Continuous Improvement Leader

Position Summary: 


* Responsible for leading the development and sustainment of the facility’s continuous improvement program, working hands on with key stakeholders.  Encompassing: 
+ Continuous Improvement, Environment, Health & Safety, Research & Development, Quality, Supply Chain Management, plant Management 


* Supporting in the development and delivery of data driven improvements and efficiency across the overall value chain. 


* Strengthening, shaping, providing technical expertise, and coaching the implementation of a continuous improvement culture, encompassing core tools, frameworks, techniques, initiatives, standards, projects, and plant management processes aligned with RPM’s strategic goals. 

Responsibilities: 


* Work with facilities in collection of business baseline performance data such as OEE and Yield, aligning with tiered meetings and leading to sustained improvement activities.


* Establishment of plant management meaningful metrics reflected in financials.


* Lead and coach data driven continuous improvement projects and events to eliminate root causes of waste.


* Documentation of continuous improvement activities and projects.


* Establish plant management processes to monitor progress and reporting against standards, by hour, shift, day, week, and month.


* Ascertain corrective and sustained preventative actions to eliminate deviations from standard.


* Implement and coach on improvement programs to institute new standards and improved ways of working.


* Support in collection of relevant data, leading to improvement activities.

Competency Requirements: 


* Ability to use data analytical software such as Minitab, Power BI, JPM


* Advanced Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint)


* Flexibility in working hours. 


* Strategic and analytical mindset.


* Excellent communication skills verbal and written.


* Leadership, coaching and mentoring skills across all levels of an organization. 


* Self-driven, motivated and ability to drive and motivate key stakeholders.


* Ability to lead and facilitate organizational changes, inclusive of cultural change. 


* Endorse and practice teamwork. 


* Use Lean and statistical process control tools to get a root cause of waste.


* Expertise and working knowledge with CI tools.


* Strong Emotional (EQ) and Cultural Intelligence (CQ).


* Ability to understand financial measures and how they are generated.

Experience: 


* Minimum of 5 years’ experience working in Continuous Improvement.


* Experience of and comfortable with working in a high-paced manufacturing environment on the shop floor and in quality control


* Experience in driving and sustaining improvements.

Qualifications: 


* Technical degree or equivalent in Engineering, Science, Business, Management or Operations related subjects – Required. 


* Accredited Lean Six Sigma Black Bel...