Job Description
Our people are the life of this company. Together, we build life into the kitchen.
We are a nationwide team, designing and manufacturing the most comprehensive choice of kitchen cabinets in the U.S. Our people pride themselves on genuine collaboration, working to deliver a seamless, integrated, quality experience to anyone and everybody. Our shared purpose is to bring the kitchen to life - the place where people spend such a meaningful part of their personal and family lives, and the true heart of any home. This is why your career with our company can be so satisfying, rewarding and worthwhile
Cabinetworks Group is seeking a dynamic, innovative, Continuous Improvement Specialist who will support strategic initiatives and drive processes improvement at our Mifflinburg plant.
Responsible for all aspects of the plant's continuous improvement program to ensure the successful attainment of goals and objectives.
PRINCIPAL FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Execute and maintain Continuous Improvement programs, including Total Preventive Maintenance (TPM), problem-solving methodologies (e.g., DMAIC, RCCM, PDCA, etc.), 6S, Value Stream Mapping, and the implementation of lean manufacturing methods.
• Analyze current production data and related costs. Utilize problem-solving processes to drive change, monitor results, and implement sustainability in improved processes and cost-saving initiatives.
• Coordinate and facilitate kaizen events for the continuous improvement of manufacturing operations systems processes driven by misses in KPIs, moving from current to future state VSMs, and strategic business priorities.
• Lead continuous improvement activities and training schedules to achieve plant goals and objectives in accordance with the Cabinetworks Group Operating System (COS).

• Implement and conduct continuous improvement training programs.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement by effectively leveraging communication processes and employee relations programs.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:

• Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering, or related field with 3 years of lean manufacturing systems and continuous improvement experience, or 5 years of lean manufacturing systems and continuous improvement experience with a minimum of an Associate's degree.
• Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Demonstrated successful ability to build positive partnerships and work collaboratively with cross-functional business teams.
• Demonstrated successful ability to organize and prioritize work to ensure timely deadlines.
• Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to interact with all levels of the organization and effectively manage change.
• Ability to travel up to 15% of the time.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:

• Six Sigma Certification or comparable problem-solving certification.
• Maintenance equipment and/or TPM experience.
• Knowledge of Management Systems, including Toyota Production Systems, Danaher Business Systems, or ISO health and safety, environmental, or quality management systems.
• Fluent written and spoken Spanish language skills.

Shift
Full or Part Time
Full time
Cabinetworks Group (the "Company") is an equal opportunity employer and we want to have the best available persons in every job. The Company makes employment decisions only based on merit. It is the Company's policy to prohibit discrimination in any employment opportunity (including but not limited to recruitment, employment, promotion, salary increases, benefits, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment) based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, pregnancy, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical/mental disability, medical condition, marital/domestic partner status, military and veteran status, height, weight or any other such characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The Company is committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all persons involved in the operations of the Company regardless of where the employee is located and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of the Company.
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