Continuous Improvement Manager

Tremco Construction Products Group•Pleasant Prairie, WI

74d•Onsite

About The Position

The primary result expected from the Continuous Improvement Manager is to develop and implement the continuous improvement/lean vision for the Pleasant Prairie plant by coaching, mentoring, and leading teams to establish a culture of continuous improvement across the organization; ensuring adherence to the principles of lean manufacturing, and planning & facilitating strategic plans in the Pleasant Prairie Rust-Oleum plant.

Requirements

Ability to establish plant management processes for reporting metrics.
Ability to understand plant financial measures and how they are generated.
Ability to interpret control charts.
Ability to motivate others to take action dictated by data.
Ability to drive projects to achieve business objectives.
Ability to translate complex business, operational, or technical information into clear and actionable messages.
Strong communication skill with the ability to effectively communicate with employees at all levels of the organization.
Communicate, influence, and relationship build with Supervisors, peers, or subordinates: provide information to supervisors and co-workers in written form or in person.
Maintain a good record of attendance and punctuality.
Perform tasks assigned using specific operating procedures and following department specific quality control processes and procedures.
Treat people with dignity and respect.
Conduct all business with integrity.
Follow all safety procedures and company policies.

Nice To Haves

Internal Applicants: If you have been in your current position for one year (unless waived by your Manager), and meet the position requirements, you are welcome to apply for this position.

Responsibilities

Plan and implement lean manufacturing strategies to achieve overarching global business strategy.
Lead/coordinate lean manufacturing events/activities (i.e., kaizen/continuous improvement, value stream mapping, statistical problem solving, etc.) as required, including the planning of events and resources, training and leading teams, achieving event objectives, and documenting performance.
Provide leadership in continuous improvement efforts to improve reliability, ease of use & maintenance, minimize changeover times, and to eradicate production losses.
Coach & mentor operations’ team, including staff, supervisors, and crew leads on continuous improvement methods & processes to establish a culture where tools and methods are utilized in a standard way to deliver improvements.
Develop lean leadership within local operations’ team to enable them to lead and execute their own lean activities within the plant according to the business strategy.
Transition ownership of completed projects to the local operations’ team, and support sustaining activities to ensure results are maintained.
Maintain positive work relationships with members of other teams to communicate effectively, and to ensure compliance with cross-team responsibilities.
Establish plant management processes for reporting metrics.
Understand plant financial measures and how they are generated.
Interpret control charts.
Motivate others to take action dictated by data.
Drive projects to achieve business objectives.
Translate complex business, operational, or technical information into clear and actionable messages.
Communicate, influence, and relationship build with Supervisors, peers, or subordinates: provide information to supervisors and co-workers in written form or in person.
Maintain a good record of attendance and punctuality.
Perform tasks assigned using specific operating procedures and following department specific quality control processes and procedures.
Treat people with dignity and respect.
Conduct all business with integrity.
Follow all safety procedures and company policies.