Continuous Improvement Manager Job in Marlborough 01752, Massachusetts US
Ken’s Foods is searching for a hands-on person to take our Continuous Improvement Programs to the next level. This position will be the foundation and resource for all Continuous Improvement activity across our facilities. This individual will continue to build our program and the vision of what Continuous Improvement means to the Ken’s Foods organization, train team members on how to make Continuous Improvement part of everyday operations and support the execution of action plans.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations, Manufacturing or equivalent
- 5+ years of work with CI initiatives/methodologies
- 2+ years experience organizing and leading Kaizen events across diverse work forces.
- Excellent Communication and presentation skills.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Introduce and Implement sustainable Continuous Improvement methods and best practices throughout the organization at Ken’s Foods. (5S, Teamwork, SMED, JIT, Pull Systems, etc)
· Lead Continuous Improvement teams to identify waste across the supply chain and implement processes to improve our results
· Promotes a Continuous Learning environment across all sites.
· Drive performance metric improvement, goal setting and tracking across departments
· Improve results through hands-on manufacturing involvement across all sites.(Marlborough MA, McDonough GA, Las Vegas NV)
· Facilitate Continuous Improvement activities (Kaizen Events)
· Show creativity and create new process initiatives to stimulate Continuous Improvement movement
· Demonstrate successful leadership skills for both simple and complex projects/tasks
· Successful team leadership across diverse groups to drive sustainable improvements to our systems and culture
· Provide a high level of technical and operational recommendations for meeting productivity targets
· Is the key member of our team to educate and mentor employees on Continuous Improvement methodologies
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations, Manufacturing or equivalent.
- Experience in manufacturing, operating a shift, plant and team
- Team leadership experience is a highly needed skill set for this position
- 5+ years of work with CI initiatives/methodologies
- 2+ years experience leading Kaizen events across diverse work forces
- Problem-solving skills, assertiveness, integrity, innovation, and creativity.
- Knowledge and experience with the application of problem solving tools.
- Excellent organizational and computer skills (etc. Word, Excel, Outlook).
- Ability to learn new processes and build relationships at all levels.
HOW TO APPLY:
To be considered, please send an updated resume and cover letter with your salary history and requirements to Dkeane@kensfoods.com