US Farathane
Corporate CI/LEAN Manager
US Farathane is seeking a Corporate CI/LEAN Manager for our Tech Center in Auburn Hills, MI. The Corporate CI/LEAN Manager is responsible for assessing the current state of USF operational excellence, identifying gaps, establishing a future state vision, driving and implementing CI/LEAN training and projects, monitoring progress, and sharing LEAN best practices. This position will assist the Director of LEAN Systems & Plant General Managers in strategic initiatives that will deliver compliance with USF standards, implement new systems, and design creative solutions to continuously improve plant profitability. This position will work onsite in Auburn Hills, MI and USF manufacturing facilities. Essential Duties and Responsibilities include: Leading plant CI personnel in facilitating high priority CI activities. Identifying gaps in plant key metric performance and driving strategic corrective actions for improvement. Eliminating waste and optimizing one piece flow in all manufacturing processes. Training plant team members on Lean Manufacturing tools; SMED, PCS, Kaizen, Problem Solving, 6S, & PFEP, organizing and facilitating updates & reviews. Assisting GM's in developing annual plant CI profit plans with monthly forecast goals. Reviewing USF standard plant tracking and reporting systems, ensuring detailed action plans, to drive timely completion of projects. Working closely with all cross-functional teams to align lean manufacturing strategies throughout the organization. Coaching and mentoring team members in "LEAN Thinking;" how to think and act differently as it relates to the elimination of waste. Continually monitoring and identifying barriers to project success and engaging process owners as needed to execute necessary corrective action plans. Engaging and championing employee safety and ergonomics. Documenting improvement "lessons learned" and communicating "best practices" with sister plants to drive results and capability development consistency. Completing a minimum of three (3) SMED Kaizen events per month publishing best practice results and potential "read across" opportunities. Other duties as assigned. Qualifications include: Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering preferred. Five-seven years' demonstrated experience as a CI/LEAN practitioner (especially SMED) LEAN Blackbelt is a plus. Operations Management experience is a plus. High energy and experience in inspiring and motivating cross-functional teams. US Farathane offers an impressive compensation and benefits package including: Medical Dental Vision 401k with company match Paid holidays and vacation Job Promotional Opportunities and much more! US Farathane has been a leading source of plastics manufacturing, supplying the automotive industry for over 50 years. Through highly technical research and development, coupled with a diverse and knowledgeable Management Team and dedicated Associates, US Farathane has continued to grow each year. We provide customers with a wide range of full-service support from black-box design concepts to highly engineered composites, TPE's and TPO's as well as specialized extrusion and compression technologies. Interested applicants must submit their resume for consideration using our applicant tracking system. Due to the high volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship. Unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies, or similar, will not be paid a fee and become the property of US Farathane. The specific statements above are not intended to be all-inclusive. Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.
US Farathane is seeking a Corporate CI/LEAN Manager for our Tech Center in Auburn Hills, MI. The Corporate CI/LEAN Manager is responsible for assessing the current state of USF operational excellence, identifying gaps, establishing a future state vision, driving and implementing CI/LEAN training and projects, monitoring progress, and sharing LEAN best practices. This position will assist the Director of LEAN Systems & Plant General Managers in strategic initiatives that will deliver compliance with USF standards, implement new systems, and design creative solutions to continuously improve plant profitability. This position will work onsite in Auburn Hills, MI and USF manufacturing facilities. Essential Duties and Responsibilities include: Leading plant CI personnel in facilitating high priority CI activities. Identifying gaps in plant key metric performance and driving strategic corrective actions for improvement. Eliminating waste and optimizing one piece flow in all manufacturing processes. Training plant team members on Lean Manufacturing tools; SMED, PCS, Kaizen, Problem Solving, 6S, & PFEP, organizing and facilitating updates & reviews. Assisting GM's in developing annual plant CI profit plans with monthly forecast goals. Reviewing USF standard plant tracking and reporting systems, ensuring detailed action plans, to drive timely completion of projects. Working closely with all cross-functional teams to align lean manufacturing strategies throughout the organization. Coaching and mentoring team members in "LEAN Thinking;" how to think and act differently as it relates to the elimination of waste. Continually monitoring and identifying barriers to project success and engaging process owners as needed to execute necessary corrective action plans. Engaging and championing employee safety and ergonomics. Documenting improvement "lessons learned" and communicating "best practices" with sister plants to drive results and capability development consistency. Completing a minimum of three (3) SMED Kaizen events per month publishing best practice results and potential "read across" opportunities. Other duties as assigned. Qualifications include: Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering preferred. Five-seven years' demonstrated experience as a CI/LEAN practitioner (especially SMED) LEAN Blackbelt is a plus. Operations Management experience is a plus. High energy and experience in inspiring and motivating cross-functional teams. US Farathane offers an impressive compensation and benefits package including: Medical Dental Vision 401k with company match Paid holidays and vacation Job Promotional Opportunities and much more! US Farathane has been a leading source of plastics manufacturing, supplying the automotive industry for over 50 years. Through highly technical research and development, coupled with a diverse and knowledgeable Management Team and dedicated Associates, US Farathane has continued to grow each year. We provide customers with a wide range of full-service support from black-box design concepts to highly engineered composites, TPE's and TPO's as well as specialized extrusion and compression technologies. Interested applicants must submit their resume for consideration using our applicant tracking system. Due to the high volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship. Unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies, or similar, will not be paid a fee and become the property of US Farathane. The specific statements above are not intended to be all-inclusive. Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.