CI Manager

Menasha Packaging - Lakeville, MN

Full-time

Lakeville, MN

Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers

About the position

The position focuses on executing lean strategies and initiatives aimed at continuous improvement, culture transformation, waste reduction, and cost savings within the organization. The incumbent will collaborate with cross-functional leaders to drive operational excellence and enhance customer satisfaction through various improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Executes lean vision, strategies and initiatives that deliver continuous improvement, culture transformation, waste reduction and/or cost savings
• Collaborates with cross-functional leaders to establish continuous improvement initiatives to drive operational excellence and/or customer satisfaction
• Works directly with key stakeholders to coordinate and lead improvement initiatives resulting in quality, throughput, cost savings and/or margin enhancement opportunities
• Facilitates and coordinates Kaizen blitz activities
• Develops lean tracking tools, communication cadences, monitor results and report progress to key stakeholders
• Assists in the development and implementation of capital projects, including equipment feasibility studies, working with key stakeholders
• Facilitates lean training and guidance, including effective use of lean tools, for key stakeholders
• Interacts with key stakeholders to provide technical support, explore new business opportunities, and/or resolve order problems or complaints
• Maintains industry, professional and technical knowledge by networking, attending industry events, and reviewing professional publications

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience required
• Knowledge of existing and planned approaches and methods for manufacturing products or product components
• Knowledge of methodologies, tools and techniques for designing, building and managing the manufacture of new products
• Knowledge of the methodology and associated phases, activities and deliverables for the design of new products and the enhancement of existing products; ability to apply the methodology in diverse scenarios
• Knowledge of the methodology and associated phases, activities and deliverables for manufacturing new or enhancing existing products
• Ability to design, plan and execute testing strategies and tactics to ensure product quality at all stages of manufacturing
• Knowledge and associated ability to apply technical, scientific and mathematical knowledge to design and implement materials, structures, machines, devices, systems and processes that safely realize a desired objective or invention