Overview
Precision. Performance. Pride. For more than 100 years, Snap-on has made work easier for serious professionals performing critical tasks. We work hard together. We grow together. We are one Snap-on team.
We are looking to add a Rapid Continuous Improvement (RCI) Manager to our Snap-on Equipment Solutions (EQS) team. This role is responsible for driving the group’s continuous process improvement and quality efforts critical to driving growth, improving root/cause/corrective action processes and operational excellence initiatives while improving and reducing quality costs.
Responsibilities
- Establish strategic continuous improvement implementation plans within business functions.
- Manage and monitor reporting on performance of implemented continuous improvement (CI) initiatives and continuously improve implementation capability.
- Lead individuals responsible for preparing and implementing CI programs.
- Share Lean thinking and fundamentals of strategy within the business group.
- Lead department managers in their pursuit of rapid continuous improvement initiatives designed at improving quality.
- Ensure consistency of implemented processes across the business group.
- Provide guidance and standardization on the Quality System infrastructure and strategies.
- Manage the collection and communication of metrics/key business and performance indicators.
- Facilitate implementation of RCI initiatives which reduce cost and/or time, or improve service and/or quality.
- Manage and monitor preventive/corrective actions to improve quality and reduce cost of quality. Maintain RCI reports (action items status, payback, cost savings, other metrics as needed).
- Manage safety procedures for various department locations and consolidate metrics for management review.
- Assist in the business group reporting including assembly of presentations for senior management review.
- Perform analysis of problem areas and propose solutions.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in finance or business administration
- 5-7 years’ experience in multiple operational and administrative areas of business
- Fundamental understanding of LEAN principles and a proven track record of implementation
- Fundamental understanding of Root Cause Analysis, process mapping and problem solving
- Understanding of quality process flow, quality tools, PFMEA, testing strategies
- Experience with ISO and quality documentation background
- Superior analytical skills
- Proven project management skills
- Disciplined, organized, demonstrates follow-through on assignments and issue resolution
- Able to successfully manage milestones and deadlines for multiple, concurrent projects
- Ability to acquire, assimilate and analyze data from multiple systems and sources
- Strong written and verbal communications/presenter skills
- Familiarity with SAP, Oracle and other ERP solutions/systems
- Strong computer skills with MS Office applications (MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, Visio, SharePoint)
- Willingness to acquire additional education and training as required by business
- Willingness to travel
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