Continuous Improvement Manager/ IE Manager

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide site wide leadership, mentoring and training for continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide guidance on continuous improvement process development and value stream transformation deployment to the site.
• Collaborate with site leadership to create an operational excellence based continuous improvement and problem solving culture.
• Collaborate with site leadership to develop & communicate site vision ensuring continuous improvement projects and project funnels are in place to support that vision.
• Ownership of site Lean Sigma communications including vision, project completions, employee suggestions process, reward & recognition, etc.
• Ownership of communication of Lean Sigma program to customers including project examples and results that benefit our customers
• Lead efforts to create a sustainable continuous improvement culture at the site.
• Propagate the use of best practices at site and support the implementation of best practices at other sites.
• Active participation in Best Practice Sharing across site and region Ensure site alignment to Regional & Corporate Strategy Lead the training/mentoring of Lean Sigma methodologies for site continuous improvement efforts
• Additional duties as assigned by management.

Job Requirements:

• Degree in Engineering with minimum 8 (eight) years of working experience or related field or equivalent experience in Industrial Engineering is required for this position.
• Demonstrated mastery of Lean & Six Sigma concepts.
• Formal Training in lean concepts and certification as a Black Belt is desired.
• Have track record employing Lean /or Six Sigma methodology in projects.
• Strong analytical skills as well as ability to liaise amongst multiple business units and stakeholders, priorities competing interests and enforce deadlines
• Candidates with IE background will be added advantage
• Preferably Managers specializing in Manufacturing/Production Operations or equivalent.