Continuous Improvement Manager en Stryten Energy

Stryten Energy operates a growing plastic injection molding facility in West Lampeter Township.  We produce plastic components for car batteries and have a stable and growing customer base. As an essential business we continue to thrive during this economic downturn, and we are expanding our teams. 

• The CI Manager will plan, assess and prioritize projects and resources required to achieve plant performance goals.
• This role will be part of the Plant’s management team, working with all functional areas.
• Candidate will plan, execute and sustain effective process improvements that deliver results for the site critical projects utilizing Lean tools and Six Sigma methodology.
• Duties will include project identification and planning, project execution, data analysis and preparation, training employees in Lean tools and Problem-Solving methodologies, developing standard work and control plans to ensure sustainable results.
• Sponsor Kaizen Events focused on improvement opportunities that align with business objectives.
• Provide leadership for cross-functional process improvement teams in support of continuous improvement activities.
• Identify and solicit requirements from executive leadership to support continuous improvement projects.
• Lead a team of highly skilled CI Professionals to successfully complete Lean or Six Sigma projects.

Education, Experience, Certifications:
The right candidate will possess excellent leadership and facilitation capabilities, customer centricity, problem solving, data analysis, change management, workflow simplification, process improvement, Kaizen facilitation and project management skills/capabilities.
• Bachelors Degree in science, math, engineering, or quality
• Six Sigma Black Belt or Lean Training (Certification preferred)
• 6 years’ experience in industrial manufacturing and office environment with demonstrated track record in delivering productivity and cost improvement results.
• 3+ years demonstrated experience leading continuous improvement projects with a focus on waste reduction, productivity or cost improvement.
• Demonstrated ability to create, facilitate, and lead cross-functional teams in policy deployment strategies
• Demonstrated ability to create and report information to different levels of responsibility

Competencies, Skills, Knowledge:
• Working knowledge and proven application of Lean or Six Sigma principles and philosophies
• Ability to understand customer / client issues and creatively apply solutions to real-world issues with world-class results. Understand customer satisfaction drivers and prioritize customer needs
• Project Management Skills - Ability to organize and schedule people and tasks; Use goals to guide actions and create detailed action plans; manage multiple projects
• Ability to foster cross-team learning and team building skills
• Execution oriented, with a strong sense of urgency around tangible results
• Able to demonstrate leadership without formal authority and assume role of authority as necessary; advocate new ideas, even when risk is involved; delegate responsibility and empower teams to make decisions; provide constructive feedback to others and performance reviews to direct reports
• Strong written, oral communication, and presentations skills
• Experience in team development – problem solving, conflict resolutions, building cooperative relationships, and effective communications
• Excellent facilitation and polished interpersonal skills
• Ability to stay objective and fair when dealing with sensitive situations
• Ability to apply systems thinking to generate solutions; focus on process rather than isolated events; Use tools to define problems; Be systematic in identifying problem areas and opportunities
• Being open to change (positive or negative) in response to new information, different or unexpected circumstances, and/or to work in ambiguous situations.
• Ability to work independently in fast-paced environment with little supervision.
• Prior experience using word processing, spreadsheet, statistical analysis, and presentation software.
• Ability to coach and mentor all levels of associates

TRAVEL, ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
• Travel Expectations: ≤ 10%

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.