Continuous Improvement Leader

Position Purpose:     

Leads the Intertape Performance System (IPS) at Clysar, driving excellence throughout the site through employee engagement.  The CI Leader drives the development and integration of all continuous improvement. 

Principle Accountabilities:

1. This position will have full Continuous Improvement Responsibility at the Clysar Facility, 
2. Designs and implements IPS - IPS Intertape Performance System at Clysar that improves results, reduces costs and eliminates waste.     
3. Leverages data to drive continuous improvement in areas such as productivity, quality, customer service, sales, etc.  
4. Collaborate with site leadership team to identify and prioritize high impact initiatives that will provide a step-change improvement within the site, and external to the site from a customer facing perspective. 
5. Assure execution of continuous improvement projects, supporting project sponsors or process owners in their successful completion.  Assist continuous improvements teams with method implementation and the alignment of projects with the operating goals of the site. 
6. Provide leadership for all continuous improvement within all areas of the organization and drive clear linkage of activities to the value stream. 
7. Implement and maintain a mechanism to sustain the progress as the site gains experience with these methodologies.  Incorporate learnings and new methods identified throughout the corporation into the site. 
8. Drive alignment and effectiveness of continuous improvement activities with the corporate strategies, plans and objectives through close coordination of activity with the Corporate IPS Operational Excellence Pillar Team. 
9. Lead high impact initiatives as assigned, incorporating the principles of continuous improvement, a value stream approach, and the voice of the customer as  appropriate to the specific objectives of the initiative.  Provide  for effective communication and change management processes within the  site as needed with respect to the initiative. 
10. Engage with the sites and corporate engineering team to effectively drive process improvement aligned with daily manufacturing needs and align with strategic goals. 
11. Any other tasks as assigned by the Operations Leader. 

Standards of Performance:  

• Demonstrated passion for process improvement. 
• Demonstrated passion for driving positive customer experience. 
• Demonstrated engineering background solving complex problems and process issues. 
• Excellent project management skills. 
• Proven leadership and experience in effectively influencing and challenging an organization.  Sets and achieves breakthrough goals for self and projects. 
• Excellent teamwork, communication and presentation skills. 
• Possesses understanding of financial and other business measurements.  Applies them effectively. 
• Adept at verbal and written communication to target audience. 

 Essential Skills and Experience:  

• B.S. in Engineering preferred.  Master degree in related  field preferred. 
• 10+ years of successful continuous improvement experience in manufacturing and demonstrated project management and analytical skills.   
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite required.  
• Continuous improvement experience is required; lean manufacturing Six Sigma training preferred.   
• Experience in Quality Assurance is desired. 
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills required. 
• Excellent leadership and motivational skills.  
• Must be able to interact with all levels of the organization. 
• Some travel will be necessary.