Continuous Improvement Manager; St_

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT MANAGER ()

Location:

Salem, VA, US, 24153

Desk Designation:
Onsite

Type of

Contract:

Permanent Full-Time

Mersen is a global expert in electrical specialties and advanced materials for high-tech industries.

Present in 33 countries with 50 industrial sites and 18 R&D centres, Mersen develops custom solutions and supplies key products to meet the new technological challenges that will shape tomorrow's world.

For more than 130 years, Mersen has been constantly innovating to support and satisfy its customers' needs with the same high standards.

Be it in wind power, solar power, electronics, electric vehicles, aeronautics, space or countless other sectors, wherever technology is progressing, you will always find a bit of Mersen.

• Initiates and facilitates Lean improvement programs and activities
• Responsible for leadership and development of programs that educate teammates about lean concepts that lead to the identification, development, and implementation of improvements for all operations and business processes. Typical improvement activities result in improved safety, productivity, quality, and cost reductions.
• Provide CI activity support across the site. May be required to provide assistance to other sites.
• Directs and facilitates the ongoing lean improvement process through the use of techniques such as Policy Deployment, Kaizen, 5S, TPM, value stream mapping and statistical methods.
• Provides lean improvement orientation and on-the-job training for teammates and ensures that the responsibilities are well defined and understood.
• Oversees site level lean projects.
• Teaches others to lead improvement efforts, including training the tools for successful project leadership.
• Identifies ongoing lean improvement training needs, assists with developing and implementing the required training.
• Ensures that appropriate safety and ergonomic processes and methods are being utilized.
• Establishes metrics to monitor financial savings as compared to established goals and targets.
• Develops and maintains annual value stream mapping efforts, CI plans and calendars.
• Provides support to external customers in support of all the value-added initiatives.

Education level: BS:
Industrial Engineer degree.

Experience Level: Full working knowledge of lean concepts with demonstrated success;
Min 5 years in production, quality or supply chain role with lean management expertise.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.