Continuous Improvement Manager - Manufacturing

Location: Atlanta, GA

Major and well-known international company offers an exciting opportunity for a Continuous Improvement Unit Manager at their large manufacturing and distribution site located in the southern suburbs of the Atlanta, GA metropolitan area. The company provides excellent benefits, including up to 15% potential bonus, profit sharing, and discounts on company products. Relocation assistance is also available.

Position Summary:

• Lead and oversee the Continuous Improvement Department, driving plant-wide performance improvement initiatives in areas such as cost, quality, productivity, material flow, and value stream optimization.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement through targeted training and campus-wide implementation of Kaizen, Small Group, and Kaizen Blitz programs.
• Develop Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma Green Belts/Black Belts.

Responsibilities:

• Manage, mentor, and develop the CI staff, including CI Engineers, CI Technicians, CI Fabricator, and quarterly CI Interns.
• Implement company Production System principles, such as 5S/6F, Lean Manufacturing, Synchronous Flow, and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM).
• Analyze business processes and value stream mapping to identify opportunities for optimization.
• Execute strategic and shop floor initiatives in areas like Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), productivity, labor efficiency, Value Add Analysis (VAA), material flow, quality, and business value stream.
• Conduct IE time studies to optimize labor line balance and productivity.
• Perform process capability studies and implement control systems for critical processes.
• Manage and enhance campus-wide programs for Kaizen, Small Group, and Kaizen Blitz.
• Champion 5-Why Root Cause Analysis and facilitate permanent corrective actions in all aspects of the business operation.
• Develop and implement structured training programs in areas such as Kaizen, Small Group, Lean Manufacturing 5S/6F, Theoretical Value Production/Value Add Analysis, PFMEA, 5-Star, Excel, PowerPoint, and more.
• Develop Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma Green and Black Belts.
• Champion PFMEA preventative action, including poke-yoke (error proofing).
• Maintain master project lists.
• Compile summary progress reports for management review.
• Share responsibility for plant ISO compliance, including internal auditing.

Qualifications:

• BS degree in an applicable industrial business field (IE degree strongly preferred).
• Minimum five years of relevant industrial manufacturing experience (ten years preferred) (Automotive or Tier 1 Automotive Supplier experience strongly preferred).
• Minimum five years of IE, CI, Lean Manufacturing experience (Automotive or Tier 1 Automotive Supplier experience strongly preferred).
• Must have at least 3 years of management experience in continuous improvement.
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills.
• Formal problem-solving training.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with peer functions to drive business results.
• High proficiency in MS-Office PC skills (preferably Visio, Access, AutoCAD).