Hitchiner Manufacturing
Director of Continuous Improvement
Milford, NH (Onsite only)
Prime Responsibilities and Major Factors in Evaluating Performance:
- Perform as a change agent.
- Collect and analyze operating data, including cycle time, yield, and throughput to identify and set priorities, utilizing the appropriate tools to achieve desired outcome (e.g., Six Sigma, Lean etc.).
- Facilitates the development of value stream maps in order to identify key opportunities (bursts) to eliminate waste and improve performance.
- Implement process changes and other cost out initiatives to reduce cost, minimize production order lead time and to improve quality and delivery performance.
- Create 5S Audit and daily cadence around 5S expectations – Gemba, Visual Factory.
- Mentor and coach project leaders, managers, and supervisors in the continuous improvement process.
- Train employees in lean manufacturing at all levels within the organizations.
- Conduct, lead and facilitate cross functional Kaizen, Kaikaku and Six Sigma events.
- Recommend and implement strategies for operations to improve value added ratios.
- Work independently, using considerable judgment toward general results.
- Devise new, or modify and adapt existing, methods, techniques and procedures to meet new or unique requirements and to make related decisions within limits of established policies.
- Maintain timeline RAILS and budget, determine appropriate tool use, perform analysis, and act as the central point of contact for specific process improvement projects.
- Use of one or more advanced statistical analysis software packages.
- Manage and motivate people and be pro-active in problem solution. Strong organizational skills and ability to set and adhere to strict deadlines required.
- Manage the activities of, and give direction to, the trainer(s) in the Center For Excellence Training facility.
- Direct the assigned Operational Excellence Leaders in multiple facilities.
- Meet with Plant specific Lean Steering Committees to prioritize Continuous Improvement activities in alignment with business requirements and expectations.
- Additional Responsibilities:
- Ensure that all activities and operations are performed in compliance with the Company's Code of Conduct.
- Observe the Hitchiner safety and quality principles.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Minimum Acceptable Qualifications:
- Must possess the ability to facilitate and motivate groups at all levels within the organization to achieve a specific outcome.
- Must be a team player and have ability to work independently and in groups.
- Must be technically oriented individual held in high regard by peers.
- Certification in Lean Manufacturing principles or Six Sigma, or equivalent training and career development in Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma preferred.
- Must actively be involved in organizational change and development process.
- May have formal training and education in any of a number of disciplines and need not be a formally trained statistician or engineer.
- Must understand one or more operating systems and be proficient in creating spreadsheets, use of databases, creating slide show presentations and use of one or more word processing programs.
- Technical BS/BA or equivalent; Master's degree a plus.