Job Description
About the position
- Responsibilities
- Collects data and performs statistical analysis.
- Maps and documents processes.
- Independently identifies process gaps; recommends and implements process improvement.
- Develop a thorough, effective, and timely continuous improvement plan to drive value for our customers.
- Drive process improvement activities to achieve tangible improvement in the key business metrics of safety, quality, delivery, cost, and employee development.
- Manages and completes high impact CI projects across the operation that lead to improved business results.
- Assesses CI initiatives and provides input and recommendations on future activities.
- Support start-ups, retrofits and expansions including pricing inputs, go-live and steady state certifications.
- Identify and support Automation projects.
- Regularly interacts with account Management and/or customer(s).
- Demonstrate a high level of competency in wide range of engineering methods, Lean tools, and quality standards.
- Coach employees in the use and implementation of CI, Quality Assurance, & Lean principles.
- Applies engineering methodologies/tools to improve distribution and/or transportation operations.
- May supervise continuous improvement engineering and quality professionals.
- Participate in employment decisions (hire, coach) and manage performance.
- Effective facilitation and execution of Value Stream Maps & Kaizen Events.
- Provide regular reports of data and actions to measure progress against the site objectives.
- Makes Inventory and/or Supply Chain strategy recommendations.
- Requirements
- Bachelor's degree (Engineering, Business, Supply Chain) and seven (7) years or more related work experience in the Warehousing, Transportation, or Manufacturing industry required; or Master's degree (Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, or Supply Chain Management) and five (5) year related experience.
- Microsoft Office Suite skills with emphasis on Access, Excel and PowerPoint & Visio expert required.
- Proficiency in developing and managing: Leader Standard Work, Visual Management Systems and Management Accountability Systems, Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA), Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen, 5S/Workplace Organization intermediate required.
- Understanding and experience in core engineering and data analysis functions (slotting, utilization, labor planning, layouts, metrics, etc.) advanced required.
- Lean Six Sigma, required.
- Nice-to-haves
- Data visualization (PowerBI, Tableau) and database programming (SQL, DAX, etc.) intermediate preferred.
- Warehouse design tools such as CAD (e.g. AutoCAD); slotting (e.g. Slot3D), Predetermined Motion and Time Systems and methods (e.g. MOST); Warehouse Management Systems (e.g. Manhattan Scale), and Labor Mgt. Systems advanced preferred.
- Knowledge of material handling solutions and automation types such as: powered industrial truck (PIT) applications; racking and other storage solution designs, packaging equipment; conveyor and sortation equipment; and other automation solutions (e.g. AS/RS) advanced preferred.
- cPMP, ISO/QMS, preferred.
- American Production Inventory Control Society (APICS) and/or Supply Chain Logistics Certification, preferred.
- Benefits
- Comprehensive health and welfare benefits, including medical, prescription, dental, vision, life insurance and disability insurance options.
- Paid time off for vacation, illness, bereavement, family and parental leave.
- Tax-advantaged 401(k) retirement savings plan.
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