Continuous Improvement Manager

Continuous Improvement Manager

Country

United States of America

State / County

Pennsylvania

City

Morgantown

Division

Metals

Company

Morgantown

Function

Continuous Improvement

Workplace Type

On-Site

Position type

Full Time

Opportunity ID

13212

Company Profile

With more than 120 operations and approximately 20,000 employees worldwide, Precision Castparts Corp. is the market leader in manufacturing large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, forged components, aerostructures and highly engineered, critical fasteners for aerospace applications. In addition, we are the leading producer of airfoil castings for the industrial gas turbine market. We also manufacture extruded seamless pipe, fittings, and forgings for power generation and oil & gas applications; commercial and military airframe aerostructures; and metal alloys and other materials for the casting and forging industries. With such critical applications, we insist on quality and dependability - not just in the materials and products we make, but in the people we recruit.

PCC is relentless in its dedication to being a high-quality, low-cost and on-time producer; delivering the highest value to its customers while continually pursuing strategic, profitable growth.

In 2016, Berkshire Hathaway, led by Chairman and CEO Warren E. Buffett, acquired Precision Castparts Corp.

Job Description

Manages and provides leadership on all large-scale capital improvements supporting the Plant Manager; acts as agent of change to the manufacturing and technical departments in order to facilitate process and product improvements

Essential Functions:

• Manage the Process Engineering and Continuous Improvement members. Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of this unit

• Act as a resource to the organization for the use of continuous improvement techniques such as the 6-sigma, Kaizen, Lean Manufacturing techniques and other improvement methods.

• Direct the activities of the CI group including their interaction with maintenance function, Operations to drive site wide improvements.

• Participate in site wide planning including capital management, inventory control, and others as required.

• Support Corporate and local initiatives (SAP, PIS, etc)

• Oversee CI development and training; facilitate special CI events activities to drive 6S, plant improvement performance in capitalizing on removing waste and improvement of yield, and production processes.

• Drives engagement with production personnel to participate suggest improvement opportunities.

• Work with the accounting function to quantify, measure and report cost savings; work with the accounting function to quantify, measure and report project expenditures in insure project are on budget

• Act as contact and facilitator of inter-company and intra-company initiatives.

• Effectively communicate company and department goals, achievements, problems, solutions, practices, changes, and policies. Encourage positive communication. Enforce all company policies, rules, and regulations.

Experience and Education:

• Bachelor's degree required, (engineering background highly desired)

• 6+ years related experience in a manufacturing environment with hands on mindset to drive improvement

• Titanium experience would be very helpful (desired - not required).

• Melting experience would be very helpful (desired - not required).

• Ability and desire to manage in a 24 hour per day, 7 day per week manufacturing environment.

• Ability to work hours as needed work with back-shift personnel, solve problems, and respond to emergencies.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Ability and desire to act as site TOC expert and instructor

• Ability and desire to act as site Lean expert and instructor.

• 6 Sigma Black Belt certification desired

• Statistical knowledge/experience required.

• ISO9000 experience would be very helpful (desired - not required).

• Strong leadership and analytical skills

• Ability to effectively communicate and interact with all organization levels

• Personal Computer Skills (MS Office experience desired)

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Relocation

Relocation is authorized for this position.

This position requires use of information or access to production processes subject to national security controls under U.S. export control laws and regulations (including, but not limited to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)). To be qualified to work in this facility, a successful applicant must be a U.S. Person, as defined in those regulations, and able to supply evidence of that qualification prior to starting work or be authorized to receive controlled information under a specific license or permission from the relevant government agency. The U.S. export control regulations define a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), and certain categories of Asylees and Refugees.