Manager, Continuous Improvement

The Site Continuous Improvement (CI) Leader is primarily responsible for leading the Continuous Improvement Deployment at Chromalloy Georgia to develop a CI culture and to provide technical support and coaching in CI processes to grow the process improvement capabilities of the business . This role requires significant leadership skills as well as technical CI skills such as Value Stream Mapping, 5S Deployment, 6-Sigma Certification, etc. The individual will need to drive change management, effectively communicate throughout the organization, and collaborate to achieve target performance and share best practices.

This role as CI Manager covers two sites: Chromalloy Georgia Newnan (CGAN) and Chromalloy Georgia LaGrange (CGAL) and will require being on-site and travel between the two sites.

Key Responsibilities:

Identify and align CI Priorities, Goals and Objectives. ·

• Work in collaboration with site leadership to identify and improve those areas most important to the site and Chromalloy.
• Establish CI strategies, KPIs, priorities, project goals and assess results.·
• Provide regular and ongoing feedback regarding improvement opportunities to Site Leadership and to CI Leadership.
• Coordinate, lead and execute improvement projects and initiatives in order to achieve business needs and objectives.
• Drive CI culture throughout the organization by organizing & facilitating CI events as necessary and ensuring that accountability for CI held at all levels in the organization and ensuring standards are followed correctly.
• Conduct site evaluations (audits) of CI Standards’ proficiency as directed by Site and CI leadership.

Deliver business results:

• Identify and eliminate process waste by continually driving a cultural shift in the organization with sustainable results.
• Monitor progress of improvement projects by establishing reporting process metrics, and creating business performance scorecards, providing regular business management metrics including cost/performance improvement and ROI.

Develop CI Capability: ·

• Development of CI capability within the site through training of all site personnel on Chromalloy CI Standards.
• Leverage CI skills and talents to assist the organization with capital requests, footprint transformations, capacity planning, and product transitions between facilities.
• Continuous assessment and recommendation to site leadership of people to receive further CI training and opportunities.
• Participation and periodic leadership of CI Teams as directed by the CI Director

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in CI Related discipline (e.g., engineering, operations management, business, etc.)
• Operational Excellence training and/or certification (e.g., 6-Sigma, Lean, Continuous Improvement, etc.)
• 5+ years of experience leading manufacturing or business organizations in the deployment of Operational Excellence
• 5+ years of experience leading manufacturing operations or engineering
• Experience in successful deployment of Lean and Six Sigma, including: Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen Facilitation, Cellular Flow, Single-Minute Exchange of Dies, Process Flow Mapping, Kanban, Hoshin, Visual Controls, 6S, etc.
• Ability to engage others in, facilitate consensus, obtain buy-in of senior leadership and drive for successful adoption of change initiatives.
• A track record of continuous improvement efforts with proven successful sustained outcomes.