Location: Charleston,WV, USA
Position Summary: The CBS (Crane Business Systems) Manager will serve as the main administrator, liaison, and driver for site continuous improvement activities along with leveraging the team's skills to develop and implement optimal, cost-effective manufacturing processes and methods. This role will assist in the coordination and development of the organization's continuous improvement roadmap, ensure the site's Continuous Improvement Center is maintained, and that results are clearly communicated to management.The CBS Manager will ensure that the Kaizen schedule, results, and updates are loaded into the SharePoint in a timely manner.They will ensure that consistent follow up and follow through occurs for each event and is responsible for mentoring associates to become Tool Champions in key tool needs for the business. In correlation to continuous improvement this role will provide quality, environmental, health, safety, and security leadership to the site.Principle Duties (includes, but is not limited to): •Lead, participate, and facilitate in kaizens, JDIs, and projects to achieve strategic business targets in the areas of Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Growth. •Recommends and implements improvements to production processes, methods and controls.Coordinates manufacturing launch for new or revised products. •Ensures timely and successful completion of kaizens, JDIs, and projects. •Provides on-going feedback and progress reports as required to Leadership Team. •Serve as main resource for the completion of all technical improvements in the Newspaper items of a Kaizen event. •Designs, develops and tests and/or sources cost-justified tools, machinery and equipment for recommended manufacturing methods. •Performs product process analysis for safety improvements, cost reduction, quality improvement, and improved efficiency. •Uses sound engineering principles and established procedural disciplines to execute projects from conception to completion. •Provides training, mentoring and support to develop Certified Tool Champions through the organization. •Work with all levels of the Site Leadership team to identify significant improvement opportunities that drive our SDP and SQDCG metrics. •Manage the Continuous Improvement Roadmap to coordinate kaizen, JDI, and projectevents across the site. •Become certified as a Tool Champion in the different disciplines as prioritized by management. •Learn and teach and reinforce 5S activities sitewide. •Continuously audit Kaizen Event results across the site. •Oversee, maintain and improve company's Quality Management System (QMS) to ISO 9001:2015. •Maintain the corrective/preventive action program, including receiving and reviewing responses, working with departments for timely completion and periodic reports and metrics. •Provide monthly reports on problem areas (Pareto, Trend, and other methods) to senior and executive management for COPQ, Supplier Quality, etc. •Lead and coordinate environmental, safety and health related activities for the site to prevent occupational injury/illness related losses, environmental exposure through spills and minimize future liabilities by evaluating risks and establishing appropriate loss control/reduction activities. •Work with the entire site leadership team to ensure that key EHS operational controls are in place and that EHS action items are resolved on a timely basis. •Assume projects as an individual contributor as requested by the Site Leader.Essential Qualifications / Experience: •B.S. in Engineering or related degree. •2-3 years' of engineering experience in a manufacturing environment. •Exposure to lean manufacturing, six sigma, and 5S practices. •Proficient in the use of Word and Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint. •Excellent interpersonal and communication skills both written and verbal. •Problem solving and root-cause analysis skills. •Unimpeachable ethics. Preferred Qualifications/Experience •Hands-on experience with the successful application of all of the lean/CBS Tools. •A demonstrated history of successfully facilitating changes that involve all levels of employees. •Demonstrated ability to understand process & product specifications. •Background in ISO 9001 or related standards. •Knowledge of OSHA and other US regulations and the fundamentals of safety and industrial hygiene •Ability to travel as necessary.EOE/Women/Minorities/Veterans/Disabled