Continuous Improvement Manager

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintain Measurables on team performance and continuous improvement activities to supply customers with on-time deliveries
• Lead efforts to reduce cost and improve efficiency to meet Dana and customer objectives
• Implement DOS throughout the plant
• Support New Program Projects
• Cook-Kaizen & Zero Defect Teams
• Implement DOS throughout the plant
• Support New Program Projects
• Coordinate Kaizen Projects and Implementations
• Poke-yoke designs and implementations for customer expectations of less than 15 ppm.
• Ability to support, implement, and teach Dana Henderson’s Lean initiatives
• Proactive approach to unplanned downtime
• Cost estimating, cost control and cost savings
• Maintaining facility and production capacity
• Lead and support production activities
• Support Production line improvements as needed
• Continuously support 5S’s program to achieve and maintain world class housekeeping
• Track and improve in process buffer quantities

Requirements

• Safety and Quality oriented
• Green Belt Certification preferred
• Experience with the Toyota Production System and the ability to implement
• Experience in Manufacturing, MIG welding, training and team member involvement teams
• Experience in equipment and process set up
• Excellent computer skills (MS Office, frame works, lotus notes)
• Ability to travel, overnight, for one or more weeks at a time
• Ability to effectively lead and direct teams
• Good communication skills, verbal and written
• Good organizational and time management skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Positive attitude
• Ability to establish and reach work goals
• Prior leadership experience
• Knowledge of prototype management
• Proven track record of continuous improvement initiatives

Education and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or a related technical or scientific field and several years business experience in Supply Chain and/or Operations function
• 5 or more years of experience in manufacturing leadership/ management
• Knowledge of Toyota Production System
• Self-starter, organized, and driven to deliver on key tasks and accountabilities. Attentive to detail and results-oriented and capable of handling multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Strong report-writing, technical presentation and communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills, capable of working both independently and in a team environment.