Senior Continuous​/Project Improvement Specialist – GT

Responsibilities

• Partner with department SMEs (e.g. Sr. Supervisors, TPS, etc.) and cross functional teams to perform thorough analysis to identify inefficiencies and opportunities for optimization.
• Collect, analyze and propose to department management relevant data to measure performance indicators, such as cycle time, yield, quality, and cost.
• Propose and manage process improvement initiatives, methodologies, and best practices.
• Maintain project schedules, including list of required deliverables, timeline, resources and drive cross functional team meetings to meet project requirements and execution.
• Establish and maintain performance metrics and dashboards to track the effectiveness and impact of improvement initiatives.
• Regularly report on key performance indicators and present findings to department management, providing insights and recommendations for further improvements.
• Assist in developing and delivering training programs to enhance the understanding and adoption of continuous improvement principles and methodologies among employees.
• Stay up to date with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in continuous improvement methodologies.

• BS/BA degree in a related field and a minimum of 2 years of working in operations with experience in continuous improvement and/or project management.
• Advanced experience with data analysis tools (MS Excel, JMP).
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Ability to translate data into actionable insights.
• Excellent communication and facilitation abilities.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Ability to influence without authority and drive changes.
• Preferred experience in a cGMP, FDA work environment.
• Preferred knowledge of Lean and/or Six Sigma tools (Green Belt or Black Belt).

• BS/BA degree
• Lean Green Belt
• Lean Black Belt