Continuous Improvement Manager
Location
Ohio + 3 moreAll locations: Ohio | Pennsylvania | South Carolina | Tennessee
Posted
2 days ago
Salary
$110K - $120K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Continuous Improvement Manager
Ryder System, Inc.
• Supervise a team of continuous improvement engineering and quality professionals. • Lead employment decisions (hire, promote, coach, development) and manage performance. • Manages multiple and complex Supply Chain projects. • Regularly interacts with Senior Management and/or customer(s). • Lead the development and execution of strategy, scorecarding and key performance indicator action plans. • Work with Operational leadership to conduct assessments of critical site and business needs. • Ensure the development of a thorough, effective and timely continuous improvement plan to address the top business needs at Ryder sites. • Ensure process improvement activities are driven to achieve dramatic improvement in key business metrics. • Provide regular reports of data and actions to measure progress against performance and business objectives. • Provide training, coaching, and mentoring: must be able to translate all Ryder Business System concepts to local situations and help individuals, teams, and managers develop understanding and application of tools for sustainable business improvements. • Coach business owners to use Engineering, Data Analysis and Lean methods to achieve operational excellence. • Support start-ups, retrofits and expansions including pricing inputs, go-live and steady state certifications. • Develop advanced competency in a wide range of engineering methods, data analysis, Lean tools, and quality standards and coach employees in their use. • Ensures methodologies/tools such as product slotting, labor standards (time studies), layouts, optimization of flow, data profiling and analysis, automation, data analytics, and resource modeling are utilized to improve distribution and/or transportation operations. • Effective facilitation and execution of Value Stream Maps & Kaizen Events through all stages (A3 charter creation, pre-work identification and completion, delivery of results, regular follow up and follow through on sustainment). • Independently identifies process gaps and recommends and leads CI Team to implement process improvement. • Manage, track, and report the progress and value of the transformational activities and projects across customer accounts. • Direct the assessment, development, implementation, and continuous improvement activities related to the implementation of lean processes across accounts.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required
- Nine (9) years or more in the Distribution, Warehousing and/or Manufacturing, Transportation, Supply Chain Logistics industry required
- Microsoft Office Suite skills with emphasis on Access, Excel and PowerPoint & Visio. expert required
- Data visualization (PowerBI, Tableau) and database programming (SQL, DAX, etc.) intermediate preferred
- Expertise in developing and managing: Leader Standard Work, Visual Management Systems and Management Accountability Systems, Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA), Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen, 5S/Workplace Organization advanced required
- Understanding and experience in core engineering and data analysis functions (slotting, utilization, labor planning, layouts, metrics, etc.) expert required
- Warehouse design tools such as CAD (e.g. AutoCAD); slotting (e.g. Slot3D), Predetermined Motion and Time Systems and methods (e.g. MOST); Warehouse Management Systems (e.g. Manhattan Scale), and Labor Mgt. Systems. expert preferred
- Knowledge of Warehouse Management operations, data analytics, Industrial Engineering, warehouse types (ambient, temp control, warehouse layout/ design and Lean methods.
- Knowledge of material handling solutions and automation types such as: powered industrial truck (PIT) applications; racking and other storage solution designs, packaging equipment; conveyor and sortation equipment; and other automation solutions (e.g. AS/RS). expert preferred
- Knowledge of Dedicated Services and Managed Transportation Networks.
- Knowledge of all available equipment types such as; dry van, temperature control, flat bed, other specialized equipment.
- Transportation Design Tools ie; JDA, Appian, Network Design Tools ie; Llamasoft, Transportation Management Systems ie; JDA, OTM, , Mapping Software ie; Tableau. expert preferred
- Knowledge working with HRM systems (e.g. Workday) and associated HR processes.
- Knowledge on team member hiring/on-boarding.
- Knowledge of goal setting and performance management/resolution intermediate preferred
- Lean Six Sigma, required
- cPMP, ISO/QMS, preferred
- American Production Inventory Control Society (APICS) and/or Supply Chain Logistics Certification, preferred
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits start at 30 Days
- 401 (K) Savings Plan with a company match
- Discounted employee stock purchase options
- Quality employee discounts that actually save you money on tools, cars, appliances, travel and more
- All major holidays paid and Paid time off within your first year
- Up to 12 weeks paid maternity leave
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