Coordinator I, Continuous Improvement

Job Summary

The Coordinator I, Continuous Improvement (CI) will support our Continuous Improvement team with our organization-wide Continuous Improvement initiative. Our Retail, Donation, Warehousing, and Salvage operations are a vital part of our ability to provide mission services throughout the State of Colorado. The CI Coordinator will be an integral part of the team and will conduct studies, manage small change events and audit actual process performance.

Essential Functions

• Works primarily in warehouse and some retail settings and will assist in answering CI questions and requests from members of management and staff (non-hybrid role).
• Learn and promote available CI tools, to include production area sketches, checklists, audits, training and results of Kaizen/Six Sigma events and studies.
• Work closely with CI Team and the Learning and Development team to develop documentation and implement standard work, training, and other work aids.
• Conducting cycle time analyses, time studies, work balance improvements, workplace analysis and improvement.
• Following up on action plans.
• Aiding all teams as needed to ensure improvements are made and sustained.
• Create and implement standard work and teach/coach leaders to do the same.
• Help implement, coach, and maintain visual performance tools.
• Participate in Kaizen events and studies. Emphasize standard work to gain efficiency in retail and other processing areas.
• Conduct CI audits and checks to ensure realization of efficiencies.
• Modify floor plan layouts in Visio according to CI standards.

Qualifications

• A High School diploma or equivalent is required; an Associate degree in related discipline is preferred.
• A minimum of 1 year of recent continuous improvement/process engineering experience, or recent college graduate with an Associate degree in Industrial Engineering or Manufacturing Technology. Six Sigma Green Belt is preferred.
• Must be safety and quality driven.
• Intermediate skill with Microsoft Excel; working knowledge of other computer applications such as Outlook, Word, Teams, PowerPoint; experience with Visio is a plus.
• Ability to follow established procedures without immediate supervision for various operations.
• Ability to plan and work around schedules and deadlines.
• Ability to perform record keeping, data collection activities, and to analyze recorded information.
• Ability to present to small groups.
• Strong analytical problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and meeting facilitation skills.
• Preferred: Bilingual: Spanish/English.
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced work environment.
• Must be a self-starter with excellent communication, interpersonal and relationship building skills.

Physical Requirements

• Continuously (5-8 hours): Lifting Heavy: 45 lbs & over - NEVER, Moderate: 15-44 lbs - OCCASIONALLY, Light: 14 lbs & under - OCCASIONALLY
• Frequently (3-4 hours): Pushing/Pulling - OCCASIONALLY, Reaching Above Shoulder - OCCASIONALLY, At Shoulder - OCCASIONALLY, Below Shoulder - OCCASIONALLY, Twisting - OCCASIONALLY, Bending - OCCASIONALLY, Kneeling/Crawling - OCCASIONALLY, Squatting - OCCASIONALLY
• Occasionally (1-2 hours): Climbing Use of legs only (stairs) - OCCASIONALLY, Use of arms & legs (ladders) - OCCASIONALLY
• Continuous: Hearing - CONTINUOUSLY, Visual - CONTINUOUSLY, Visual, close - CONTINUOUSLY, Visual, distant - CONTINUOUSLY, Visual, depth perception - CONTINUOUSLY, Hands/Fingers - Simple grasping - CONTINUOUSLY, Fine Manipulation - CONTINUOUSLY, Repetitive Movements - CONTINUOUSLY, Walking - FREQUENTLY, Standing - CONTINUOUSLY, Sitting - CONTINUOUSLY, Speaking - CONTINUOUSLY