Continuous Improvement Manager

Rehlko•Glendale, WI

1d•$88,000 - $134,300

About The Position

As an organizational leader within Rehlko, the Manager – Continuous Improvement is responsible as a lead within continuous improvement. This role will develop and lead strategies that create sustainable and scalable operational growth. These strategies will include standardizing globally consistent processes throughout the Operational functions which include but are not limited to Manufacturing, Planning, Purchasing, Sourcing, and Manufacturing Engineering. This will be accomplished by defining and deploying documented auditable processes. Additionally, this role will be on the forefront of Rehlko’s journey of sustainable growth by defining and deploying new methodologies, tools, and solutions which will drive innovation across the Operations organization. This role will lead and instill a culture of continuous improvement, creating tangible improvements in cost, quality, and delivery. This role will partner cross-functionally across the enterprise engaging enterprise-wide stakeholders to execute the role. While executing the role a commitment to safety, compliance, and efficiency are paramount and align with Rehlko’s organizational goals.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, operational execution, supply chain, business administration or another relevant field
8+ years of experience within manufacturing organizations in engineering and/or operational leadership roles.
Demonstrated progression in responsibility, scope, and organizational impact throughout career advancement.
Candidates with a combination of engineering, operations, and manufacturing leadership experience in complex, multi-site organizations are strongly preferred.
Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

Experience in one or more of the following environments is preferred: Electrical manufacturing and assembly operations, OEM or blended OEM/contract manufacturing organizations, Large, matrixed organizations with multiple manufacturing facilities, Global manufacturing operations and/or unionized manufacturing environments
Willingness to travel up to 20% domestically and 20% internationally.

Responsibilities

In partnership with the operations strategy leadership team, develop and implement a comprehensive continuous improvement strategy aligned with the organization's goals and objectives.
Create sustainability and scalability through defining enterprise with processes
Create a plan for standard work in direct and indirect functions
Define and deploy standard MOR across all manufacturing locations enterprise wide
Define and deploy visual management at all levels of the enterprise such as Gemba boards and support function dashboards and control towers
Identify emerging tools, software’s, programs and general solutions and create implementation strategy
Identify and deploy AI throughout the enterprise driving speed of execution and decision making, cost reduction and efficiency, and quality improvements.
Identify key performance metrics and KPIs to measure and track improvements.
Analyze existing processes and workflows to identify inefficiencies, bottlenecks, and opportunities for improvement.
Develop a cost reduction program to deploy across all the functional departments.
Collaborate with teams to gather data, conduct root cause analysis, and define improvement goals.
Lead and facilitate cross-functional teams to implement process improvements.
Champion a culture of continuous improvement and lead by example
Utilize tools such as DMAIC, SMED, 5S, Kaizen, and Value Stream Mapping to streamline processes.
Stay current with industry best practices and emerging trends in continuous improvement via web research, trade shows, or other methods of research and insight
Engage and drive DFM functions aligning product Engineering outputs with Manufacturing needed and Manufacturing Engineering inputs
Prepare and present regular reports on the status and impact of continuous improvement projects to senior management