Niagara
manufacturing
PlantContinuousImprovementManager
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“Plant Continuous Improvement Manager at Niagara. Skills: Continuous Improvement, Lean Six Sigma, Process Management. Manages the development and implementation of continuous improvement. Evaluates existing processes”
What You'll Achieve.
Deliver process improvements; Financially contribute to the business; Increase efficiency; Reduce waste; Reduce costs; Manage timelines; Positive outcomes for the customer; Prioritize needs of the customer
Industry & Context.
Data-driven decision-making; Structured problem-solving tools; Improve process capability; Reduce variation; Optimize performance; Creative problem solving
15% - domestic overnight travel, 30% for a period of time
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
6 Years – Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment, 6 Years – Experience in Position, 4 Years – Experience managing people/projects, interpersonal skills, clear communicator, demonstrated relationship-building skills, Ability to function through influence in the absence of having positional authority, Able to interact with a wide variety of contacts, both internal and external, Talented influencer and team builder, Can form a team without official authority to do so, and motivate that team to accomplish self-directed goals, 15% - domestic overnight travel
Nice to Have
10+ Years– Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment, 10+ Years – Experience working in Position, 6 Years – Experience managing people/projects, Progressive experience in manufacturing, including roles leading others and in Production, Technical or Warehouse operations, Prior experience in filling, food packaging, beverage filling, high speed consumer products manufacturing, or high speed dosing preferred, Experience working with the implementation and oversight of improvement initiatives, Knowledge of Continuous Improvement, TPM / TQM, Lean, Six Sigma, or Toyota Production System methodologies & tools, Demonstrated project management skills on cross functional initiatives, Demonstrated ability to use data for creative problem solving, Proven success in working with people in a change program, Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Six Sigma Green or Black Belt, TPM or TPS Practitioner
What You'll Do.
Manages the development and implementation of continuous improvement
Evaluates existing processes
Identifies opportunities for quality or efficiency improvement
Identifies cost-savings measures
Builds working relationships with the plant leadership team
Builds working relationships with the Plant Director
Builds working relationships with corporate Lean Six Sigma
Builds working relationships with Continuous Improvement resources company-wide
Play a central role in best-practice sharing across
Work collaboratively with site leadership to identify initiatives
Establish priorities based on corporate business objectives
Establish priorities based on corporate Lean Six Sigma
Lead lean six sigma teams
Deliver process improvements
Financially contribute to the business
Leveraging the results throughout the organization
Build Niagara’s Continuous Improvement & Lean / Six
Add these competencies to their own toolbox
Fostering plant-learning and use of the same
Add to their own training and certifications every
Establish those competencies in the work teams around
Act as a member of the plant management
Support more senior department managers
Fill in duties for more senior department managers
Seeks out opportunities to improve team members’ knowledge
Helps coordinate training
Helps coordinate education programs
Helps coordinate mentoring relationships
Be a local change agent
Pushing to continuously challenge the status quo
Find new ways to achieve Niagara’s business strategies
structured problem-solving tools
Improve process capability
Implement appropriate visual controls
Ensure lasting results
Manages a safe working environment
Accurately documents safety related training
Effectively communicates safety incidents
Provides strategic input and oversight to departmental projects
Makes data driven decisions
Develops sustainable solutions
Skilled in reducing costs
Skilled in managing timelines
Prioritizing long run impact over short term wins
Makes decisions by putting overall company success first
Leads/facilitates discussions to get positive outcomes for the
Makes strategic decisions which prioritize the needs of
Continuously evaluates existing programs and processes
Develops new initiatives to increase efficiency
Develops new initiatives to reduce waste
Creates departmental performance metric
Monitors departmental performance metric
Responds to departmental performance metric
Identifies opportunities for collaboration in strategic ways
Makes hiring decisions primarily based on culture fit
Makes hiring decisions secondarily based on technical expertise
Engages in long term talent planning
Provides opportunities for the development of all direct
Understands conflict within own team
Identifies conflict within own team
Addresses conflict within own team
Understands conflict between teams
Identifies conflict between teams
Addresses conflict between teams
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
plant leadership team; corporate Lean Six Sigma team; Continuous Improvement resources; site leadership; lean six sigma teams; plant management team; senior department managers; work teams; cross functional initiatives; own team; between teams
Communication Scope
Clear communicator; Relationship-building; Influence; Interacting with contacts; Team building; Motivating teams; Communicates safety incidents; Strategic input; Facilitates discussions; Strategic decisions
Process & Methodology
Project management, Cross functional initiatives
Full Job Description
At Niagara, we’re looking for Team Members who want to be part of achieving our mission to provide our customers the highest quality most affordable bottled water. Consider applying here, if you want to: * Work in an entrepreneurial and dynamic environment with a chance to make an impact. * Develop lasting relationships with great people. * Have the opportunity to build a satisfying career. We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages for our Team Members. Plant Continuous Improvement Manager Manages the development and implementation of continuous improvement strategies in a manufacturing plant. Evaluates existing processes and identifies opportunities for quality or efficiency improvement, as well as cost-savings measures. **_Essential Functions_** * Builds working relationships with the plant leadership team, Plant Director, corporate Lean Six Sigma team, and Continuous Improvement resources company-wide. * Play a central role in best-practice sharing across the entire manufacturing enterprise. * Work collaboratively with site leadership to identify initiatives and establish priorities based on corporate business objectives and corporate Lean Six Sigma team input. * Lead lean six sigma teams which work on projects that deliver process improvements and financially contribute to the business, leveraging the results throughout the organization. * Build Niagara’s Continuous Improvement & Lean / Six Sigma competencies. Continuous improvement competencies including: Six Sigma methodology, 5S, Value Stream Mapping (VSM), Kaizen, Green\Black Belt Certification, data oriented decision-making, statistics, SPC, and related proficiencies. The Plant CI Manager leads as a manager of process, adding these competencies to their own toolbox, and fostering plant-learning and use of the same. The Plant CI Manager is expected to add to their own training and certifications every year, working to establish those competencies in the work teams around them. * Act as a member
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