What are the responsibilities and job description for the Continuous Improvement Lead position at Insight Global?
Required Skills & Experience
- Bachelor's Degree engineering or a related technical field
- 2 years leading continuous improvement projects (TPM/TPS)
- 2 years of experience in manufacturing/distribution operations working with LEAN principles (food and beverage preferred)
- Experience creating materials/training methods
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
- Six Sigma (green belt or black belt)
- Food and beverage experience
Job Description
A Fortune 100 client in the Elgin, SC area is seeking a Continuous Improvement Leader to join the team to support all continuous improvement projects, especially their TPM implementation. Other daily responsibilities include:
- Assist plant teams with goal-setting and tracking CI measures
- Select/apply appropriate CI tools to improve line capacity, line efficiency, process reliability, mean time between failure and other key measures
- Apply Lean Six Sigma tools and the DMAIC process to complete projects with annual savings and provide technical expertise to support root cause analysis process
- Create control plans to produce sustainable gains
- Lead teams to solve problems, eliminate waste and reduce variation
- Participate in all relevant aspects of project management initiatives and support commissioning, qualification and verification for capital projects
- Mentor/coach teams on CI and Lean/Six Sigma methodology
- Utilize Kroger downtime system to identify/prioritize improvement opportunities
- Develop/ leverage collaborative relationships to achieve work goals
- Identify and understand issues and opportunities; compare data from different sources to draw conclusions, use effective approaches for choosing a course of action, & take action that is consistent with available facts, constraints, & probable consequences
- Travel occasionally to attend CI training and CI leader conferences