Continuous Improvement Manager

Reckitt • Wanamingo, MN

75d • $100,000 - $125,000

About The Position

Join Reckitt, home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose. If you're looking for a career in supply chain, there's no better place to be than Reckitt. We offer a variety of exciting opportunities in all areas of the supply chain, from planning and procurement to manufacturing and logistics. You could join our Global Supply Planning team to develop and implement our global supply strategy, or work with our Procurement Centre of Excellence team to negotiate and manage our supplier relationships. Our Manufacturing Excellence team helps us improve the efficiency, quality and safety of our manufacturing operations, and our Logistics Excellence team develops new and innovative ways to distribute our products to customers. Dive into a pivotal position at Reckitt, where you'll craft the future of sustainable packaging. As a Senior Associate / Engineer / Project Manager in Regional Packaging, you'll integrate innovation with strategy, leaving your mark across a tapestry of brands. This role isn't just a job — it's a journey across different sites, a learning odyssey that enriches your professional canvas while steering our markets towards greener horizons.

Requirements

• Demonstrated leadership of teams and projects to produce significant measurable business results.
• Experience managing cross functional teams preferred.
• Demonstrated application and in-depth knowledge of continuous improvement, Six Sigma and Lean tools.
• Demonstrated capability to teach, coach and lead others in the application of continuous improvement, operational excellence, Six Sigma and Lean tools.
• Formal lean and/or continuous improvement training required.
• Six Sigma Green Belt Required / Black Belt preferred.
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Action and results oriented with a consistent track record of achieving quantifiable business results.
• Excellent communication, leadership and influencing skills.
• Project management skills.
• Ability to drive change.
• Demonstrates initiative, ownership and accountability.
• Knowledge of manufacturing, GMP, EHS and safety processes preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Supply Chain Management
• Business Partnership
• Collaboration and partnership building
• Relationship Management
• Business acumen
• Productivity management
• Improve business processes
• Advanced Analytics
• Data Analytics
• Supply Chain Planning
• Logistics Management

Responsibilities

• Focuses on improving manufacturing and business processes through the application of Lean Manufacturing and other Operational Excellence principles.
• Initiates, leads and implements multiple projects simultaneously to deliver measurable business results in the areas of safety, quality, service, and productivity improvement projects.
• Uses effective project management methodologies to ensure that projects have well defined and appropriately scoped charters, milestones, thorough risk analysis, and logical benefit estimations.
• Develops, coaches, and mentors production and support staff to actively advance the knowledge and application of Operational Excellence methodology, tools, and techniques.
• Acts as an educational and technical resource for site leaders and operators as they engage in and complete operational excellence and continuous improvement activities.
• Responsible for establishing, tracking, communicating and improving line performance metrics in the areas of safety, cost, OEE, yield, productivity, throughput, service and quality.
• Continuously reviews area performance and utilizes plant metrics to identify and prioritize improvement areas and projects that ensure departmental goals are achieved.
• Responsible for the establishment, maintenance and enhancement of the plant performance metrics process.
• Position may require some off-shift hours and weekends to support projects.

Benefits

• 4 weeks' vacation
• 401(k) matching up to 6%
• Profit sharing, company contributes 3%
• 12 fixed holidays + 3 floating holidays (prorated)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• H.S.A + Employer Annual Contributions
• Flexible spending account
• Life insurance
• Employee discount on Reckitt products
• EAP services
• Work/Life Balance
• Succession Planning
• Referral program
• Parental leave after one year of service
• Tuition reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree