Continuous Improvement Manager

Lawrence, KS

SUMMARY

The Process Excellence/CI Manager drives consistent and effective use of pillar tools, effective communication across teams, and reapplication of company best practices and standards while utilizing the High-Performance Organization (HPO) tools. This manager will become the resident expert on continuous improvement and HPO tools and techniques.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Coach plant leadership and pillars to build high-performance capability at all levels of the organization
• Help to ensure reliability systems are developed to be as robust as safety and quality systems
• Function as Work Process Improvement pillar owner
• Ensure standardized pillar requirements are met across all pillars
• Ensure rapid lead line reapplication across the site
• Assist site leadership team in developing HPO systems and behaviors during planning, startup, and operation of new plant
• Ensure site adherence to master planning cadence
• Lead internal and external continuous improvement phase assessment for the site
• Coach pillar leaders and department managers to build and execute plans that connect to the site plan
• Ensure completion and/or review of site loss analysis action plan
• Ensure completion of organization performance modeling or health assessment
• Establish a glide path for phase completion
• Support the results management process at all levels of the organization
• Provide coaching to pillar leads and department managers on the gap analysis process and triggers for response
• Provide coaching on how to determine appropriate metrics and targets at all levels of the organization
• Ensure result updates are clearly displayed throughout the plant
• Ensure data-driven decision-making occurs at all levels of the organization

QUALIFICATIONS:

• A Bachelor’s degree is required
• Prior operations experience using continuous improvement and/or HPO tools to deliver business results
• Prior success in improving and sustaining results
• Prefer experience with plant or large project start-up
• Experience in training, facilitation, and leading groups
• Working knowledge of the intents and details of all HPO pillars
• Ability to lead by influencing others
• Ability to work with people at all levels of the organization 
• Ability to travel (10-20%)