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We are a brand that you know and trust. With more than 100 years of innovation, we’ve defined our industry with proprietary products that deliver revolutionary style and functionality and can be found in millions of homes and commercial buildings globally.\nWe are searching for candidates that are driven, intelligent, creative, and entrepreneurial. By offering challenging and accelerated opportunities for growth, powered by a shared hunger for success, we create a space for your career to thrive. In return for your expertise, we are committed to providing competitive and robust total compensation and benefit packages to ensure you feel valued. Our dream is to become the fastest growing, most loved, window covering company in the world. What’s yours?\nPosition Overview\nThe Continuous Improvement (CI) Manager is responsible for implementing lean methodology and continuous improvement tools, processes, and standardization throughout the HD Outdoor Division and its locations. The CI Manager, in conjunction with other division staff, is responsible for writing and enforcing new Standard Work Documents at all workstations. This includes training, certifying, and auditing employees to verify adherence to Standard Work and ensure products are built to specifications. The CI Manager researches, plans, trains, executes, and facilitates operational improvement programs ie. Kaizen events, in order to create a culture of continuous improvement and lean manufacturing that leads to associate empowerment, elimination of waste, and improvements in Safety, Quality, Service, Cost, and Employee Engagement. The CI Manager drives the adherence to standard work and the execution of the Lean Management System, as well as introduces process improvements, equipment advances, layout suggestions, and new ideas to help improve SQDC, while teaching and supporting the company mission and core values.\nWhat you'll do\nEngage, enhance, and fully execute the “Hunter Douglas Lean Management System”.\nLead Kaizen events and continuous improvement projects through cross-functional team facilitation and project management.\nDrive the adherence of standard work and ensures the integration with Lean Management System.\nWorking knowledge of lean manufacturing principles and tools (e.g., value stream mapping, Kaizen, Charters, 5S, Gemba walks, LMS, root cause problem solving) to identify and develop solutions that drive operational improvement in Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost.\nAct as primary liaison with steering committees.\nNetwork with other plant’s lean leaders to leverage programs designed to continually improve operations and eliminate waste, fostering best practice and standardization.\nProvide leadership by mentoring associates in the use of Lean tools, ensuring transfer of knowledge, and creating a culture of continuous improvement.\nCollect and analyze the data on Plant processes, procedures and performance using evaluation tools and make recommendations on improvement opportunities/kaizens.\nEstablish collaborative relationship with local plant management.\nImplement and enforce new Standard Work Documents and refresh existing Standard Work, for all workstations and products in the plant.\nValidate newly written Job Instructions and Standard Work for correctness, process, layout, etc.\nCertify, train, and audit employees in use, understanding, and adherence to Standard Work specifications.\nAssist in the development and maintenance of a system for updating Standard Work, providing the latest versions at each workstation, as well as documenting employee training and certification.\nReview and train employees and management in the use of problem solving, quality, and analysis tools.\nIdentify process improvement opportunities and implement new ideas, layouts, equipment, jigs, where feasible.\nEnsure processes are followed and consistent product quality is achieved according to internal specifications and external customer expectations.\nLead Root Cause Corrective Measures (RCCM) activities and quality improvement initiatives, in conjunction with operations/department management, Engineering, and Hunter Douglas Product Brand Teams, facilitating contact and follow-up with all support groups, i.e. IT, Maintenance, etc.\nMonitor and implement corrective actions for internal and external Quality by starting and participating in rapid improvement cycles.\nProvide analysis on quality improvement to reduce/eliminate plant controllable errors.\nContributes to HD Lean Culture of continuous improvement, working with managers, supervisors, and employees, to identify improvement opportunities and implement corrective actions.\nEffectively communicate with management, peers, shifts, support groups, other Hunter Douglas Divisions, and employees throughout the company.\nWho you are\nDemonstrated ability to create and maintain strong business relationships\nAbility to work independently, making sound decisions regarding daily functions/priorities while reporting non-routine decisions to Management\nWorking knowledge of control and quality systems\nStrong analytical and interpersonal skills along with superior computer skills, i.e. SAP, EPIC, BW, Excel, Word, PPTX, Minitab (or other statistical software).\nExcellent communication and teaching skills, with a strong ability to rally employees and teams\nProven ability to adapt and manage effectively in a changing environment\nStrong understanding of and commitment to manufacturing excellence\nMust be precise with the highest focus on quality and customer experience\nAcceptable Training & Experience:\nBachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related degree/diploma preferred\nSix Sigma Certification (Green or Black Belt)\nPrior experience with management systems (ISO, TPS, HDMS)\nMinimum 3-5 Years of experience in a full-time Lean Manufacturing/Six Sigma role\nStrong working knowledge of Lean Six Sigma tools such as Value Stream Mapping, Process Mapping, Value-add/Non-Value-add, Standard Work, Line Balancing, 7 Wastes, hour-by-hour management, gap management, etc.\nExperience leading/facilitating multiple kaizen events/programs and/or key participant role in a large plant lean transformation initiative\nAbility to use data to guide in creating improvement/kaizen plans\nAbility to plan, prioritize and organize work without close supervision\nAbility to effectively handle multiple projects with track record of successful project completion\nComputer and analytical skills required\nWhat's in it for you?\nAnnual base salary range: $105,000 - 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