Continuous Improvement Specialist II

Weisiger Group•Atlanta, GA

About The Position

Position at LiftOne Find Your Career With LiftOne We’re a family-owned company under our fourth generation of leadership and have built our business based on the principles of trust, integrity and a desire to help our customers and employees succeed. LiftOne invests in people, facilities and innovative technology as part of the essential role we play in supporting our country’s supply chain and enabling critical goods to be delivered to homes and businesses. We’re a privately held company, and pair our scale with a strong foundation in our culture and values. This combination gives us a competitive advantage in the market and helps make us a trailblazing organization that is built to last. We’re looking for hard-working, team-oriented professionals who enjoy working on new challenges every day. We believe our employees are the key to our success, and we’re committed to providing a work experience that helps our team grow to their full potential. We offer great benefits, competitive salaries and opportunities for advancement to all our employees. Be a part of the essential work we do at LiftOne and make a difference for our customers, our community and our company. Learn more about what it means to become a team member with LiftOne. Summary The Continuous Improvement Specialist provides continuous improvement and LEAN expertise to the entire LiftOne business, and directly supports the execution of the Service Process Optimization by acting as an analyst, facilitator, consultant, trainer and/or project manager as assigned. This role is integral to the cultural transformation in LiftOne by which continuous improvement will be embedded in all regions and functions.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Engineering or Technology
1-3 years of experience in practicing LEAN methodologies (i.e. DMAIC, Kanban, Kaizen, 5S, Value Stream Mapping, Continuous Flow/Cell Design, Toyota Production System (TPS)) in an industrial or manufacturing environment
3-5 years of experience working in a leadership role
1-3 years of Project Management experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment
LEAN/Six Sigma Green Belt Certified
Strong verbal and written interpersonal skills with technical and non-technical content
50% to LiftOne branches throughout Southeast
Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)

Nice To Haves

Experience with heavy machinery/equipment within a service-focused operation, preferred
5+ years of experience in teaching and implementing CI/Lean methodologies, preferred
PMP Certified, preferred
PMP Certification, preferred

Responsibilities

Play a key role in the development of a Continuous Improvement culture by which all efforts drive an improved customer experience
Influence and guide leaders with respect to LEAN methodologies, and look for opportunities to develop continuous improvement proficiency in those leaders
Facilitates and/or leads rapid improvement workshops, kaizens and other LEAN events to support execution of the Continuous Improvement projects
Researches and identifies relevant benchmarks to be used in establishing standard work and standard operating procedures
Assist in project management of Service Process Optimization and other continuous improvement projects
Act as a 5S expert by performing ad-hoc audits in the branches and training new employees on the methodology
Provide necessary training for employees to support continuous improvement ideas that will be generated by all levels within the organization
Analyze data and use value stream mapping to transform as-is processes and procedures
Deploy change management methodologies to implement operational changes across the enterprise
Other duties as assigned.