What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cont. Improvement Specialist position at Woodgrain Millwork, Inc.?
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES/ACCOUNTABILITIES:
General Duties and Support
Meet established company objectives within own areas of responsibility, while assisting other areas in meeting their objectives through engineering process and quality and process improvements.
Is a key support member to operations, quality, and Continuous Improvement and demonstrates the company philosophy of “Easy To Do Business With (ETDBW)”, to ensure that customers have an excellent experience.
Work with the Continuous Improvement Manager to identify and drive projects to improve processes and quality, relying on solid payback metrics.
Support CI activity and completion of identified opportunities.
Other duties as assigned by management.
Primary Responsibilities
Develop, maintain, and revise Standard Work Combination Sheets (SWCS) for the work to be performed for each job function.
Lead and implement projects with the goal of reducing internal and external cost, while improving product and process quality.
Estimates manufacturing costs, evaluating time standards, and making recommendations for tooling and process requirements of new and existing product lines.
Lead the development of visual standard work instructions/aids.
Utilizes the concepts of Principles of Continuous Improvement and cost reduction in execution of the job function.
Assist in leading Root Cause Analysis initiatives and track and complete A3 reports to quantify results and ensure sustained problem resolution.
Ability to work both independently and collaboratively while working in a changing environment.
Track project results as well as weekly project progress and updates.
Qualifications
Currently in college completing a Business Degree, Accounting or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Critical thinking and attention to detail required.
Job Type: Full-time
