Continuous Improvement Specialist - Encapsulation Dept

Fuyao Glass America•Moraine, OH

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About The Position

The Continuous Improvement Specialist manages the company's continuous improvement projects in the Encapsulation Department. The role coaches and trains departments to identify projects, prepare project registration forms, and manage project registrations. It also involves collecting and reporting project activity data, tracking departmental progress, requesting analysis and improvement when targets are missed, and calculating project performance and monthly project income and member bonuses according to company regulations. The specialist organizes monthly, quarterly, and yearly project summary meetings and reports results and process deficiencies. The position provides lean-related training and assessment for middle and senior management, monitors five-star team activities and develops corrective plans, and delivers lean production management training based on current conditions and supervisors' requirements. The role also completes temporary assignments from the immediate supervisor. The position works in offices and production sites. Employees may occasionally be exposed to extreme heat, and workplace noise is usually moderate. Safety glasses and iron-toed work boots are required. The schedule is 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Requirements

At least 1 year of manufacturing lean or project management experience.
Bachelor's degree or above.
Proficient in English and Mandarin, with the ability to communicate with colleagues in both languages.
Proficient in MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, PLEX, and other office software.
Able to use MS Excel for statistics and analysis of production data.
Knowledge of methods for identifying and improving the seven wastes and logical problem-analysis methods.
Skilled in using Lean Six Sigma DMAIC, Toyota Work Method, or QCC approaches for continuous improvement projects.
Skilled in training and coaching improvement projects.
Must be 18 years of age or older.

Nice To Haves

Management major preferred.
Lean Management or Lean Six Sigma-related certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Coach and train departments to identify continuous improvement projects.
Coach departments in preparing continuous improvement project registration forms and managing registrations.
Train the company's middle and senior management staff in lean-related knowledge and conduct assessments.
Monitor five-star team activities and formulate corrective plans.
Calculate monthly income for each continuous improvement project and project-member bonuses; submit bonus calculations to the general manager for approval and then to the personnel department for distribution.
Organize monthly, quarterly, and yearly continuous improvement project summary meetings, and report project results and process deficiencies to the company.
Conduct lean production management training based on current conditions and supervisors' requirements.
Complete temporary work assignments from the immediate supervisor as required.
Track project progress and request analysis and improvement from departments that do not meet their targets.
Collect and report project activity data and calculate project performance.