Continuous Improvement Coordinator

Tasks and Responsibilities 

• Identifies and facilitates improvement projects, training/ workshops to drive cultural change  
• Provides training on foundational continual improvement concepts and tools 
• Provides training/coaching & mentoring for project leaders in both basic and advanced continual improvement concepts and tools 
• Provides training/coaching & mentoring for department champions to enable them with the knowledge and skills needed for them to facilitate changes, transfer knowledge and increase the C.I. culture in their functional areas 
• Leads and facilitates improvement projects as needed 
• Creates/maintains a system to capture & communicate return and results for process improvements 
• Assists departments in determining relevant metrics for their area that align with corporate metrics & goals 
• Assists departments in planning improvement projects for their area that align to the corporate metrics & goals 
• Collaborates with employees to identify and implement continuous improvement projects 
• Assists departments in establishing a system to capture, prioritize, and implement improvement ideas 
• Establishes/maintains improvement program metrics & reporting for the facility 
• Collects, curates, and utilizes data to improve the CI program 

Education 

Required: 

• 4 year degree in Engineering, Project Management, Communications, Process Improvement or equivalent 
• 2 years training personnel and/or leading a team using lean improvement methodologies/tools, such as: 8 wastes, PDCA/A3, process mapping, and 6S 
• Previous experience in manufacturing 
• Understanding of ISO9001 or 13485 standards 

Desired: 

• Supervisory certification or experience 
• Lean and/or greenbelt training/certification 
• Experience with clean room, medical and/or contract manufacturing. 
• Experience with H&M processes such as molding, trimming, post-cure, tumbling, washing, assembly, packaging, labeling and shipping, transfer molding, milling, trimming, extrusion, slitting, microscopes with reticle, trimming tools and bonding equipment 
• Experience with using and teaching lean and sigma improvement methodologies, such as: 8 wastes, PDCA/A3 & DMAIC, process mapping, JIT principles, Jidoka principles, visual workplace & 6S, SMED &TPM  
• Established team facilitation and analytical problem-solving techniques 

Competencies 

• Ability to read, write, speak and understand the English language  
• Ability to communicate clearly by conveying and receiving ideas, information and direction effectively  
• Ability to demonstrate adequate job knowledge to deliver a world class performance 
• Ability to challenge oneself to consistently meet all goals and deadlines 
• Willingness to strive for excellence by producing work that is free of errors and mistakes  
• Desire to delight both customers and coworkers by offering encouragement, fostering teamwork and addressing conflict appropriately  
• Commitment to making improvements company wide 
• Demonstrated competence using Microsoft Office, Visio and ERP programs 
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills 
• Team facilitation and analytical problem-solving skills 
• Ability to motivate teams and lead change at all levels of the organization 
• Ability to adapt to changing duties and responsibilities 

Key Interfaces and Stakeholders

• Co-workers 
• Managers 
• Process Engineers 
• Manufacturing Engineers 
• Customers 

Behavioral Characteristics 

• Customer Focus 
  • Works with customers to build long term relationships & partnerships 
  • Delivers on promises and commitments 
  • Understands the impact of business decisions 
• Performance 
  • Takes individual responsibility for personal objectives and results 
  • Continuously improves performance by delivering on commitments 
  • Encourages a culture of continuous improvement and teamwork 
  • Sets clear objectives and measures performance by continously soliciting feedback 
• Innovation 
  • Develops innovative solutions to problems 
  • Is proactive in initiating change and improvement 
  • Shares knowledge and experience through teamwork 
  • Continuously challenges by asking ”why” 
• Responsibility 
  • Respects the culture, custom and rules of Trelleborg, our employees, suppliers, and customers 
  • Communicates openly and accurately 
  • Takes personal responsibility for actions 
  • Performs all duties with commitments to excellence and integrity 

Salary Range: $80,000 - $95,000