Continuous Improvement Coordinator

Tenneco is one of the world's leading designer, manufacturers and marketers of automotive products for original equipment and aftermarket customers, with approximately 78.000 team members working at more than 300 sites worldwide. Through our four business groups, Motorparts, Ride Performance, Clean Air and Powertrain, Tenneco is driving advancements in global mobility by delivering technology solutions for diversified global markets, including light vehicle, commercial truck, off-highway, industrial, motorsport and the aftermarket.

Tenneco is one of the world's largest pure-play powertrain companies serving OE markets worldwide with engineered solutions addressing fuel economy, power output, and criteria pollution requirements for gasoline, diesel and electrified powertrains.

We are looking for a Continuous Improvement Coordinator for our Sevierville, TN facility. The continuous improvement team at Tenneco Sevierville works together with the operations team to deploy lean tools and approaches across the shopfloor. The Continuous Improvement Coordinator is under the guidance of the Lean Process Manager and jointly with the operations staff, advanced technicians and operators as well as other support functions such as Engineering or Quality, identify and implement improvement opportunities to support efficiency and productivity gains. The Continuous Improvement Coordinator is expected to conduct Kaizen or SWAT team events to rapidly identify and execute targeted improvement projects. This may include such items as Kanban, Work Instructions, line feeding racks, specialized/custom designed tools or fixture to aid with repetitive steps or documentation of trouble shooting steps.

Our recruiting team is ready to act immediately. You'll first hear from someone in Talent Acquisition to schedule a phone screen, and then the next step will be a personal interview with our Hiring Manager. We pride ourselves on moving through the process quickly, and you can be sure of transparency and prompt communication.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead implementation of improvement tasks and coordinate other support functions or vendors as needed for implementation
• Develop, document, and implement Standard Work methods
• Conduct root cause analyses and implement poka-yokes (error-proofing) - work closely with engineering and quality
• Conduct process mapping and value stream mapping to identifying inefficiencies in productivity with a focus on layout, capabilities, and procedures
• Work closely with operations and shopfloor data from daily Tier 2 and weekly Tier 5 meetings to identify critical opportunities to implement high impact improvement projects
• Prepare, lead, and conduct Kaizen or SWAT team events
• Partner with engineering to design or alter the design of workstations or support tools
• Independently analyze shopfloor data to identify and prioritize projects

EDUCATION: Preferred: Bachelors or Associates degree in engineering discipline.

High school diploma or G.E.D. required

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

• Prior experience in automotive supplier environment preferred
• Shows good morale, openness, and highly collaborative approach
• Effective interpersonal skills, including both oral and written communications
• Ability to influence both upwards (management) and downwards (shopfloor)
• Energetic, self-starter with a passion for problem solving and implementing corrective actions
• Strong time management skills, with the ability to stay effectively organized
• Ability to work with data sets and analyze such in Microsoft Excel
• Interviewing and observation skills to determine patterns, root causes
• Ability to write SOPs, Standard Work, and Guides using Microsoft Excel/ PowerPoint
• Good team player - ability to coach and mentor others
• Familiarity with lean and continuous improvement tools (5 why, 5/7 wastes, RCCA, SMED, OEE)

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.