Continuous Improvement Coordinator

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Litchfield, MI

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Description

Manage HPS Activities for two plant operations design, develop and implement packaging standards to meet quality, function and cost guidelines.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Manage HPS Activities and Continuous Improvement activities in the manufacturing area.
• Manage and direct activities following our Japan plant layout
• Manage the HPS, manufacturing team and ensure that you are actively involved with reporting, charting issues and recording suggested changes.
• Actively investigate and maintain all open and back issues from Continuous Improvement activity and manufacturing systems team ideas.
• Track % closed by system and issue periodic reports and charts.
• Assist, train and implement Karakuri ideas for plant operations.
• Be a member of the safety and 4-S audit team; attend meetings, record meeting notes and suggestions.
• Work effectively with Quality, Technical Engineering and other departments on Continuous Improvement ideas.
• Work closely with Manufacturing and Engineering department to record notes and produce pre-approved check sheets for all lines and component machinery.
• Assist in training associates concerning the above manufacturing system

SECONDARY FUNCTIONS:

• Packaging Engineering
• Serves as a member of various committees as needed.
• Performs other duties as necessary.
• Review with manufacturing, quality, purchasing and materials to standardize packaging options for commodities.
• Review with manufacturing, quality, sales and customers for FG packaging requirements.
• Understand customer packaging guidelines and expectations; assist team in obtaining customer approvals for packaging and packaging trials.
• Ensure transportation, warehouse storage and line side use is considered for optimal design.
• Understand and meet environmental requirements for packaging.
• Review and summarize current packaging cost and develop proposal for cost savings.
• Develop written packaging strategies for commodities.
• Assist purchasing with new suppliers and new launch items for early program involvement regarding packaging.
• Track all costs, associated with new packaging.
• Ability to communicate design requirement effectively to suppliers.
• Assist materials in the strategy to determine packaging allocation requirements for suppliers.
• Basic supplier management skills – requesting quotations, understanding terms and conditions.
• Develop policies and procedure that define standardization of packaging.

Qualifications

Specialized Training, Skills, Abilities,

Experience:

• 4 yr degree in Packaging Engineering or equivalent field.
• 2 or more years experience in Packaging, preferably in the automotive market.
• Previous experience in commodity packaging design and customer packaging requirements.
• Must be able to use a computer effectively, understanding of Microsoft Excel, Word, Windows, Outlook, etc.
• Strong communication, verbal and written skills required and the ability to understand and create a complete business case for decisions.

Physical Requirements /

Working Conditions:

• Office environment with noise from computer peripherals such as printers and disk drives.
• Factory environment with noise from manufacturing environment. Exposure to moving equipment, parts and electrical shock. Possible serious injury due to carelessness around equipment.
• Sometimes lifts, carries or moves objects -- up to 50 pounds.
• Daily lifts, carries or moves objects -- up to 50 pounds.

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Management and Manufacturing
• Industries
• Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing

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