Position Summary

The Continuous Improvement Manager will develop short- and long-range improvement through time studies, data analysis and other means. This includes projects that are not considered part of the normal day to day activities. Serve as “Step Up Plant Manager” if the Plant Manager is absent.

This position also delivers on our core focus of:

Service Matters
Relationships Count
Performance Delivered

While building on our core values of:

Help 1st
Take ownership
Do the right thing
Expect excellence

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Ensure that production cost is effective
Monitor product standards and quality control programs
Drive the continuous improvement process. Track and assign corrective and preventative action
Direct and coordinate production financial and budget activities to fund operations, maximize investments and increase efficiency
Develop and monitor best practices
Optimize resource utilization by implementing an effective production organization
Work with managers to implement the Company’s policies and goals
Ensure that health and safety guidelines are followed
Ensure coaching and development of resources to meet business objectives
Coordinate, set up and implement standard operation procedures for all production operations
Direct preventative maintenance
Review production and operating reports and resolve operational, manufacturing and maintenance problems to ensure minimum cost and prevent operational delays.
Ensure work rules are followed
Enforce quality procedures and develop new as needed.
Work with safety team integrating safety into SOPs.
Ability to work in excess of 40 hours, as business needs arise
Regular and reliable attendance
Any other task or duty that is deemed necessary by management.

Cultural Competencies

Help First means being a reliable team member serving everyone, internally and externally. At Akers, we believe and exhibit a “roll up your sleeves and get the job done” mentality and behavior. No job is unimportant, and no person is above any job. We demonstrate this through:

Able communicator—good clarity, balanced talker, and listener
Has energy and enthusiasm
Solution vs. blame oriented

Take Ownership means that you think and act like an owner. No matter the role, everyone is empowered to be a good steward of the organization. Each person has the autonomy to make recommendations for improvement to their work and the organization. We demonstrate this through:

Patient
Effectively assertive and able to handle conflict and confrontational situations
Advocate for continuous improvement
Mixture of firmness and flexibility
Has energy and enthusiasm
Holds self and others accountable
Takes calculated risks

Do the Right Thing means that do what’s right regardless of its popularity. Having high moral standards is paramount and is the compass that keeps us on track. We demonstrate this through:

Systematic trainer, willing and able to develop people
Good work ethic, task focused and willing to extend extra effort
Able to follow structure where it exists and create structure where it does not

Expect Excellence means that you do it right the first time. At Akers, we expect excellence in all we do. We demonstrate this through:

Resilient—able to deal with the unexpected, not easily flustered
Has sense of urgency
Follows up to ensure quality task completion

Work Environment / Physical Demands

Fast paced environment, requiring adaptation to continuous changes in Company, Customer and People needs

Ability to frequently sit, stand, walk, reach with hands and arm’s length, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, and crouch.
Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.

Systems Usage

MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams)
ERP System (such as HRMS, Amtech, Parabox, etc.)
ADP Workforce Now

Qualifications

Education & Experience:

GED or High school diploma, preferred
18 years of age or older
Valid driver’s license

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