Ci Manager - Skokie, United States - Tenneco
Description
Tenneco is one of the world's leading designer, manufacturers and marketers of automotive products for original equipment and aftermarket customers, with approximately 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.
The CI Manager will report to the Plant Manager and will lead the site's continuous improvement initiatives designed to eliminate non-value-added activities while improving operational excellence.
Will be responsible for the establishment of an operational excellence culture throughout all plant operations with emphasis on sustainable development.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Managing CI Projects as assigned, typically within a local region or business unit
- Performing gap analysis to identify deficiencies in business processes and programs and recommending adjustments to programs and/or processes
- Linking process deficiencies directly to bottom line impact
- Leads crossfunctional project teams formed to implement change and drive continuous improvement
- Drives mixed model value stream implementation projects with a focus on continuous improvement of safety, quality, cost, and delivery
- Specific focus on P3 implementation (Tenneco Operating System) to drive change and key KPIs
- Use appropriate problemsolving tools to provide rapid improvement with sustainable results
- Ensures adherence to standard processes for data collection, documentation and reporting
- Plans budget and manages costs related to operational excellence initiatives
- Directly supervises, trains and mentors fulltime CI assigned resources
- Building project plan to CI projects, including resources, timeline, critical paths, etc.
- Managing diverse CI strategies for transactional and/or manufacturing operations
- Participating in operational continuous improvement reviews with Local and/or Regional Management
- Training team members about the Tenneco Operating System
EDUCATION:
Bachelor's Degree required
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:
- Minimum 10 years' experience in operations required
- Experience in a Continuous Improvement function
- Black Belt or Master Black Belt certification preferred
- Must have thorough understanding of cycle time reduction, waste reduction, yield improvement, productivity and throughput improvement
- Handson experience using Operational Excellence and Continuous Improvement methods (LEAN, TPM, Six Sigma, TQM)
- Proven leadership skills to coach and lead teams to fully deliver chartered objectives and projects
- Project management experience
- Proficient with
Microsoft Applications:
Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
- Be a selfstarter with excellent organizational skills in planning and organizing to handle multiple tasks concurrently
- Advanced problem solving capabilities, attention to detail and numerical aptitude
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