Continuous Improvement Analyst

Overview

The Continuous Improvement Analyst will be responsible for developing and implementing a plant-wide team system to develop a culture of improving key performance indicators such as manufacturing OEE, product quality, waste reduction, energy conservation, safety, and operating costs. The Continuous Improvement Analyst will utilize both Lean and Six Sigma methodologies, techniques, and tools to facilitate the transfer of such learning in the plant, develop individual champions and teams necessary to support continuous improvement activities consistent with achieving business goals.

About the work location:

Manchester is a city in Delaware County, Iowa, United States, located along the Highway 20 corridor between Dyersville and Independence. Delaware County is centrally located just 45 minutes from some of Iowa's biggest hubs (Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, and Dubuque) - but you don't need to go far to find excitement. Delaware County is home to several golf courses, parks, museums, retail shops, a movie theatre, festivals and fairs, water sport recreational areas, and evening entertainment. Delaware County offers successful academics programs in three community school districts and a critical access hospital to provide healthcare close to home.

To learn more about Manchester, Iowa (postal code 52057) - click the links below:

Delaware County Economic Development Website

Wikipedia - Manchester, Iowa

Responsibilities

• Serve as project lead on complex projects. Define and manage project scope and objectives to include identification and recommendation of creative solutions. Develop, maintain, and monitor project plans and deliverables. Report on project progress to key stakeholders and adjust timelines to meet project deliverables.
• Proactively identify and prioritize opportunities to maximize efficiency and effectiveness by utilizing lean concepts.
• Develop continuous improvement strategies for the plant to include specific goals, objectives, timetables, action plans, and key leader (hourly and salaried) enlistment strategies.
• Train and mentor team members on the principles, methods, and applications of the Stryten Energy continuous improvement process to ensure that CI efforts part of change management process.
• Coordinate and manage continuous improvement initiatives to ensure optimum use of resources and minimize redundancies.
• Coordinate with department managers, supervisors, team leads and hourly associates on improvement opportunities within the plant and develop justifications to substantiate potential cost savings.
• Conduct time and motion studies to establish and validate production standards as well as production costs.
• Develop and utilize value stream mapping\process charting to identify product flow opportunities and initiate improvement activities to streamline workflows.
• Work with training department to develop, and audit standardized work as well as work instructions.
• Foster and support the development of continuous improvement teams.
• Participate in training and development programs including all areas of environmental, health and safety issues, especially those dealing with proper handling of hazardous materials and hazardous waste.
• Must be able to follow written and verbal instructions, work procedures, standard operating practices, and directions with or without immediate supervision.
• Perform other work as assigned by management including 5S cleaning.
• Attend all meetings and training as scheduled.
• Undertake assigned projects as directed by Plant or Department Manager.

Qualifications

Education, Experience, Skills Required:

Requied:

• 3+ years of experience working in a CI role.
• Ability to identify process efficiency improvements and drive implementation cross-functionally.
• Strategic mindset with strong skill to manage change, ambiguity, complexity, and drive for results.
• Strong and effective verbal and written communication skills, effectively presenting complex topics in a concise manner to audiences at various levels and in diverse sizes.
• Microsoft Office experience. (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Project)

Preferred:

• 4-year degree preferred; relevant experience will be considered in lieu of required education.
• Six Sigma Green Belt certification or equivalent Lean certification.
• Project management experience.
• Experience working in industrial manufacturing environment.
• Experience in leading site level continuous improvement efforts using Lean, 5s, and DMAIC methodologies.

Physical Requirements:

• Sitting, standing, walking, bending, twisting, pushing, and pulling, as necessary.
• Exposure to extreme environmental conditions. (hot, cold, humid)
• Occasional lifting from grams up to fifty pounds.

Equipment Used:

• General office equipment, PC, and various software.
• Personal protective equipment as required.

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EEO Statement

Stryten Energy is an equal opportunity employer where an applicant's qualifications are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by law.

About Statement

Stryten Energy helps solve the world's most pressing energy challenges with a broad range of energy storage solutions across the Essential Power, Motive Power, Transportation, Military and Government sectors. Headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, we partner with some of the world's most recognized companies to meet the growing demand for reliable and sustainable energy storage capacity. Stryten powers everything from submarines to subcompacts, microgrids, warehouses, distribution centers, cars, trains and trucks. Our stored energy technologies include advanced lead, lithium and vanadium redox flow batteries, intelligent chargers and energy performance management software that keep people on the move and supply chains running. An industry leader backed by more than a century of expertise, Stryten has The Energy to Challenge the status quo and deliver top-performing energy solutions for today and tomorrow. Learn more at stryten.com.