Plans safe and efficient work processes and provides documentation, training, and certification for material handling team members. Determines equipment, material and facility needs for future growth.

• Designs and develops work processes to establish safety, efficiency, and uniformity across all shifts.
• Establishes work-measurement program, establishes metrics and key performance indicators, and evaluates team and individual process and performance.
• Measures/trends variances from standards in order to identify out-of-control processes.
• Identifies cause of variance and helps implement solutions.
• Keeps abreast of technology trends.
• Investigates and implements most effective methods of manufacturing.
• Participates in the planning and improvement of all aspects of customer-order flow, including scheduling and shipping.
• Develops process-flow charts, labor routing, and product-assembly documents.
• Develops and analyzes capacity spreadsheets to identify constraints and determine solutions.
• Facilitates cross-functional teams in the planning, goal setting, and implementation of plant improvement projects related to safety, quality, capacity, and or efficiency.
• Identifies highly repetitive or difficult operations that can be automated. Write capital spending justifications.
• Collects data and prepares reports that aid in decision-making. For example, labor-hour planning.

Leads or participates in strategic action plans.

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.