What are the responsibilities and job description for the Continuous Improvement Specialist position at The Hershey Company?
Job Location: Whitestown, IN or Bethlehem, PA
Summary:
The Continuous Improvement Specialist will help create a zero-loss culture within our manufacturing network by supporting process improvements and building operator capabilities in a continuous improvement environment. This candidate will teach, coach, influence, and act as an ambassador, contributing to the development of a continuous improvement culture and mindset in our Hershey Lean vision. A core function of the role will be managing Redzone and supporting the implementation of Hershey Lean and all standards associated with it.
He/she will implement tracking processes and maintain the loss data on the lines to ensure top losses are addressed. The loss data will enable the development of our zero-loss diagnostic tool, designed to support a CI Plan to meet the savings targets for the organization.
Main Responsibilities:
Summary:
The Continuous Improvement Specialist will help create a zero-loss culture within our manufacturing network by supporting process improvements and building operator capabilities in a continuous improvement environment. This candidate will teach, coach, influence, and act as an ambassador, contributing to the development of a continuous improvement culture and mindset in our Hershey Lean vision. A core function of the role will be managing Redzone and supporting the implementation of Hershey Lean and all standards associated with it.
He/she will implement tracking processes and maintain the loss data on the lines to ensure top losses are addressed. The loss data will enable the development of our zero-loss diagnostic tool, designed to support a CI Plan to meet the savings targets for the organization.
Main Responsibilities:
- Drive daily problem-solving and data-driven planning as the problem-solving leader for targeted manufacturing operations.
- Work with CI Manager and Plant Leadership team to execute standards using daily management systems through Redzone and S4.
- Complete CI Training in the use of basic root cause analysis tools, 5 Whys, Fishbone, Pareto, and SMED.
- Provide expertise in all areas of waste reduction, simplification, Lean, Six Sigma, and quality improvement methods.
- Support Food Safety and Quality Initiatives within all locations.
- Work with Training Supervisors to support training for front-line operators for the use of Redzone and Hershey Lean tools.
- Learn Redzone to support administrative functions associated with the management of data in Redzone.
- Strong problem-solving skills.
- Demonstrated change management skills.
- Able to develop action plans based on problems identified on the floor.
- Patience, perseverance, flexibility, and a passion to drive Lean culture across all facilities
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Experienced in data collection and analysis.
- Preferred experience with Redzone, PowerApps, PowerBI, S4, O365 tools
- Ability to work in a high-pressure, result-driven environment.
- Demonstrated experience in Lean
- Bachelor’s degree preferred.
- 3 to 5 Years’ experience in an automated manufacturing environment preferred.
- Experience with Lean Manufacturing and TPM.
- Knowledge of Redzone is preferred.
- Previous experience in facilitating training with hourly and salaried employees is preferred.
- Ability to travel up to 20% to various facilities in the US.
- Facilitation and team-building experience preferred.
- Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to train and coach others.