direct the work and manage the process engineers, project engineers, CI Specialist, and trainer. Define, prepare waste and loss analysis to coach and execute projects, in line with business needs and project (DMAIC/PDCA) and team management methods and techniques, in order to deliver projects according to objectives. Train, coach, support, Lead Practitioners, Advanced Practitioners, Practitioners and Sponsors. Train; develop Site Leaders in the CI Curriculum and in use/execution of Lean Tools, Process Confirmation, Gemba Walks, Coaching the coach, and Root Cause Analysis.

Requirements

5-10 years of relevant work experience with process engineering, project engineering, continuous improvement and coatings manufacturing.
Bachelor degree required Engineering- Chemical, process, etc.
CI Expert with 6+ years of experience in continuous improvement methodologies such as Lean, Six Sigma, TPM
Strong technical background with experience on project in explosive atmosphere areas and high automation
Excellent communication, interpersonal and coaching skills, influencing, entrepreneurship, result oriented, negotiation, content experience
Project management capabilities (DMAIC/Lean)
Relevant language skills
Experience in different business units/disciplines/region preferred
Strong change agent at both management and shop floor levels
Broad and/or specialized knowledge of the own functional discipline, strategy, policies, and standards
Strong statistics knowledge and Minitab proficiency

Responsibilities

Direct the work and manage the process engineers, project engineers, CI Specialist, and trainer
Delivers projects (DMAIC) and products within the appropriate timeframe, budget, and defined project standards and objectives
Measured on project team engagement, development, and enablement
Handles all monthly T4 Reports (ALPS, CI Project status, etc.)
Ensures high quality and easy accessibility of CIM network (relations management)
Measured on number of trained Lead Practitioners, Advanced Practitioners, Practitioners, and Sponsors
Manages the CI Specialist
Responsible for deployment of key Lean philosophies like A3 and Hoshin
Develops data driven projects utilizing tools like VSM, Ishikawa, SPC, Heijunka, SIPOC Diagram, boxplot and FMEA
Perform Hazard Studies (PHAPro proficiency)
Project Initiation (Improvement Projects) : Identify and analyze movement needs in a strong relation with the Site Director, stakeholders, and linkages to other project scope and objectives with Sponsor.
Project Plan : Formulate the project plan, determine the budget and required resources, clarify role and involvement level of team members and acquire approval from Sponsor.
Project Execution : Coach and coordinate with project leads to monitor and drive project activities, toll gate reviews, manage project risks, issues, changes and resources and take corrective actions when necessary.
Project Delivery & Closure : Evaluate and close project, identify and analyze lessons learned, archive project documents and hand over project to process owner and/or line manager.
Build Organizational Capabilities : Develop and expand local capabilities in applying continuous improvement tools and methods and promote a structure problem solving approach. Train and coach Lead/Advanced Practitioners, Sponsors. Train and develop Site Leaders in the CI curriculum and in use/exécution of Lean Tools, Process Confirmation, Gemba Walks, Coaching the coach, and Root Cause Analysis.
Site Performance : Support and challenge the workforce and local MT in direction setting, prioritization (timing, resources, and sequence of actions) and implementation of improvement activities.
Improvement Portfolio Management : Identify, validate, initiate, and drive new improvement opportunities, manage the improvement project funnel. Run own improvement projects delivering value to the organization.
ALPS Deployment : Lead/support the local ALPS implementation and maintenance Network within the AkzoNobel CI Community
Capex Plan Control: Budget and execution accuracy for Ranger and not Ranger projects
Contractor Management
FEL3 and FEL2 company selection and management
Manages capital projects with budget of 6M$ per year