What are the responsibilities and job description for the Continuous Improvement Manager - Night Shift position at Peco Foods?
Position Summary
The Continuous Improvement Manager is responsible for effectively leading Six Sigma/Lean continuous improvement projects within the plant; working with plant management to select and charter projects; and using established leadership skills to build, develop, and lead teams to execute a solution through data driven analytics.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Work with all departments of the plant to drive continuous improvement through yield and quality improvements while driving cost and variation reduction
- Responsible for establishing statistical process control on all KPI’s
- Provide departments with statistical data and analysis on current processes/products and process capability
- Manage existing and new processes including directing continuous improvement activities to improve process and product compliance performance
- Maintain communications within and between various functions and areas in the plant
- Ensuring processes and projects are focused on areas of opportunity for increased revenue, product growth, and cost savings
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree (preferred) or equivalent work experience
- Experience working in an industrial environment required
- Strong computer skills required
- Strong presentation skills required
- Ability to work with department heads to meet safety, production, quality, and yield goals
- Ability to multi-task & set priorities.
- Embody the Peco Values: Safety, Teamwork, Mutual Respect, Accountability, & Honesty.
- Strong written & verbal communication skills.
- Lead people by example; accept and delegate responsibility while displaying sound judgement and decision-making skills
- Problem solve in an efficient manner with sound follow-up
- Excellent safety and attendance record
Preferred Qualifications
- 1-3 years leadership experience in a supervisory role
Physical Demands:
- Must be able to stand & walk for long periods of time.
- Standing/sitting/walking 100% of the workday.
- Ability to work in damp, warm, wet environment, and also room temperature
Travel
- Some travel required as needed or assigned by Plant Manager or Corporate Manager
This job description is not a comprehensive list of duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee. Management may change or add duties and responsibilities at any time without notice.
