Continuous Enhancement Manager

Job Summary
We are seeking a Continuous Improvement Manager to lead and oversee comprehensive program management initiatives, ensuring the successful execution and continuous improvement of process enhancement projects. The ideal candidate will promote a culture of continuous improvement by teaching, coaching, and fostering an organization of problem solvers. They will drive sustained improvements in core quality metrics of People, Compliance, Quality, and Cost.

Responsibilities
The Continuous Improvement Manager will be responsible for:

• Driving sustained improvements in core quality metrics of People, Compliance, Quality, and Cost.
• Championing a culture of continuous improvement by teaching, coaching, and fostering an organization of problem solvers.
• Leading and overseeing comprehensive program management initiatives, ensuring the successful execution and continuous improvement of process enhancement projects.
• Partnering with key Quality leaders to implement sustainable process improvement initiatives utilizing a DMAIC approach and superior project management skills.
• Facilitating targeted workshops with Quality teams to rapidly address opportunities while boosting engagement.
• Developing program and project success metrics, analyzing progress, and communicating results with management.

Management Abilities
The ideal candidate should possess:

• Assertiveness, organized, team player, ability to influence and work self-directed.
• Experience with indirect management of team members, including assisting in development, training, and assignment of work/projects to other members of a team.
• Skilled at identifying process issues and cost savings opportunities, recommending and implementing strategies to resolve address problems.
• Project and Program Management experience, planning, organizing, and managing resources to achieve project goals and objectives.
• Expertise in Root Cause Analysis Experience and experience with Microsoft Suite, MS Visio, MS Project, Minitab or data analysis.

Requirements
To succeed in this role, you will need:

• Bachelor's degree and at least 7 years of experience of continuous or process Improvement OR High school diploma and at least 9 years of experience in continuous or process improvement within a distribution, manufacturing or transportation environment.
• Certified in one of the following disciplines; Lean, Six Sigma Black Belt or Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
• Prior history in a distribution, transportation or manufacturing environment with hands on knowledge of relevant systems.
• Hands on experience in Lean Six Sigma or TPM Leadership abilities; assertiveness, organized, team player, ability to influence and work self- directed.
• Experience with indirect management of team members, including assisting in the development, training and assignment of work/projects to other members of a team.
• Skilled at identifying operational issues and recommending and implementing strategies to resolve problems.
• Project Management experience (for example: planning, organizing, and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives).
• Expertise in Root Cause Analysis
• Experience with Microsoft Suite, MS Visio, MS Project, Minitab. ERP systems experience.
• Position requires travel up to 25% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).