Continuous Improvement Sr Specialist

company information

headquartered in st. Augustine, fl, with offices and manufacturing facilities all around the globe, amphenol cit is one of the world’s leading designers and manufacturers of high-performance wire, cable, and medical devices. We provide complete interconnect solutions to industries like aerospace, military & defense electronics, space, medical, test & measurement, and industrial. Our talented team of employees worldwide helps bring movies to your seat on airplanes, deliver mission-critical information from drones to the command office, transfer heart rhythm to paper, route communications from space, connect power to downhill oil drills, and get planes back in the air faster.

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the sr ci specialist position serves as a key person in acit’s st augustine factory for all activities related to implementation and maintenance of the acit continuous improvement system.

• support factory policy deployment process by developing sqdc metrics where none existed or updating sqdc metrics to better reflect ongoing issues and within cells or other areas.
• work with cell managers and leads to improve their mdi sustainability scores.
• work with all company department leads in implementing cis activities to improve department metrics.
• support factory quarterly productivity process and monthly reporting.
• schedule and / or facilitate improvement events such as kaizen, process improvement, 5s, or six sigma events, etc.
• report on monthly cis events for factory tti metrics and cis monthly meetings.
• schedules follow-ups to all major continuous improvement events to ensure that all improvements have been sustained; follow up with key stakeholders to informally drive sustainment.
• ensure 7 day and 30 day kaizen reviews are proactive and completed in a timely manner.
• work with the factory teams to lead and facilitate continuous improvement projects utilizing lean and six sigma principles to drive operational excellence.
• perform daily/weekly/monthly audits as necessary to monitor the level of cis implementation and sustainability.
• champion the lean cause, implement and help to drive acit’s continuous improvement program.
• participate in lean manufacturing networks; training with other cis leads and specialists within cit and throughout acit.
• continually work with supervisors and cell leaders to ensure continuous improvements and cultural transformation are taking place.
• additional responsibilities as assigned by the company.

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• high school diploma.
• applied experience in lean principles including 5s and kaizen.
• ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• ability to work with and/or coach people at all levels of the organization.
• proficient within ms word, excel and outlook.
• working knowledge of carlisle business, production, materials, order process and systems.
• strong written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate with diverse groups.

the physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel, and talk or hear.

The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

this is an air-conditioned facility with many pieces of equipment that produce heat. The following are potential items encountered: fumes, dust, noise, hazardous/toxic chemicals. Appropriate training is provided and documented based on…