Vice President - Continuous Improvement

Carboline•Brunswick, OH

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

Lead a team of Continuous Improvement Leaders in their efforts to implement the RPM Manufacturing System (MS-168) at manufacturing plants in support of RPM’s MAP program. Work with the RPM VP of Operations, Manufacturing to define, communicate, implement, and sustain MS-168. Develop a team that can work with plant management to institute processes around yield and OEE improvement, and processes that sustain continuous improvement in RPM manufacturing facilities. Lead trainer for Greenbelt program. Coach and mentor CI across all RPM functional departments.

Requirements

Four year technical degree with a minimum of 10 years experience in manufacturing
Experience participating in improvement efforts on the plant floor or quality control laboratory
Must be self–motivated
Ability to motivate others
Ability to endorse and practice teamwork
Knowledge of and familiarity with Continuous Improvement (CI) tools
Good communication skills, both written and verbal
Able to travel extensively both domestic and international
Ability to understand plant financial measures and how they are generated
Ability to interpret statistical control charts
Ability to motivate others to take action dictated by data
Ability to work with others to establish standard work
Must have Master Black Belt CI certifications

Nice To Haves

candidate with MBA is preferred

Responsibilities

Manage team of CI leaders as well as outside consultants
Develop CI leaders to implement a standard program of MS-168, in multiple cultures and multiple operating settings
Work with VP, Manufacturing as to how best deploy this team to achieve MAP goals and objectives
Work with plant management to gather baseline data on yield, OEE, quality, etc
Establish with plant management meaningful metrics that are reflected in the plant financials
Help plant management in the hourly/daily collection of relevant plant data, that will lead to improvement activity
Establish the MS-168 tiered meeting structure
Lead continuous improvement events to eliminate cause of waste
Able to adapt or use Lean and statistical process control tools to get a root cause of waste
Able to document successful continuous improvement
Teach Greenbelt classes