Continuous Improvement Manager

Continuous Improvement Manager

Position ID: req43202

Sector: BA North America

Functional Area: EMS/EPS/Continuous Improvement

Location: Charlotte Office

Number of Openings: 1

Employment Type: Permanent

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

Continuous Improvement Manager

At Electrolux, a leading global appliance company, we strive every day to shapeliving for the better for our consumers, our people, and our planet. We shareideas and collaborate so that together, we can develop solutions that deliverenjoyable and sustainable living.

Come join us as you are. We believe diverse perspectives make usstronger and more innovative. In our global community of people from 100+countries, we listen to each other, actively contribute, and grow together.

Join us in our exciting quest to build the future home.

All about the role:

In this role you will be reporting to the EMS Director for NorthAmerica and will be based out of our North American Headquarters in Charlotte,NC. You will drive the EMS deployment across the North America Operations.

What you'll do:

You will implement the lean tools and standard to achieve theobjectives for quality, cost, safety, deliveries and environmental sustainability.You will also ensure all EMS training and improvement activities are accordingto the globally defined standards. Additionally, you will ensure training forChange Agents and sponsors within factories.

Other responsibilities may include:

Ensure that the lean certification processes are adhered tostandards and targets.• Promote lean manufacturing best practice sharing across operation includingbenchmarking with other companies in the field of lean manufacturing.• EMS point of contact for external organizations.• Co-drive the EMS cultural change motivating and empowering all employees.• Drive the Value Stream Mapping deployment in all plants to ensure thefoundations of the CI workshop.

Who you are:• With a number of projects running simultaneously, flexibility andagility are essential.• You work efficiently and proactively to deliver results.• You always strive for better, in your work and for your future.• With an eye for detail and the ability to interpret complex data, you canalso translate this into meaningful, useful information that informs servicedelivery.• You build networks and trust, good working relationships and apply yourinfluence to shaping change. • Whether face-to-face or on the phone, you cancommunicate plans and articulate your ideas with colleagues and customers atall levels.• You start and you finish, taking leadership ofgetting things done, on time and to high quality, tying up all the loose endsalong the way. • You're openminded about where ideas come from and how they can be applied to enableinnovation.

Required Qualifications:• University degree in Lean Manufacturing/ Logistics/ Supply Chain/Production/ Project Management.• 5 years minimum experience leading lean implementation and cultural change ina manufacturing environment.• 5+ years' experience in Lean, Lean sigma or similar (5S, Waste Elimination,Visual Management, Standardized Work, Teaming, Problem Solving, SetupImprovement, TPM, Jidoka, Value Stream Mapping, etc.• 3+ years' experience in Lean material flow (Inbound Logistics, Plan for EveryPart, Kanban, Supermarkets, hiejunka, mixed model flow, Single Piece Flow,etc.)• Min. 5 years of implementation Lean Manufacturing projects and demonstrateproject management (also remote) skills.• Fully proficient in English both verbal and written.• Willing and able to travel extensively.

Findmore on:

Electrolux North America: https://www.linkedin.com/company/electrolux/life/northamerica/

Electrolux Home Products, Inc. is an Equal OpportunityEmployer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment withoutregard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation,disability, or veteran status. If you need assistance or an accommodationduring the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request.The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will bepenalized as a result of such a request.

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Electrolux shapes living for the better by reinventing taste, care and wellbeing experiences, making life more enjoyable and sustainable for millions of people. As a leading global appliance company, we place the consumer at the heart of everything we do. Through our brands, including Electrolux, AEG, Anova, Frigidaire, Westinghouse and Zanussi, we sell more than 60 million household and professional products in more than 150 markets every year. In 2017 Electrolux had sales of SEK 122 billion and employed 56,000 people around the world. For more information go to www.electroluxgroup.com.