At a Glance Legrand has an exciting opportunity for a Continuous Improvement Manager to join the FocalPoint Team in Chicago, IL . Focal Point has an immediate opening for a Continuous Improvement Manager to join our Operations team! The Continuous Improvement Manager is responsible for supporting the lean transformation and daily management initiatives by ensuring strategies are implemented, and principles/practices/tools are incorporated in the culture and processes under transformation. This person implements and supports actions that bring about improvements which may include, but are not limited to safety, customer value proposition, quality, delivery, cycle, growth, margin expansion, and inventory. This position reports to the Plant Manager.
What Will You Do? To support the organization in implementing lean transformation and standard daily management across Focal Point including:
· Implement tactical strategies to achieve the desired operational vision
· Execute activities against long and short-term objectives to support the Plant's KPI's and goals
· Work with necessary site personnel to identify, address, and eliminate process related obstacles and waste
· Assist in the change systems/processes as required in support of the lean initiatives
· Utilize value stream mapping techniques to design optimal product, material and information flow methodologies
To act as a change agent to bring improvements to the overall plant through active support, facilitation, and leadership of Kaizen events; including:
· Coaching and following-up on pre-work and post-work standards
· Facilitate, co-facilitate or participate in events, projects, and "just do it's"
· Participate in Gemba walks, coaching employees on continuous improvement, standard work, and waste reduction
· Coach employees on problem solving techniques
· Help create, update, and maintain visual management tools
To support activities needed to incorporate lean transformation and daily management into the Plant culture:
· Assist in the identification and facilitation of lean and continuous improvement training to the hourly and salaried staff
· Drive an Operational Excellence culture, through coaching employees, to drive lean behaviors, and follow the Legrand Way
· Facilitate the completion of the Legrand Way Radar to identify focus areas to improve in lean culture
· Coach the Legrand Way Values to all employees
Track improvements made to the Plant to provide assurance that changes are effective and sustainable:
· Audit the areas after improvements are implemented
· Monitor and report on key metrics
Education :
· Bachelor of Science degree or related discipline (Equivalent educations/experience will be considered)
· Knowledge of basic lean concepts and continuous improvement-based tools
Experience :
· 5-7 years of experience in a world class lean environment
· Operations or Engineering background is preferred
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities · Must possess strong written and oral communication and presentation skill with the ability to communicate effectively with various audiences
· Ability to effectively facilitate activities and discussions using a defined process
· Ability to write reports, general business correspondence, and procedure manuals
· Ability to create standard work documents and work instructions
· Ability to collect and interpret data from sources such as data warehouse, existing Excel reports, developing data collection systems, interviews or observations.
Interpersonal Skills · Must be a self-motivated learner
· Ability to energize and motivate teams
· Facilitate change from a position of an influencer
· Ability to recognize conflict and take action within scope of the role
Reasoning Ability · Ability to define problem areas, collect data, and establish facts
· Ability to interpret a variety of technical processes
· Ability to prioritize and handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced and changing work environment
Computer Skills · Strong capability with personal computer applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio)
· Experience with project management tools such as Microsoft Project or Smartsheet is preferred
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