Continuous Improvement Manager
Dana Incorporated
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Napoleon • Ohio • United States
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About the role
- Monitor and proactively work to improve plant safety and maintain a safe work environment
- Support and deploy Dana’s Operating System initiatives through various programs including; Black Belt and EIM
- Maintain Measurables on team performance and continuous improvement activities to supply customers with on-time deliveries
- Lead efforts to reduce cost and improve efficiency to meet Dana and customer objectives
- Ability to learn and implement all elements of The Dana Operating System (DOS), Lead Kaizen & Zero Defect Teams
- Implement DOS throughout the plant
- Support New Program Projects
- Coordinate Kaizen Projects and Implementations
- Poke-yoke designs and implementations for customer expectations of less than 15 ppm
- Ability to support, implement, and teach Dana's Lean initiatives
- Proactive approach to unplanned downtime
- Cost estimating, cost control and cost savings
- Maintaining facility and production capacity
- Lead and support production activities
- Support Production line improvements as needed
- Continuously support 5S’s program to achieve and maintain world class housekeeping
- Track and improve in process buffer quantities
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- Safety and Quality oriented
- Green Belt Certification preferred
- Experience with the Toyota Production System and the ability to implement
- Experience in Manufacturing, MIG welding, training and team member involvement teams
- Experience in equipment and process set up
- Excellent computer skills (MS Office, frame works, lotus notes)
- Ability to travel, overnight, for one or more weeks at a time
- Prior leadership experience
- Knowledge of prototype management
- Proven track record of continuous improvement initiatives.
Benefits
- Continuing education
- Health insurance
- Retirement plans
- Paid time off
- Flexible work arrangements
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
cost estimatingcost controlcost savingsMIG weldingprototype managementcontinuous improvementKaizenpoka-yokelean initiativesproduction capacity
Soft Skills
leadershipproactive approachteam member involvementtrainingsafety orientationquality orientationcommunicationorganizational skillsproblem-solvingadaptability
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeGreen Belt Certification