Job Summary:

This role will be responsible for driving the creation and executive of plant level continuous improvement activities. In this role, the Continuous Improvement Manager is responsible for delivering short & long-term improvement results for all business objectives including safety, quality, and productivity. In this role you will educate and engage with teams cross-functionally to drive action to achieve results. The position champions the use of continuous improvement and problem-solving tools to meet financial goals. This person is the mentor and change agent for developing a continuous and quality improvement culture across the plant.

Job Duties:

• Train, coach, support, and lead all levels of the plant in the effective implementation and use of Lean and Six Sigma continuous improvement tools and methods which include:
• Engaging Team Members and process owners as the primary input source for all plant continuous improvement activities
• Create and maintain continuous improvement culture by developing, implementing, and supporting daily CI methods within all levels and all departments of the plant
• Facilitate the 8D problem solving process on all plant accidents, and safety continuous improvement efforts
• Along with the leadership team, responsible for driving and facilitating plant Lean Six Sigma deployment progress and continuous improvement through the plant LSS Tool Champions (5S, TPM, SMED, Six Sigma, Culture) as measured by the LSS Audit.
• Create an annual, and 3–5-year plant Continuous Improvement Strategic Plan consistent with the LSS Audit (5S, TPM, SMED, Six Sigma, and Culture). Execute the continuous improvement strategic plan with support for plant management.
• Support and mentor project team leaders and their project teams
• Monthly monitoring, tracking, and reporting progress on all Lean initiatives, and Six Sigma projects
• Closing the trained vs. certified gap for plant Lean and Six Sigma trainees
• Facilitate customer complaint reduction and elimination through 8D and Continuous Improvement meetings with Team Members, Plant Manager, Quality Manager, Operations Manager, and Team Leads.
• Challenge the status quo and be a change agent for the business.
• Mentor Plant leadership team members to ensure they possess the skills and capabilities to drive for results, and to ensure that CI / Lean thinking and customer focus is applied to all business decisions
• Train all levels of leadership teams on CI / Lean tools, processes, systems, and culture.
• Champion productivity efforts and initiatives to achieve budget and targets

• Analyze operational data and work content with established teams to develop action plans for improvement.

• Ensure that standard operating procedures exist to meet both the short term and long term needs of the business
• Drive, monitor, and support best practice utilization by ensuring department managers and their departments are in alignment with OSG best practices
• Champion best practice / kaizen utilization to assist in meeting Plant and business unit objectives if no OSG best practices exist
• Support and help lead plant production schedule and supply chain optimization, through the elimination of waste, unevenness, and overburden.
• Assist with specific and focused projects in the plant/region/business unit where required.
• Utilize the DMAIC to drive manufacturing excellence and continuous improvement in all key processes
• Effectively invest time to coach the organization, peers, and plant leadership to have the capability to drive improved employee engagement
• Other duties as required

Qualifications and Experience Requirements:

• Associate Degree or Technical Apprenticeship Certification or Bachelor’s Degree (Engineering or Business Management, preferred)
• Minimum 2-3 years of Manufacturing required
• Knowledge of LSS concepts required.
• Six Sigma Green Belt certification preferred.  If a candidate has received Green Belt training, he/she must receive certification within a 6 month period of obtaining the position.
• Strong PowerPoint, Word, Excel skills
• A self-starting, self-motivated, leader with highly developed interpersonal skills and excellent written and oral communication skills are/is vital to the position
• Previous supervisory experience strongly preferred
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills, with familiarity with statistical analysis (e.g. Minitab)
• Continuous Improvement experience
• Practical knowledge and/or experience of implementing Lean and/or Six Sigma
• Must possess the ability to work and blend well with all levels of the organization and have the ability to influence & persuade key stakeholders, while constructively dealing with conflicts
• Program and project management experience
• Trainer and facilitation experience: class room, workshop, kaizen, OTJ
• Ability to work and collaborate with others, to consider the needs of all affected groups, and to build/leverage relationships across functions and within the organization to achieve business results. Decisive yet collaborative leadership style.

Work Environment:

This position will primarily work in a manufacturing environment where moving machinery produces noise. In addition, working at an office desk and using a computer, telephone and other office electronics are critical. This position will occasionally travel to other plant or office locations.

Trivium Packaging is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.