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Continuous Improvement Manager

 

SUMMARY OF ROLE:

The Continuous Improvement Manager coordinates all SES and Lean transformation activities at the facility to help drive improvement. This role champions change, and serves as a resource for lean improvement techniques.  Plant Manager or CI Technician serves as backup role for this position.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

As an at-will employer, Scholle IPN reserves the right to add to or modify this list to the extent it deems necessary.

  • Oversee the management of SES initiatives at the plant and help drive results.
  • Coordinates Kaizen events
  • Monitor 30-day follow-up activities and reports including SES initiatives. 
  • Assist in coordinating and leading Tier 3 meetings and other as needed,
  • Work with management teams to sustain results.
  • Train team leaders and associates on various lean tools and techniques.
  • Be a resource of lean and SES information.
  • Develop standard operation sheets and all applicable forms/flow charts created during the event.
  • Maintain and update the site’s SQDC6S metrics (safety, quality, delivery, cost and 6S).
  • Ensure changes conform to SIG policies and procedures.
  • Maintain records of event participation by associates.
  • Assist establishment of consistent approaches to enterprise direction and database.
  • Responsible for overseeing food and personnel safety.
  • All staff has responsibility to correct or report food safety problems to personnel with authority Execute high quality standards and continuous improvement efforts focused on minimizing costs and maximizing productivity.  
  • Other duties as assigned.

 

 

 

YOU BRING THESE SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION:

  • EDUCATION:

Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or equivalent work experience in Manufacturing.

 

  • SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:
  • Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, and Power Point presentations. 
  • Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization
  • Basic skill knowledge and understanding of Microsoft Word and Excel.
  • Understanding & maintain manufacturing metrics
  • People Development / Management
  • Problem solving
  • Planning & Organizing
  • Analytical
  • Decision Making
  • Lean/Six Sigma Fundamentals
  • Business Acumen

 

 

WORK ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

  • The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
    • Must be able to move and/or lift up to 50 pounds occasionally.
    • Frequently standing, walking and sitting.
    • Frequently required the use of hands to finger, feel, reach or handle machinery.
    • Frequently bend, stoop and reach.
    • Visual Acuity (VA).

 

  • The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
    • Moderate working conditions.
    • Exposure to variable noise levels.
    • Often exposed to moving mechanical parts.

SAFETY AND QUALITY MANAGEMENT:

    • Safety and Quality is EVERYONE’S responsibility.
    • You must report or correct any food safety or potential food safety hazard to the person who can correct it.  Adherence to policies and procedures related to quality management, safety, SQF and other regulatory guidelines communicated during your new hire orientation and defined in your SIG (formerly Scholle IPN) handbook are mandatory.

 

IDEAL CANDIDATES HAVE THESE COMPETENCIES:

We are looking for people who are willing to consistently achieve results, even under tough circumstances, employees who create a climate where everyone is motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives. If you actively seek new ways to grow and be challenged, if you develop people to meet both their career goals and the organization’s goals, SIG is the place for you. To deliver better for our customers, our future colleagues build strong customer relationships and deliver customer-centric solutions. Finally, we are looking for colleagues who build partnerships and work collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives. Are you someone who applies knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization’s goals? Are you someone who can create new and better ways for the organization to be successful? If the answer is ‘yes’, come and join us.

WE OFFER:

  • Day 1 Benefits Enrollment
  • Retirement 401K Matching
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Identity Theft Protection Plan
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • And more…

 

OUR PROMISE

SIG is the place for you to build something incredible. If you join us, you will be part of a globally successful international company, which is leading its industry in sustainability, technology, and more. We think of ourselves as the career launchpad - a place to develop yourself fast with real work, real experience, real opportunities to build skills. You will be part of a highly motivated and dynamic team, you will have personal development opportunities, trainings and coaching opportunities from senior team members. If you show skill and willingness to learn, we'll back you all the way.

 

 

ABOUT SIG

SIG is a leading provider of packaging systems and solutions for better. We work in partnership with our customers to bring food products to consumers around the world in a safe, sustainable, and affordable way. We are the only packaging system supplier covering carton, pouch, and bag-in-box. Our versatile technology and product innovation capacity enable us to deliver better for customers, for consumers, and for the world. Sustainability guides us, technology empowers us, but it’s the passion and drive of our people that truly enable us to deliver better.

Founded in 1853, SIG is headquartered in Neuhausen, Switzerland, and listed at the SIX Swiss Exchange.

 

 

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