Continuous Improvement Manager

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Headquartered in Cincinnati, LSI Industries (NASDAQ: LYTS) specializes in the creation of advanced lighting, graphics, and display solutions. The Company's American-made products, which include lighting, print graphics, digital graphics, millwork, metal and refrigerated products, and custom displays, are engineered to elevate brands in competitive markets. Founded in 1976, LSI has grown and now has a workforce of approximately 1,900 employees and 16 facilities throughout North America, LSI is dedicated to providing top-quality solutions to its clients. Additional information about LSI is available at www.lsicorp.com

We are looking for a Continuous Improvement Manager to support our ADL team out of our Columbus, OH Location.

LSI/ADL Technology provides turnkey, design-to-production service, or we will support you only in the parts of the process you select. Either way, we're focused on manufacturing quality PCBs and Assemblies that meet and exceed industry quality standards and our own benchmarks for success.

SUMMARY:

The Continuous Improvement Manager is responsible for the Lean Transformation Plan at LSI ADL Technology, managing all continuous improvement activity and supervising the continuous improvement team. This person will provide direct end-to-end support and leadership to achieve significant improvements to safety, quality, productivity, and/or cost. This energetic and experienced change agent will be expected to use data and statistical analysis methods to drive continuous improvement decisions and activities throughout the organization. Must be able to communicate and work effectively in a high-performance team environment with management, program management, functional and production teams.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible working, coaching and mentoring LSI ADL teams and departments to complete continuous improvement projects around various business / production processes, customer facing problems, and demonstrate business value through the lean transformation and lean six sigma green & black belt process.

• Use Lean Manufacturing concepts to eliminate waste within the value streams and improve overall product quality, manufacturing capability, and process control.

• Define and prioritize potential kaizens and projects including financial benefit and process/business impact.

• Mentoring and coaching plant leadership, green belts, or other functional departments on the Lean/DMAIC/DFSS methodologies.

• Assist in the development of manufacturing processes. This work includes developing standard work, work instructions, cell layout, material presentation, control plans, etc.

• Mentoring and coaching of project sponsors and SMEs.

• Deliver projects to completion with limited supervision.

• Assist in the collection and analysis of data for tracking improvements.

• Works independently with project teams and sponsors.

• Generate lean communications highlighting progress and success stories.

• Influences and leads teams from basic to difficult or complex efforts.

• Collaborates effectively at multiple levels of the organization through effective change management process.

• Ensure compliance with corporate and plant safety standards.

• Deliver Lean Sigma and Continuous Improvement training to internal employees, customers and stakeholders as needed.

• Other duties may be assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• This position has supervisory responsibilities over the Continuous Improvement personnel.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's Degree-Business or Industrial Engineering preferred or equivalent experience.
• 5-10 year of experience at a BB level with sustained demonstrable results.
• ASQ and Lean Certification a plus.

PROJECT EXECUTION SKILLS

• Demonstrated utilization of the full range of tools in resolution of business problems, i.e. Process Mapping, CTQ trees, VSM, 5S, Standard Work, Visual Management, Kaizen, Data Collection, FMEA, KJ Analysis, Pareto Charting, A3 / 5-Why problem solving, Design of Experiments, Control Charts, project planning and other lean methodologies.

• Working knowledge of Minitab or other SPC software.

• Leads by example, trains, mentors and works in a team.

• Ability to deliver Lean Sigma and Continuous Improvement training to internal GB candidates.

• Solid understanding of Return on Investment (ROI) and Cost of Poor-Quality identification (CPQ)

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

• Read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.

• Communicate effectively with customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community inquiries or complaints.

• Write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format.

• Effectively present information to top management, public groups and/or boards of directors.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.

• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Benefits:

• 401(k)

• Health insurance

• Dental insurance

• Vision insurance

• Paid time off

EEOC:

LSI is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. LSI is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.