Continuous Improvement Team Leader

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Job Description: Maintenance Technician

Work Location: Haleyville, Alabama

Hiring Immediately!

Work Location & Shifts: 210 Haleyville Industrial Rd, Haleyville, AL 35565 – 3rd Shift

Pay: Base pay will vary within the range depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. This information is specific to Haleyville and may not be applicable to other locations.

Our Benefits:

• Free Medical Premiums – eligible for free or reduced cost premium (see benefit package for qualifications)
• Dental, Vision, Life, & Accidental Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave and Adoption Benefits
• Paid Holidays
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Educational Assistance Program
• Advancement Opportunities - we promote from within the company

Overview

The Continuous Improvement Team Lead is responsible for leading and driving improvements in the plant with an emphasis on creating and maintaining a safe working environment and maintaining and exceeding customer quality requirements.

What you will do:

• Responsible for leading and training Team Members on all 5S 1 and Continuous Improvement policies and methods.
• Sustain plant wide 5s 1
• Maintain 5S 1 audits
• Responsible for implementing the vision of Masonite through continuous improvement
• Coordinate process improvement efforts at facility and analyze gaps for recommendations to leadership
• Collect, manage, and evaluate process data for improvement initiatives pertaining to productivity, downtime, quality issues, etc.
• Develop and maintain performance (KPI) visuals on Tier Boards as well as tracking systems
• Utilize 4 blockers and A1’s for problem solving analysis
• Facilitate plant meetings and help summarize information from all departments
• Effectively present training materials to large groups of employees
• Assist in driving lean principles such as 5S 1, Waste Elimination, Kanban, Visual Standards, Flow Production, Changeover Reduction, Standardized Work, Mistake Proofing, Total Productive Maintenance, Ergonomics, Tool Based Problem Solving
• Assisting in Masonite’s Target Zero safety initiatives
• Support Corporate CI on special projects such as productivity improvements, defect reduction, capacity improvements, changeover reduction, and area layouts
• Periodic training and benchmarking trips at other plants
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred or Associate Degree plus 3 years practical experience, preferred
• 3 years of manufacturing experience and understanding of a lean processes and techniques
• Lean GB certification highly desired or ability to attain within 1 year
• Proven leadership skills (experience successfully managing people/projects/processes/issues)
• Strong presentation and facilitation skills
• Excellent understanding of Lean Management
• Ability to work independently with little direction from Management
• Ability to multi-task & handle task with competing priorities
• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills
• Microsoft office programs including MS-Excel, MS Word, and MS Power-Point, MS Access or comparable programs

Safe Production:

Masonite strives to maintain a target 0% safety incident rate. Safe production weaves worker safety with efficient production into our daily operations. We keep safety of the utmost importance and want our employees to go home in the same condition as when they arrived at work.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Experience:

• leadership: 1 year (Preferred)

Shift availability:

• Night Shift (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Haleyville, AL 35565: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person