Director, Corporate Quality

Anchor Hocking•Lancaster, OH

11d•Onsite

About The Position

As the Director of Corporate Quality, you will drive the development, implementation, and sustainment of various operational excellence initiatives across Anchor Hocking’s manufacturing facilities, with a primary focus at our Lancaster, Ohio location. The position will report directly to the COO.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in an engineering discipline (degree in Industrial Engineering preferred)
7+ years of proven track record in successfully defining, deploying, and executing Continuous Improvement or Operational Excellence initiatives
Strong working knowledge of LEAN principles, Problem Solving Tools (RCA, DMAIC), and Six Sigma techniques
Ability to quickly learn new processes and effectively apply lean principles in different settings
Experience with automating information workflows and physical processes
Familiarity with existing and emerging automation and robotic technologies
Proficient in use of productivity suites like Google Workspace, MS Office or equivalent
Strong project management skills and familiarity with project management tools
Strong communication, organization, and presentation skills
Ability to work with teams at all organizational levels from senior management to non-exempt workforce
Ability to comprehend and interpret technical information from engineering drawings, specification, standard operating procedures, etc.
Ability to establish priorities and manage workload
Self-starter, motivated by challenge and willing to promote and drive change
Ability and willingness to travel to other company locations

Nice To Haves

Lean/Six Sigma certification (preferred)

Responsibilities

Lead the development, implementation and sustainment of continuous improvement initiatives across the company’s product portfolio to simplify processes, eliminate waste, improve cost efficiencies, and improve customer experience
Drive assigned improvement initiatives to achieve identified goals in a timely manner
Facilitate identification, scope definition and prioritization of improvement initiatives through process audits, data trends & insights, opportunity sizing, resource and cost requirements, and customer impact
Lead/ coordinate Kaizens and similar team-based improvement activities
Maintain tracking across all projects and communicate on project progress, results and deviations from the project plan with key stakeholders
Research new technologies and business practices which have the potential to redefine business processes for the company
Follow up and audit processes on a regular basis to ensure results are achieved and sustained
Create, refine and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs) and best practices for various processes
Partner with various product and process leaders to define relevant KPIs, including input variables, computation and dissemination processes
Develop training materials and train company employees in continuous improvement philosophy and concepts to drive development of a CI culture
Serve as subject matter expert for CI methodology, tools and the implementation of daily process controls to drive operational improvements
Coordinate best practices sharing across locations and business units
Create and maintain tracking dashboard for all completed initiatives
Perform any other tasks as assigned