Continuous Improvement (CI) Specialist

Title: Continuous Improvement (CI) Specialist FLSA: Non-Exempt Status: Salary

Reports to: Continuous Improvement (CI) Manager Department: Administration

The Challenge

Being a leader of change, an educator of CI, and a supporter of teams to remove waste and improve flow at Clemco

What You Will Do:

• Implement and support sustainment of 5S throughout the organization
• Educate and support teams with the development and revision of Standard Work
• Develop Visual Management to help team members quickly identify normal vs abnormal outcomes
• Facilitate events and trainings
• RIE’s (7-week cycle)
• Blitz’s
• Steel training
• Bronze training
• etc.
• Foster an environment where CI principles are positively and routinely demonstrated
• Effectively collaborate with leadership to ensure alignment with overall business priorities
• Execution of Cell Assessments to help identify opportunities for learning and education within Clemco teams
• Other duties as assigned
  
  

Things you will need to learn or know:

A3’s & A3 Thinking

Cell Improvement Centers

Standard Work

Visual Management (VM)

Rapid Improvement Events (RIE’s)

Blitz’s

5S

Cell Design

Ideal Leader Model

Process Mapping

Strong analytical skills

Waste Identification

Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA)

Basic Stability

Values, Principles and Behaviors

What You Need to Succeed:

• Associate’s degree of science preferred, bachelor’s degree heavily preferred
• No experience in a Continuous Improvement role required, 3-5 years preferred
• Humble learner and teacher; results oriented and high energy with ability to inspire others
• Effective time management and prioritization skills
• Effective communication with people at all levels of the organization
• Ability to accomplish goals with minimal supervision
• Basic knowledge of MS Office and ability to learn additional computer programs and applications
  
  
  

CI Specialist Role Progression

• Associate
• Level 1
• Level 2
• Level 3
  
  
  

Associate

Level 1

Certification

None

Bronze

Able to Train (level)

None

Steel

Events

Participate

Lead or Co-Lead Mfg event with substantial support from Sensei

VSA/SD Involvement

None

None

# of events led

None

3

Tool/Concept Mastery

A3

N

Y

5S

N

Y

RCCA

N

Y

VM

N

Y

8 Wastes

N

Y

Basic Stability (4M’s)

N

Y

Cell Design

N

N

Process Mapping

N

N

Standard Work

N

N

2P

N

N

3P

N

N

Title

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25%

50%

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Associate

$ 39.0

$ 47.4

$ 55.8

$ 61.4

$ 67.0

Level 1

$ 46.0

$ 53.7

$ 61.3

$ 67.9

$ 74.5