Coordinator I, Continuous Improvement

Job Description

Job Description

Applications due by August 31st, 2026

Goodwill of Colorado

Job Description

Pay: $23/hour

This position is eligible for Daily Pay! Work today, get paid today! We’ve partnered with DailyPay, a voluntary benefit to offer employees access to their pay on their own schedule.

Work Schedule: 8am-4:30pm Monday-Friday

This position is eligible for Paid Sick and Safe Time (PSST) under the Healthy Families and Workplaces Act. All employees may also make pre-tax or post-tax (Roth) contributions to our retirement plan – must be 18 years of age to participate.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Coordinator I, Continuous Improvement (CI) will support our Continuous Improvement team with our organization-wide Continuous Improvement initiative. Our Retail, Donation, Warehousing, and Salvage operations are a vital part of our ability to provide mission services throughout the State of Colorado. The CI Coordinator will be an integral part of the team and will conduct studies, manage small change events and audit actual process performance. Hands-on activity is required for this role, which includes such things as hanging signs, laying floor tape, installing and moving items and similar activities in a variety of work environments. This role works effectively with varied groups of people including individuals with disabilities and disadvantages, management, and employees at all levels.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Works primarily in warehouse and some retail settings and will assist in answering CI questions and requests from members of management and staff (non-hybrid role).
• Learn and promote available CI tools, to include production area sketches, checklists, audits, training and results of Kaizen/Six Sigma events and studies.
• Work closely with CI Team and the Learning and Development team to develop documentation and implement standard work, training, and other work aids.
• Conducting cycle time analyses, time studies, work balance improvements, workplace analysis and improvement.
• Following up on action plans.
• Assisting all teams as needed to ensure improvements are made and sustained.
• Creating and implementing standard work and teaching/coaching leaders to do the same.
• Help implement, coach, and maintain visual performance tools.
• Participate in Kaizen events and studies.
• Emphasize standard work to gain efficiency in retail and other processing areas.
• Conduct CI audits and checks to ensure realization of efficiencies.
• Modifying floor plan layouts in Visio according to CI standards

QUALIFICATIONS:

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.

Education:

• A High School diploma or equivalent is required; an Associate degree in related discipline is preferred.

Experience:

• A minimum of 1year of recent continuous improvement/process engineering experience, or recent college graduate with an Associate degree in Industrial Engineering or Manufacturing Technology.
• Six Sigma Green Belt is preferred.

Other:

• Must be safety and quality driven.
• Intermediate skill with Microsoft Excel; working knowledge of other computer applications such as Outlook, Word, Teams, PowerPoint; experience with Visio is a plus.
• Ability to follow established procedures without immediate supervision for various operations.
• Ability to plan and work around schedules and deadlines.
• Ability to perform record keeping, data collection activities, and to analyze recorded information.
• Ability to present to small groups.
• Strong analytical problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and meeting facilitation skills.
• Preferred Bilingual: Spanish/English.
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced work environment.
• Must be a self-starter with excellent communication, interpersonal and relationship building skills.
• This position requires frequent travel to all of Goodwill of Colorado’s business units. The incumbent must have reliable transportation.
• The incumbent will be required and must have the ability to drive for company business*.

*Per auto vehicle insurance carrier requirements: For applicants/employees to qualify for inclusion on the Goodwill driver insurance schedule, for purpose of driving Goodwill fleet vehicles, or for purpose of receiving company mileage reimbursement they must be at least:

• 21 years of age (not engaged in passenger transportation),
• 25 – 70 years of age for all passenger transportation services,
• 25 years of age for CDL.

Applicants/employee will be required to undergo a Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) check and background check; applicants/employees must disclose all moving traffic violations or vehicle crashes (within the last five (5) years)(Note: not all violations are a disqualification for employment and each case will be reviewed by the insurance carrier); must have valid Colorado State driver license; must also be able to operate company vehicle, and adhere to all Federal, State, and local laws governing vehicle operation.

Applicants/employees using their personal vehicle for company business (receiving company mileage reimbursement), must have valid vehicle insurance, valid driver license, and vehicle must be in roadworthy condition.

Goodwill is an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to employing qualified individuals including those with disabilities, protected veterans and military spouses.

Goodwill participates in E-Verify. For more information on E-Verify, please contact DHS: View phone number on ziprecruiter.com or .

We promote a Safe & Drug-free Workplace.

Physical Requirements

Attachment to Job Description

Job Title: 866 – Coordinator I, Continuous Improvement (CI) Dept Number: 1350

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 accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Guide to Physical Requirements:

• Continuously (5-8 hours)
• Frequently (3-4 hours)
• Occasionally (1-2 hours)
• Never

LIFTING: (as defined by ADA)

Heavy: 45 lbs & over - NEVER

Moderate: 15-44 lbs - OCCASIONALLY

Light: 14 lbs & under - OCCASIONALLY

CARRYING:

Heavy: 45 lbs & over - NEVER

Moderate: 15-44 lbs - OCCASIONALLY

Light: 14 lbs & under - OCCASIONALLY

PUSHING/PULLING - OCCASIONALLY

REACHING:

Above Shoulder - OCCASIONALLY

At Shoulder - OCCASIONALLY

Below Shoulder - OCCASIONALLY

TWISTING - OCCASIONALLY

BENDING - OCCASIONALLY

KNEELING/CRAWLING - OCCASIONALLY

SQUAT - OCCASIONALLY

CLIMBING:

Use of legs only (stairs) - OCCASIONALLY

Use of arms & legs (ladders) - OCCASIONALLY

HEARING - CONTINUOUSLY

VISION:

Visual, close - CONTINUOUSLY

Visual, distant - CONTINUOUSLY

Visual, depth perception - CONTINUOUSLY

HANDS/FINGERS:

Simple grasping - CONTINUOUSLY

Fine Manipulation - CONTINUOUSLY

Repetitive Movements - CONTINUOUSLY

WALKING - FREQUENTLY

STANDING - CONTINUOUSLY

SITTING - CONTINUOUSLY

SPEAKING - CONTINUOUSLY

OTHER, please describe - FREQUENTLY - Driving