BEA Americas delivers sensors, solutions, and accessories for activation and safety in several market segments including pedestrian and industrial automatic doors, vehicle gates and barriers, transportation, security, and retail sensing applications. This Continuous Improvement Manager will be responsible for leading the team in developing strategies for improving quality and efficiency by leveraging best practices across our business. The role will use ERP to ensure timely and accurate data is maintained. The Continuous Improvement Manager will be an Ideal Team Player who supports our mission to build a convenient, safe, automated world and works to achieve our vision of continued growth and market expansion.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
Process Improvement:
Identify and implement process improvements across manufacturing and supply chain operations:
Efficient process flow
Lead time reductions
Inventory control & supply / demand modeling
Ensure process enhancements align with quality standards and regulatory compliance, collaborating with the quality team
Partner with industrial engineering (INDUS) to develop and deploy different designed or more automated solutions for producing and packaging parts
Help develop preventative maintenance cadences to increase uptime and reliability of machines
Improve efficiency
Reduce waste
Reduce cost
5S:
Sort, Set, Shine, Standardize, Sustain
Everything needs a place with minimums/maximums, labels, and colors
Reporting & Analytics:
Develop, track, and report on daily KPIs with visibility on the floor
Prepare standard and ad-hoc analysis, driving insight on business gaps to plan and benchmarks, supporting future strategic growth
Regularly update senior leadership on the progress and impact of CI initiatives
Perform time studies and observe operations to ensure accurate bills of material, work instructions, and routings.
Strategic Project Execution:
Familiar with project management tools and techniques:
Gantt Charts with milestones and SPAs
Utilize Lean, Six Sigma, & Kaizen methodologies
Lead annual hoshin
Exceptional leadership and team facilitation skills to motivate teams to achieve improvement goals
Implementation of ERP upgrades
All other duties as assigned by Manager
Qualifications: To perform this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and /or ability required.
Bachelor’s Degree
Expert level proficiency in the use of an ERP system and Microsoft Office Suite
Ability to delegate tasks when assigning workloads
Expert level of organization and leadership skills
Expert level communicator and ability to work in a self-directed manner
Experience in operations or supply chain management in a manufacturing environment (>3 years)