Description & Requirements
Position Title: Continuous Improvement Coordinator - Westport
Department: Operational Excellence
Supervisor: General Manager
GENERAL PURPOSE:
The Continuous Improvement Coordinator role is designed to coach and guide the implementation of the Operational Excellence System (OES) which is a Lean Six Sigma deployment into the Smurfit WestRock organization. This role is the direct conduit between the tactical/operational and strategic initiatives in the organization. This position requires a leader that can facilitate and drive change in a fast paced and “ever changing” environment leveraging his/her strong interpersonal and influencing skills.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Align with strategic objectives for the Division/Region/Plant and Execute OE strategy to accomplish them.
- Responsible for the training/coaching of belts at the local plant level to achieve savings goals
- Execute LSS projects to meet division savings goals.
- Focus on driving improvements in revenue and driving cost out of the business through more effective processes, elimination of non-value added or duplicate efforts, waste, and other related defects in the process.
- Train teams to utilize lean six sigma tools and methodology.
- Provide and share foundational best practices.
- Ensure alignment to the system across plants.
- Coach and assist plants in their Zero Loss Thinking and Analysis
- Ensure plants are prepared for the launch of the OE initiatives
- Perform audits and assessments for the evaluation of OE Coach and assist plants in their Zero Loss.
- Identify training needs/gaps prior to and during the implementation.
- Raising issues that need addressed.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Critical Competencies
- Foundational experience in Continuous Improvement
- Green certification preferred but not required.
- Coaching and communications skills
- Strong leadership abilities
- Professional maturity – work with all levels
Education
- 4-year degree preferred, but not required
Experience
- Minimum 5 years of manufacturing and/or Continuous Improvement experience
- Preferred similar experience in Lean Operating Systems
- Prefer leadership of deployment of Lean Operating Systems