Continuous Improvement Manager

Continuous Improvement Manager
Location: Catoosa, OK
Pay: $108k+ annually | Schedule: Day Shift | Type: Direct Hire

• • * Duties and Responsibilities
• Develop, maintain, and communicate a vision and strategy for implementing a comprehensive Lean manufacturing system.
• Set expectations to foster a continuous improvement culture.
• Drive Continuous Improvement to quantitatively and qualitatively improve costs, quality, and service to achieve business results.
• Identify and facilitate process improvement projects, training, and workshops to drive cultural change.
• Conduct root cause analysis to address and troubleshoot:
  • Manufacturing and assembly issues
  • Material flow
  • Project plans
  • Production capacity
  • Facility design
  • Process documentation
• Perform advanced data collection and analysis for process mapping and develop budgets/cost analyses to determine project feasibility.
• Develop systematic training programs and implement Continuous Improvement methodologies, including:
  • Six Sigma
  • 5S
  • Lean Manufacturing
  • Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE)
• Track downtime results, improve data integrity, and communicate findings with management to develop improvement plans.
• Provide strategic leadership and tactical planning for technical training initiatives.
• Collaborate with leadership to identify and prioritize process improvement opportunities that support cost-saving programs and future growth.
• Review internal processes and procedures using data-driven tools to:
  • Detect operating issues
  • Assess return-on-investment (ROI) for ongoing projects
• Improve the company’s operating output by identifying and eliminating defects/errors in products.
• Improve quality standards in operating activities.
• Utilize project management skills to identify, prioritize, and manage process improvement projects that enhance performance and productivity.
• Continuously monitor and study processes to implement effective process improvements.
• Ensure work quality aligns with the company’s Quality Plan.
• Build and motivate teams to participate in projects aimed at improving processes, eliminating waste, and reducing defects.
• • * Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of general management experience in a manufacturing environment.
• • * Requirements
• Regular, on-site attendance is required.
• Ability to:
  • Perform multiple tasks concurrently.
  • Work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
  • Collaborate and interchange responsibilities within the company.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to:
  • Work cooperatively with others.
  • Engage respectfully with customers, vendors, employees, managers, and executive management.
• Effective team-building skills to lead departments in process improvement initiatives.
• Strong ability to influence and motivate others to achieve company goals.
• • * Job Details

    Job Order #: 119430
    
    Stand-By Personnel | Skilled Division
    Application Hours: Monday - Friday, 7:00 A.M. to 3:30 P.M.

• • * Office Locations
• Tulsa Offices
  • 4305 S Mingo Road, Suite F, Tulsa, OK 74146
  • 1531 East 2nd Street, Tulsa, OK 74120
  • 6321 E Admiral Place, Tulsa, OK 74115
• Claremore Office
  • 507 E Will Rogers Blvd, Claremore, OK 74017
    
    Walk-ins Always Welcome!
    
    $50 Advance Available After Your First Day of Work
• • * How to Apply
• Email Your Resume To: Resume @standby personnel