What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manager, Continuous Improvement position at Hu-Friedy Mfg. Co., LLC?
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Job Title : Continuous Improvement Manager
Position Summary
The Continuous Improvement Manager will drive operational excellence through continuous improvement program initiatives and deployments. You will utilize lean implementation strategies and experiences in leading the organization through the lean transformation journey. The CI Manager will plan, organize, and implement established HuFriedyGroup Continuous Improvement methods, practices, and tools for more efficient and effective processes. The incumbent will take a hands-on, collaborative, action-oriented approach to build support for change and transformation while leading, training, developing, motivating, and coaching the team in the development of a lean culture.
Duties
- Leads and drives lean transformation and change initiatives to create and sustain world-class, visually managed processes for instantaneous recognition of wastes in all areas.
- Implements CI / Lean methods to drive improvement in alignment with strategic goals and objectives.
- Facilitates and / or conducts lean training programs, Kaizen events, and other lean initiatives. Assesses, coaches, and provides constructive feedback to teams to strengthen lean competencies at the site.
- Serves as a change facilitator, develops and collaborates with site / area lean champions and / or business leaders and influences site leadership in the transformation to and in support of a continuous improvement culture.
- Develops and manages multiple processes, long and short-term, sustainable, lean-related visual action plans as well as assigned key projects.
- Monitors existing and new processes for improvement opportunities in safety, quality, delivery, and cost through lean problem solving methodology and takes appropriate follow-up action.
- Tracks, measures, and reports progress on improvements using standard, established KPI’s.
- Establishes and monitors core CI / lean systems such as : SQDC, 5S, Standard Work, and Leader Standard Work for compliance to standards and effective utilization.
- Assists in the preparation of budgets, schedules, and other financial reports regarding the impact of sustaining CI / lean improvements, waste reduction, and ROI, as indicated by lean accounting principles. Provides input to Capital Equipment Requests relative to CI / Lean projects.
- Organize and facilitate site Lean Steering Committee.
- Maintain professional and technical knowledge through benchmarking world-class lean organizations and personal CI / Lean-related training.
- Hires, trains, develops, coaches, and provides team member guidance and supervision in the event of having direct report(s).
- Other assigned duties.
Required Experience
Preferred Experience
Work Schedule
LI-BB1
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