Multiple openings for Black Belt Continuous Improvement Specialists with a food manufacturer in Central Wisconsin. This is a long term Operations Excellence role with relocation and anticipated travel. Apply now!
Job Summary:
The Continuous Improvement Specialist works with management across all functional areas to eliminate waste, reduce process variation and improve the customer and employees experience. This position leads, facilitates and coordinate training of all belts in Lean Six Sigma tools, methodologies, and leadership to successfully deliver projects results. The Continuous Improvement Specialist will support functional areas strategic objectives by facilitating project identification activities to develop a project pipeline. The position leads advanced complex,
multi-functional and high value projects for existing processes to exceed goals and objectives. This position serves as a subject matter expert in LSS methodologies, Leader Standard Work and Connected Workforce Solution.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Coordinate LSS White, Yellow, Green Belts training and certification in his assigned sites.
- Provide coaching and mentoring in the use of LSS principles to effectively lead projects to reduce waste and increase output.
- Coach Yellow and Green belts on Kaizen facilitation.
- Lead DMAIC projects in the support of strategic initiatives and the annual plan.
- Work with the Operational Excellence Team and business stakeholders to develop and manage the LSS project pipeline ensuring projects are identified, analyzed, prioritized and in alignment with the strategic orientations.
- Influence key stakeholders to align processes with the voice of the customer and ensure projects are integrated with the business strategy, other business activities and improvement projects.
- Updates project status and financial benefits in LSS databases for the project and projects of the belts coached.
- Develop and Track Lean KPIs for assigned sites.
- Deploy and support the Leader Standard Work Program for Front-Line Leaders in assigned sites.
- Deploy and support the Connected Workforce Solution including Training Best Practices and Collaboration in assigned sites.
- Support the assigned sites in building Value Stream Mapping/Capacity Analysis and Strategic orientations.
