Operational Excellence Coordinator - Millen, GA

Champion Homes•Millen, GA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Skyline Champion Operations Excellence (OpEx) Team is a culture developed in-house with proven lean six sigma tools and process improvement techniques to achieve excellence nationwide. Under the direct supervision of the General Manager, the OpEx Coordinator will lead the plant's continuous improvement initiatives designed to eliminate waste and non-value-added activities and improve performance in Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Inventory. This position communicates directly with the OpEx Leadership Team and the General Manager to achieve the sustainability of all implementations and reporting efforts. A local OpEx Coordinator will enable plants to reach and aspire to more ambitious operational cost reduction targets. It is essential, therefore, that the tasks assigned to this plant-level position are aligned with reducing costs and lead times, overall maintaining a healthy pipeline of continuous improvement projects. General Position Expectations: All employees are expected to work within the company policies and procedures to accomplish their assigned duties while observing the following: Safety - Perform all duties in a safe manner. Recognize, correct and/or report unsafe conditions. Attendance - Maintain punctuality and meet or exceed the attendance standards set by the company. Productivity - By applying utilization and efficiency, meet or exceed the standards of each assigned duty. Team Member - Accomplish all assignments in cooperation with fellow employees and management in a problem-solving, team environment. Quality - Attain a high level of quality in all tasks, services, data input, filing, reports, paperwork, and other job functions. Job Improvement - Recognize that each task can be amended and refined for the betterment of the employee and/or company and work toward that improvement. Training - Achieve a level of knowledge to assure obtaining the highest level of productivity and quality. In addition, assist in the training of fellow employees. Facilities - Responsible to use care and respect when utilizing equipment and facilities. Additionally, all employees should pick up and clean in any public space, restroom, break room, or passageway where they might be located or traveling throughout the plant, office, and grounds. Housekeeping is everyone's responsibility.

Requirements

Minimum of two (2) years manufacturing, building industry and/or production experience required.
Basic computer skills to use Microsoft Office tools.
Able to work with others to communicate and train plant employees OPEX training tools in MS Teams.
Engaged and willing to learn new concepts and remain open to different opinions.
Hands-on experience using modern Operational Excellence and Continuous Improvement methods.
Demonstrated ability to apply critical thought processes to develop, recommend and implement strategies and programs that address plant and corporate objectives.
Demonstrated leadership skills and influence on those with whom there is not a direct reporting relationship.
Demonstrated ability to resolve conflict effectively and problem-solve.
Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.
Demonstrated ability to work efficiently under conditions of multiple deadlines and changing priorities.
Ability to travel on occasion for training purposes and/or to corporate offices.

Nice To Haves

Six Sigma certification (Yellow Belt or higher) is a plus.

Responsibilities

This position will lead the plant OpEx efforts in implementing, training, and following up with the plant's overall OpEx strategy and communicate with the OpEx team on findings, training materials, and gaps.
Develop and execute a training plan for associates, supervisors, and managers to ensure the integration of Best Practices into the plant's culture and daily processes.
Data collection and validation, performance tracking, and reporting. Must be able to create, analyze and summarize data using spreadsheet tools.
Assist the plant's onboarding process and lead it on specific OpEx subjects.
Take ownership of any OpEx Value Stream Map findings in your plant and periodically report progress on the Kaizen Journal.
Follow through with PVA audits and keep the PVA team updated on the progress.
Ensure the proper set up of equipment based on material that the OpEx team generates.
Ensures that the mentioned training, tools, best practices, and resources are available to employees at all levels and that are being utilized appropriately and effectively.
Lead all reporting and root-cause analysis. Lead or coach focused improvement activities and teams to improve results like safety, quality, delivery, cost, and inventory. Conduct root-cause analysis and coaching to resolve production issues.
Share and coordinate all initiatives with other OpEx team members to ensure consistency.
Attend regular OpEx calls and follow through with action items.
Any other duties assigned