Continuous Improvement / Lean Specialist - Lincoln, NH

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Lincoln, NH

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Position Overview

Responsible for implementing and sustaining Lean Initiatives, Leading/Serving as a Mentor for Kaizen Events and Process Improvement throughout the Lincoln facility.  Strong focus placed on order/material flow.  Serve a key role in helping develop a world class Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement culture.  This includes training employees on Lean tools, planning and coordination/leading of Kaizen events, monitoring performance vs. improvement targets, sustaining changes made during events and execution of continuous improvement projects

Duties and Responsibilities

• Organize and coordinate Kaizen activities, including the planning and execution of Kaizen events/teams.
• Assist in the collection and preparation of proper prerequisite data for each Kaizen event.
• Follow-up on Kaizen events to ensure 30-day and Parking Lot follow-up items are completed as scheduled.
• Monitor and report on 90-day sustainment of Kaizen event improvements.
• Train employees on Continuous Improvement techniques as needed to assure complete familiarity and ease of use.  
• This includes Principles of Lean Manufacturing, Lean Six-Sigma, Takt Time, Standard Work, 5S, Standard Work Cell Layout, Value Stream Mapping and other Lean Manufacturing/Continuous Improvement techniques.
• Perform the role of Facilitator, Team Leader or Team Member on Kaizen events, and facilitate event training on the first day of events.
• Contribute to and promote Continuous Improvement/Kaizen activities throughout the plant.- including methods, tools, roadmap systems, elaboration, and deployment- apply Lean principles to the capital expenditure (CAPEX) process, including scoping, defining, selecting, implementing and validating new capital investments.
• Actively pursue avenues for reducing wastes.
• Implement and monitor sustainable visual management programs throughout the plant, including 5S, schedule adherence, and other shop floor reporting.
• Lead Planning and Review (P&R) sessions to develop Kaizen event schedules based on business goals, needs and risks.  Also lead monthly Kaizen Steering Committee meetings with senior staff.
• Support plant-wide Safety initiatives.
• Coordinate and collaborate with other Lean personnel across the business unit, group and enterprise.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Skills and Experience

• 2+ years lean manufacturing experience.
• Having experience in a Lean environment and awareness of Lean tools is required.
• Ability and desire to spend most of work time on the factory floor being a convincing, persistent, trainer and communicator is mandatory.
• Manufacturing experience required.  
• Lean Six-Sigma training is a plus.
• Communication Skills: Strong written and verbal communications skills.
• Computer Skills: Must have strong Microsoft Office, e-mail and other PC application skills.

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