Unit Manager-CI

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Company: Yamaha Motor Manufacturing

Location: Newnan, GA 30263

Description:

Overview

Job code: 9916602

Position Summary:
  • The Continuous Improvement Manager is lead responsible for the CI Dept. assisting plant-wide performance improvement initiatives... cost, quality, productivity, material flow, value stream optimization.
  • Grow YMMC's CI culture through targeted training & campus wide Kaizen, Small Group, & Kaizen Blitz programs.
  • Develop Lean Manufacturing & Six Sigma green belts/black belts.


Responsibilities

Job Responsibilities:
  • Manage, mentor, & develop CI staff including CI Engineers, CI Techs, CI Fabricator, & quarterly CI Interns.
  • Integrate Yamaha Production System principles including 5S/6F, Lean Manufacturing, Synchronous Flow, TVP-VAA. [similar to Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) and Toyota Production System (TPS)]
  • Analyze business processes and value stream mapping for optimization.
  • Execute strategic & shop floor initiatives in OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness), productivity, labor efficiency, VAA (Value Add Analysis), material flow, quality, & business value stream.
  • Execute IE time studies to optimize labor line balance & productivity.
  • Conduct process capability studies & implement control systems for critical processes.
  • Manage/grow campus wide programs for Kaizen, Small Group, & Kaizen Blitz.
  • Champion 5-Why Root Cause Analysis & permanent corrective action all facets of the business operation.
  • Develop & implement structured training programs (ex: Kaizen, Small Group, Lean Mfg 5S/6F, Theoretical Value Production/Value Add Analysis, PFMEA, 5-Star, Excel, PowerPoint, etc).
  • Develop Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma Green & Black Belts.
  • Champion PFMEA preventative action including poke-yoke [error proofing].
  • Maintain master project lists.
  • Compile summary progress reports for management review.
  • Co-responsible for plant ISO compliance including internal auditing.


Qualifications

Education / Experience:
  • BS degree in applicable industrial business field (IE degree strongly preferred).
  • Minimum five years applicable industrial manufacturing experience (ten years preferred) (Automotive or Tier 1 Automotive Supplier experience strongly preferred).
  • Minimum five years IE, CI, Lean Mfg experience (Automotive or Tier 1 Automotive Supplier experience strongly preferred)
  • Demonstrated problem solving skills.
  • Formal problem solving training.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage sideways through peer functions to drive business results.
  • Highly proficient MS-Office PC skills (prefer Visio, Access, AutoCAD)

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