LOGISTICS/CONT IMPRVMENT LDR
Lead and facilitate the site Continuous Improvement (CI) and Industrial Engineering (IE) efforts.
Apply appropriate tools to drive improvements in Safety, Quality and Reliability (SQR).
Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.
Minimum
- Bachelor's Degree engineering or a related field
- 3+ years of proven, successful leadership of teams
- Six Sigma Green Belt Certification or higher
- Strong mathematical, analytical and conceptual skills, balanced by ability to apply common sense
- Highly organized with ability to multi-task
- Ability to preserve confidentiality of information
- Strong negotiation, oral and written communication skills
- Ability to guide a teams to collectively create actionable solutions
- Ability to remain flexible and adjust promptly and effectively during times of change
- Proven ability to leverage the capabilities and insights of individuals with diverse styles, abilities and motivations to achieve strong results
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
Desired
- Any experience with Lean or Six Sigma implementation and project management
- Any experience developing/reengineering business processes from current to future state
- Achieve Black Belt certification
- Training or exposure to statistical analysis- Assist teams with goal setting and tracking CI measures
- Select/apply appropriate CI tools to improve key measures
- Apply Lean Six Sigma tools and the DMAIC process to complete projects with annual savings
- Compile time study data, input time study data, and calculate associate percent performance by individual work element and overall performance
- Analyze workforce utilization and operation data, such as production costs, production flow charts, and production schedules to determine efficient utilization of workers and equipment
- Participate in industrial engineering projects
- 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 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
- Follow established programs, policies and practices to produce safe quality foods that meet regulatory and company requirements
- Accountable to the Kroger Manufacturing Food Safety and Quality Principles
- Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation
- Must be able to work around ingredients and/or finished products known to contain food allergens
- Rate: Not Specified
- Location: Shelbyville, US-IN
- Type: Permanent
- Industry: Finance
- Recruiter: Kroger Supply Chain
- Contact: Not Specified
- Email: to view click here
- Reference: 97241
- Posted: 2025-01-21 07:22:13 -
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