LEAN Coordinator (Continuous Improvement - Six Sigma - Manufacturing)

Job Description

Job Description

ABOUT THE JOB:

Manage and implement the Lean initiatives, verify effectiveness and ensure sustainability through audits. Develop and implement solutions to improve production processes and quality. Must embrace and support core values Accountability, Commitment, and Teamwork.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead evaluation of production processes needing improvement and recommend solutions to management.
• Work with management/supervision, Operations, QA, Safety and Maintenance to develop best practices.
• Implement best practices and train affected personnel in their application.
• Drive process improvement through statistical analysis and Lean toolbox.
• Optimize manufacturing processes to attain maximum safety, product quality, efficiency, and repeatability.
• Train and mentor department subject matter experts in the application of the continuous improvement system.
• Develop, collect and analyze lean manufacturing metrics.
• Lead and guide continuous improvement initiatives within the plant.
• Create project value measurement, develop timelines and track progress.
• Collect plant metrics, analyze data and recommend appropriate changes and courses of action.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Regular, reliable and predictable attendance is necessary in order to perform the essential functions of this position

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.
• Ability to effectively present information to top management and public groups.
• Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability interpret an extensive variety of technical instruction in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Excellent communications, relationship-building, and facilitation skills.
• Strong computer skills necessary. Advanced MS office skills and statistical software packages (Minitab etc.).
• Thorough understanding of multiple business areas to include: Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, Safety and Quality Control.
• Basic knowledge of Lean principles and applications.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a technical discipline desired.
• Minimum 3 years business operations, plant engineering or manufacturing experience to include 1-2 years of process improvement program proven success.
• Understanding of concrete processing and liquid industrial coating applications.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

• Certification in Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, 5S processes strongly preferred.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

• Supervision: The incumbent performs a variety of routine work with established policies and procedures, and receives detailed instructions on new projects and assignments

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. Reasonable accommodation(s) may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Project timelines and work volume / deadlines may often require working outside of standard office hours, weekend, or evening work. Regular, reliable and predictable attendance is necessary to perform the essential functions of this position.

Physical Requirements -

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be meet by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Project timelines and work volume / deadlines may often require working outside of standard office hours, weekend, or evening work.

Regular, reliable and predictable attendance is necessary in order to perform the essential functions of this position.

Physical Activity -

Over 2/3 of the time:

· Walking: Moving about to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another

· Standing/Sit: Remain upright in a stationary position, particularly for sustained periods

· Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with whole hand or arm as in using hand tools

· Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; those activities where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.

· Communicating: Expressing or exchanging ideas and information accurately, in written or diagram form.

· Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and making fine discriminations in sound.

· Repetitive Motions: Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers such as doing paperwork during walk in process

· Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm to use hand tools

Up to 2/3 of the time:

· Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, Stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized. (This factor is important if the amount and kind of climbing required exceeds that required for ordinary locomotion.)

· Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery or erratically moving surfaces. (This factor is important if the amount and kind of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium.)

· Lifting: Raising object from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position (this factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles)

Less than 1/3 of the time:

· Stooping: Positions self to 90 degrees (This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the full use of the lower extremities and back muscles.)

· Kneeling/Crouching: Position self to pick up tools and items off floor when cleaning

· Reaching: Grabbing things from a distance above or from the side

· Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward downward of outward

· Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward downward of outward

· Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion

· Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.

Physical Requirements

Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move or hold objects.

· Chopper gun above head and as low as the wrist for fifteen (15) minute intervals.

· Must be capable of pulling 100 lb.

Visual Acuity

The worker is required to have visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned (i.e, custodial, food services, general labor, etc) or to make general observations of facilities or structures (i.e, Security guard, inspection, etc.)

Vision Requirements:

Less than 1/3 of the time:

· The worker is required to have close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less)

· The worker is required to have distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more)

· The worker is required to have peripheral vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point)

· The worker is required to have depth perception (three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships)

· The worker is required to have the ability to adjust visual focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus

Weather Condition

Over 2/3 of the time

· The worker is subject to inside environmental conditions: protections from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes

Up to 2/3 of the time:

· The worker is subject to extreme heat: Temperatures above 100 degrees for periods of more than one hour. (Consideration should be given to the effect of other environmental conditions such as wind and humidity.)

· The worker is subject to noise: There is sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout in order to be heard above the ambient noise level.

Less than 1/3 of the time:

· The worker is subject to outside environmental conditions: No effective protection from weather.

· The worker is subject to extreme cold: Temperatures typically below 32 degrees for periods of more than one hour. (Consideration should be given to the effect of other environmental conditions such as wind and humidity.)

· The worker is subject to hazards: Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals

· The worker is subject to atmospheric conditions: One or more of the following conditions that affect the respiratory system of the skin: Fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases or poor ventilation

· The worker is subject to oils: There is air and/or skin exposure to oils and other cutting fluids

· The worker is required to wear a respirator

· The worker frequently is in close quarters, crawl spaces, shafts, man, holes, small, enclosed, rooms, small sewage and water line pipes, and other areas which could cause claustrophobia.

Noise Levels:

Over 2/3 of the time

· Loud noise (examples: metal can manufacturing department, large earth-moving equipment)

We're the nation’s leading manufacturer of water infrastructure products—and with over 50 years of experience. Our business is growing, and we’re looking for great people to grow with us.

Company Description

We're the nation’s leading manufacturer of water infrastructure products—and with over 50 years of experience. Our business is growing, and we’re looking for great people to grow with us.