Continuous Improvement Manager

Pro Ampac in Catoosa, OK is actively seeking a Continuous Improvement Manager! Who We Are Looking For

• Positive, detail-focused, problem-solving individuals looking to build a career in manufacturing

• Leading global flexible packaging company producing essential items in a growing industry!
• Core Values:
  Integrity | Intensity| Innovation |Involvement| Impact
• The safety and health of our team is our top priority
• Collaborative and encouraging work environment
• Advancement Opportunities, a place to build your future

• Uphold a genuine regard for safety, ensuring employees understand and follow safety guidelines and recognizing individuals for their involvement
• Work closely with enterprise leadership, BU and facilities leaders, and process owners to identify, develop, adopt, and diffuse manufacturing best practices throughout operations and drive accountability at all levels.
• Support facility managers to improve their processes to reduce waste; decrease changeover times; reduce inventory; improve quality, root cause analyses and problem solving; and develop workforce capabilities and skill versatilities.
• Lead change and model desirable behaviors (goal orientation, perseverance, process orientation, follow-through, communication, etc.) to set an example for others to follow.
• Prioritize improvements to help businesses achieve budgeted savings through process improvements.
• Promote strategies and best practices to accelerate to transformation to a quality and continues improvement culture. Focus on principles, practices, and behaviors needed to transform to an enterprise of Lean thinkers and practitioners.
• Balance quality, productivity, and safety to achieve positive results in all areas.
• Promote the Quality Vision and Quality/CI strategic plan. Help shape/improve the plan over time.
• Interface with internal and external stakeholders to understand and reconcile requirements.
• Facilitate peer networking among the quality/CI managers.
• Implement audits for CI systems.
• Other duties assigned.

• B.S. Degree in technical disciplines and 5 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Lean 6 Sigma certification highly desired. Demonstrable roots in a lean culture.
• Familiarity and working knowledge of ISO/SQF.
• The ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical reference is required. Must be well-versed in contemporary quality and manufacturing philosophies.
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to work on multiple priorities are required.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills are required. The ability to work with customers, vendors and employees are every level of the organization is required.
• Strong leadership and coaching practices are required including a hands-on, “Go See” approach to constantly calibrate expectations and mentor regarding improvement opportunities.
• Flexible Packaging industry experience is a plus, but not required.
• Travel is required.