Continuous Improvement Supervisor

About the role

Continuous Improvement Supervisor – Come join our Victorville, CA facility where we manufacture A&H Laundry Detergent and A&H Cat Litter! The CI Supervisor is responsible for identifying and improving the outcomes of manufacturing and operational processes to improve efficiencies, reduce cost, and increase customer satisfaction. He/she also increases the critical mass of Lean practitioners at the site.

Responsibilities

• Promote a safety culture and safety awareness within their area of responsibility.
• Support and enforce all plant safety policies and procedures in a fair and consistent manner.
• Responsible for all job-related safety training for their work team.
• Implement and integrate the management systems that improve OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) through leveraging Gemba walks, 5S / visual management, Lean Daily Management, and improvement methodologies.
• Align Kaizen's work with the Lean Steering Committee, ensuring roles and responsibilities are clearly defined and that the Kaizen Project Prioritization / Management process is adhered to.
• Facilitate / Lead Kaizen events required to improve performance – identify team members, prepare agendas, conduct training, create and track countermeasures and actions.
• Foster employee culture of learning organization; develop capabilities in our workforce to run their own Kaizens.
• Organize and analyze data sets that outline systematic improvement opportunities and cost analysis to determine project feasibility.
• Run assessments to understand progress on the implementation of the iOpex program and define actions for improvement.
• Fairly and consistently adhere to all Company and Plant procedures, work rules and guidelines.
• Perform other related duties as required and assigned.
• Familiar with the plant food safety program and basic HACCP principles.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of Lean/Continuous Improvement Experience preferred.
• 3-5 years previous supervisory experience in a fast-paced, regulatory manufacturing