Continuous Improvement Lead / Contract / Onsite / Fairfield, OH

About the role

Our client, a global leader in energy management, is seeking a Continuous Improvement Lead. This role is fully onsite in Fairfield, OH, operating on first shift. This is a 6-month W2 contract role with benefits!

Responsibilities

• Lead manufacturing plant-wide continuous improvement strategy from tendering to delivery
• Animate, challenge, and follow Kaizen events; lead select initiatives to drive operational process enhancement
• Serve as the point of contact for smart factory solutions, working closely with IPM and global smart factory leaders on deployment in the plant
• Define and execute yearly productivity action plans to achieve Direct Labor Productivity targets, as well as implement manufacturing excellence concepts
• Manage current and future state Value Stream Mapping, report productivity results, and subsequently lead transversal actions to improve product lead time

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain or a relevant field
• 4+ years of experience with production systems in industrial mechanical, electric assembly, and/or automotive manufacturing
• Extensive experience in Lean Manufacturing Tools such as 5S, Value Stream Mapping, SMED, Visual management, Kaizen, etc. as well as Microsoft Office
• Advanced experience in Agile Methodologies and project management