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ManpowerGroup Looking for CI Manager Full Time
Typical Duties:
– Identify gaps in Best Business Practice Metrics (BBP’s), and then work with all levels of the plant in establishing and executing a strategy for improving them
– Assess the current state of the department or plant’s value streams; develop future state vision and drive and monitor the implementation plan.
– Coaches CI team, including department or plant staff, Lean Six Sigma Black Belts and other CI practitioners (Green Belts, Lean practitioners, KT practitioners) to apply correct tools and the DMAIC milestones for continuous improvement.
– Establishes C.I. Profit Plan and subsequent Forecast goals; Drives team to achieve.
– Ensures Process Owner involvement in SOW development and team leadership.
– Responsible for IDP and succession planning for all C.I. resources, including Lean Implementers and Black Belts.
– Responsible for developing a “pull” system to replace Lean Six Sigma Black Belts with qualified “management-potential” personnel.
– Using standard tracking and reporting systems, will prepare detailed plans, drive project performance, and assure timely completion and achievement of product/process quality, and savings goals.
– Collaborate with leadership to develop a department or plant C.I. Roadmap, driving breakthrough or Best-in-Class performance that balances resources between internal efficiency and external customer-focused effectiveness projects through 1. Just Do It improvements, 2. Six Sigma projects, and 3. Lean Implementation projects.
– Assists Process Owners in identifying barriers to project success and helps to drive changes when needed.
– Drive and support best practice sharing and implementation across business units.
– Identifies and brings forward to Champion new project opportunities.
– Assist Plant Manager in any strategic initiative that will help in compliance to standards, implementing new systems, and designing creative solutions that will continuously improve the plant.
– Is accountable to deliver the plant or department’s annual CI goals
– All other tasks as assigned
Profile / Requirements:
– Engineering degree or equivalent, based on department or plant focus.
– Has demonstrated high-level performance in current and previous positions.
– Has shown initiative, the desire to drive change and is motivated to exceed expectations
– Has solid leadership skills and able to manage both vertically and horizontally
– Possesses basic statistical knowledge and the ability to apply statistics to product and process improvement projects.
– Possesses basic computer skills (experience with spreadsheet applications would be very helpful).
– Has sufficient experience within the Company to be able to understand the organization and its business processes.
– Has achieved triple certification in Six Sigma, Lean and KT or is on a road-map to achieve.
– Has demonstrated effective interpersonal skills and the ability to exercise influence without authority.
COMPANY INFORMATION:
Adient is a global leader in automotive seating. With approximately 75,000 employees in 33 countries, Adient operates 208 manufacturing/assembly plants worldwide. We produce and deliver automotive seating for all major OEMs. From complete seating systems to individual components, our expertise spans every step of the automotive seat-making process. Our integrated, in-house skills allow us to take our products from research and design to engineering and manufacturing – and into more than 20 million vehicles every year.
ManpowerGroup is committed to providing equal employment opportunities in a professional, high quality work environment. It is the policy of ManpowerGroup and all of its subsidiaries to recruit, train, promote, transfer, pay and take all employment actions without regard to an employee’s race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
