Continuous Improvement Manager

Position Summary

The Continuous Improvement Leader is responsible for overseeing the continuous improvement function and related activities within their assigned plants. They play a crucial role in ensuring that the plant works effectively towards achieving its Continuous Improvement (CI) objectives while enhancing the plant's end-to-end (E2E) expertise in operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation of new KPIs, ensuring alignment with business strategy, customer-centricity, process integration, team ownership, adherence to tiered problem-solving methodology, data integrity, and risk management.
• Own implementation plans and stage progression, driving site loss and waste reduction initiatives.
• Review process improvements, provide recommendations for driving results, and develop a site improvement strategy.
• Provide coaching and implementation support for ensuring operational reliability and managing operational constraints, while also standardizing training and documentation as the custodian of critical processes.
• Address issues based on root cause analysis of deviations in key performance indicators and apply operations excellence to company processes.
• Inculcate the use of operations excellence tools and processes within plants to drive small to large-scale improvements aligned with key business strategies.
• Provide coaching and training to guide manufacturing operations in establishing and implementing operations excellence principles (TPM/GMP/Lean) to improve throughput, cost, and inventory management.
• Develop and oversee implementation plans covering leadership activities, maintenance, and loss reduction.
• Coordinate training, align business objectives with operational excellence, and ensure effective communication and analysis. Maintain documentation, track performance metrics, and ensure standardization within the plant Team.

Experience

• Demonstrated track record of success in continuous improvement and related fields, spanning 3-5 years, including managing large cross-functional teams with increasing responsibility.
• Proven ability to attract, develop, and retain diverse, high-performing teams.