SCP Mentor - Graveyard

Shift Schedule: Tuesday - Thursday 6:00pm-4:30am & Friday 2:30pm-1:00am

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage SCP productivity to meet sales needs and cost targets
• Manage SCP labor cost
• Work closely with other departments to ensure product flow from materials through shipping.
• Focus on elimination of waste. Maintain and sustain all improvements made in these areas
• Maintain and sustain TWI throughout SCP Area
• Lead and Participate in improvement activities, including Kaizen, 5S
• Supervise and Mentor leaders to ensure company goals are met.
• Ensure that organization is focused on determining cause of failures and implementing sustainable improvements to underlying systems and processes as a means of corrective action.

OUTCOMES

• Flow (no WIP through capacity balancing and systemic waste elimination)
• Pull (link work centers, virtually or physically, so upstream area can only deliver what downstream area is immediately ready to work on)
• Targeted improvements related to labor cost (locally), quality (plant wide), and on time (plant wide).
• Well trained, flexible work force capable across all functions in each work area (TWI training)

METHODS

• 75% time spent on shop floor observing process and assessing opportunities for improvement, reviewing the work flow.
• Up to 2 hours per day spent in meetings that are designed to review plant performance, discuss improvement plan, and ensure that resources are properly deployed (C&M specifically).
• Up to 2 hours per day spent with Improvement Coaches, Production Mentors, and Teams ensuring continuity of standard process/training/organizational needs/etc.
• Monthly facilitating or leading of a kaizen event.

NECESSARY SKILLS

• Significant Wood Products/Mill environment experience
• Full working knowledge and application of Lean Manufacturing methods, including Kaizen, 5S, TWI, etc.
• Demonstrated ability to be an innovative problem solver and critical thinker utilizing problem solving and process improvement methods on an individual and team basis as a participant and leader.
• Strong written and oral communication skills (including communication of information, building & achieving agreement and support, establishing specifications and procedures).
• Ability to represent States Industries well in contact with Customers and Vendors.
• Capability to relate well to operating and managing personnel in a team-based environment.
• Strong computer skills including working knowledge of Windows/Office platform.
• Ability to successfully manage multiple tasks and projects to completion with minimal supervision, while balancing competing priorities - and also creating a standardized framework for others to follow.
• Demonstrated commitment to continuous improvement of company and self.
• Ability to think and problem solve scientifically
• Understand how to use and interpret data statistically
• Strong focus on achieving and exceeding budgeted results

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum 3-5 years Manufacturing Management experience.
• Significant experience and/or Education with focus on Manufacturing, Lean, or Technical related discipline.
• A strong background and interest in wood properties, characteristics, processing, and/or utilization.
• Working experience in wood products industrial environment or equivalent is required.
• Career history/goals including management of people and processes within a manufacturing environment.
• Bachelors Degree in technical field preferred