Continuous Improvement Manager
About The Position
Dana is a global leader in the supply of highly engineered driveline, sealing, and thermal-management technologies that improve the efficiency and performance of vehicles with both conventional and alternative-energy powertrains. Serving two primary markets – passenger vehicle and commercial truck – Dana provides the world's original-equipment manufacturers and the aftermarket with local product and service support through a network of nearly 100 engineering, manufacturing, and distribution facilities. This role will champion the site continuous improvement initiatives and will support and deploy Henderson's Dana Operating System (DOS) initiatives through various programs.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- 10 + years in a manufacturing environment; automotive is a plus
- Experience with the Toyota Production System and the ability to implement
- Experience in equipment and process set up
- Excellent computer skills (MS Office, frame works, lotus notes)
- Ability to travel, overnight, to other plant locations
- Experience in coordinating cross functional teams
- Demonstrated ability to communicate verbally and in writing with mutiple organizational levels
- Good organizational and time management skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Ability to work independently and in a team
- Prior leadership experience
- Knowledge of prototype management
- Proven track record of continuous improvement initiatives
Nice To Haves
- Green Belt or Black Belt Certification is a plus
Responsibilities
- Monitor and proactively work to improve plant safety and maintain a safe work environment
- Maintain measurables on team performance and continuous improvement activities to supply customers with on-time deliveries
- Lead efforts to reduce cost and improve efficiency to meet Dana and customer objectives
- Ability to learn and implement all elements of The Dana Operating System (DOS), Lead Kaizen & Zero Defect Teams
- Implement DOS throughout the plant
- Support new program projects
- Coordinate Kaizen projects and Implementations
- Poke-yoke designs and implementations for customer expectations of less than 15 ppm.
- Ability to support, implement, and teach Dana Henderson’s Lean initiatives
- Proactive approach to unplanned downtime
- Cost estimating, cost control and cost savings
- Maintaining facility and production capacity
- Lead and support production activities
- Support production line improvements as needed
- Continuously support 5S’s program to achieve and maintain world class housekeeping
- Track and improve in process buffer quantities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
