Continuous Improvement Manager

About the role

As the Excellerate Continuous Improvement Manager, you will be instrumental in creating a metrics-driven, Continuous Improvement culture based on Lean Principles. The position will design, develop, lead, facilitate, monitor, and report on CI initiatives. The role will focus on standardizing CI activities across all facilities and act as a mentor for creating future CI leaders within the organization.

Responsibilities

• Act as the technical expert in Lean Manufacturing tools and principles including 5S, Visual Management, Standard Work, Value Stream Mapping / Process Mapping, Kaizen, A3, Root Cause Analysis, and Mistake Proofing.
• Create and update the CI Plan to develop and promote a Continuous Improvement culture within Excellerate.
• Organize, lead, and maintain Excellerate-wide Continuous Improvement activities.
• Work with all facilities and departments to identify and quantify potential opportunities for improvement and implement solutions that deliver measurable results.
• Develop education materials to deploy throughout the organization to train the organization in Continuous Improvement methodologies and tools.
• Provide coaching through hands-on facilitation and demonstration of the use of Lean tools.
• Create meaningful metrics and mechanisms to track Operational Excellence progress through monthly scorecard updates.
• Build trust within the organization through direct engagement, problem-solving, and building relationships.
• Support Excellerate Process Development activities through facilitation of Process Flow and Process Mapping activities and act as a mentor to train others to lead in the future.
• Perform other related duties as required and assigned.

The job description and responsibilities described are intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended as a comprehensive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills, or abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate.

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree in Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, or business-related field.
• 10+ years of experience implementing and sustaining lean strategies and CI in a manufacturing environment with high-mix/low-volume production.
• 10-25% travel required.

Schedule

This position works between the hours of 7 AM and 5 PM, Monday through Friday. Works a sufficient schedule to meet the expectations of the role.

Benefits

FTI provides industry-leading benefits as an investment in the lives of team members and their families. Benefits include:

• Competitive, merit-based compensation.
• Career path development opportunities.
• A flexible and robust benefits package.

Review the full list of FTI benefits available to regular/full-time team members.