Continuous Improvement Coordinator

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

Continuous Improvement (CI) / Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) Coordinator is the point person for the facility to the Regional CI Leader with coordination and leadership of all onsite continuous improvement projects. Creates rapport with floor personnel to garner genuine Voice of the Employee (VOE) ideas for Focused Improvement Projects and generates enthusiasm toward engagement in projects. Provides administrative and data collection functions for plant TPM related events, 6S, Blitz, Kaizen and Process Quality and Operations Training initiatives and events. The CI Coordinator assists with trending and educating floor personnel on the importance of their engagement toward continuous improvement efforts. Shares best practices with division and other internally affected work groups.

Reports to: Site Leader

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Tracks plant continuous improvement efforts utilizing systems available.
• Provides all TPM Step 0-3 and general awareness TPM training onsite.
• Attends all TPM meetings, works with leaders to advance team capabilities in problem solving, critical thinking, and analysis of issues to root cause solutions.
• Process expert in training on LEAN Tools
• Maintains the plants TPM related scorekeeping, ensures all remain up to date, and audits weekly to ensure sustained activity.
• Assist operations and maintenance in identifying and communicating any quality or process issues.
• Owner/Administrator of plant SharePoint/Box site – responsible to create, organize, and maintain the site.
• Use data driven decisions to help the Technical, Operations and Maintenance departments become more proactive in process control and reaction.
• Train operations employees on how to read and understand the benefits of control charting.
• Uses safe work practices and reports any hazardous conditions or unsafe acts.
• Communicates and coordinates regularly with Shift Leader on product and process issues seen throughout shift.
• Performs other miscellaneous duties as directed.
• Maintains good housekeeping in work area.
• Regular on-site attendance is required.

  
JOB REQUIREMENTS

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in business or related field preferred and 2+ years of TPM/Lean experience. Or Associate degree and 4+years of TPM/Lean experience
• Prior experience with TPM deployment and leadership of AM, PM, FI and T&D Pillars
• Demonstrated ability to improve business results by working through others.
• Demonstrated ability to lead change to deliver results.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• TPM (JIPM) certification
• Proven track record of successful TPM implementation in a plant environment
• Pillar Leader experience in AM, PM, FI
• Experience leading a Daily Management Huddle
• Project management experience.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Ability to prove results-oriented leadership.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to motivate, inspire, and influence others at all levels of the organization.
• Accessible, open-minded, and able to work well with others, handle resistance or conflict in a productive way.
• Intellectually strong, able to combine analytical reasoning, creativity, and good judgment.
• Customer-centric mindset
• Ability to challenge the status quo; change agent.
• Ability to translate strategy into actionable operating plans.
• Actively Listens
• Models’ curiosity and growth mindset
• Organized, disciplined and process-oriented mindset.
• Strong self-awareness of one’s strengths and development opportunities; works to continuously improve.
• Puts the needs of the business ahead of his/her own self-interest.
• An overt simplifier who can effectively and appropriately distill and reduce complex situations, goals, tasks, and opportunities to a workable set of fundamentals.
• Maintains poise under pressure and readily demonstrates an optimistic nature.
• Must have the ability to perform advanced mathematical calculations.
• Microsoft applications and presentation ability– Word, Excel (to include pivot table, database management), and PowerPoint.

ABOUT OWENS CORNING

Masonite is now proudly part of Owens Corning. Owens Corning is a global building and construction materials leader committed to building a sustainable future through material innovation. Our four integrated businesses – Roofing, Insulation, Doors, and Composites – provide durable, sustainable, energy-efficient solutions that leverage our unique material science, manufacturing, and market knowledge to help our customers win and grow. We are global in scope, human in scale with more than 25,000 employees in 31 countries dedicated to generating value for our customers and shareholders, and making a difference in the communities where we work and live. Founded in 1938 and based in Toledo, Ohio, USA, Owens Corning posted 2023 sales of $9.7 billion. For more information, visit www.owenscorning.com.

Owens Corning is an equal opportunity employe