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MENASHA GLOBAL LLC Continuous Improvement Manager - Manufacturing in Urbana, Ohio

Menasha Corporation Employees, please log-in to your Workday account to apply for positions. ABOUT US (AND OUR EXCITING FUTURE) Menasha Corporation is all about possibilities. Our two businesses, Menasha Packaging and ORBIS Corporation, are leaders in their industries, providing corrugated and plastic packaging products and related services to major global companies. Our employees make the difference, proving that great ideas, collaboration and quality turn possibilities into success. Working at Menasha Corporation means that your insights provide cutting-edge solutions for our customers. If you like to make things happen and are passionate about what you do, you're going to want to be here. Join us and become part of the power behind possible. About The Opportunity As a member of the Continuous Improvement team, this person will be responsible for leading the continuous improvement/lean activities across multiple manufacturing plants and will lead the development of an "Everybody, Every Day" culture of continuous improvement. This role will also provide leadership and framework for improvement by utilizing strong facilitation, project management and change management tools to create successful and sustainable solutions. Key Duties and Responsibilities: Work on complex problems and projects that are aligned to the organization's strategic goals and priorities. Work with frontline staff, identifying improvement opportunities and coaching associates on how to identify waste more efficiently. Work with Production and Administrative functions to identify and eliminate reoccurring problems and standardize processes to reduce waste via implementation of continuous improvement initiatives. Facilitate cross-functional working groups (Kaizen or other). Supports and participates in implementation of actions to meet and sustain improvement goals. Manage and support corporate continuous improvement tool kit. May act as Project Manager for key strategic projects. Collaborate with other CI Regional Managers throughout the company to meet improvement objectives. Other duties as assigned. Performance Measures and Outcomes Monthly reporting of CI initiatives. Ability to motivate cross-functional teams to adopt continuous improvement and lean thinking. Achieve CI savings target through project identification, execution, and sustainment. Successful execution of key strategic projects as Project Manager. Education/Certification Level Required Bachelor's Degree: Business, Engineering, or related field Level Desired Lean Training and/or certification Project Management certification *Relevant work experience may be considered in lieu of education requirement. Work Experience Required Minimum of 1-3 years of relevant experience Desired Experience with SAP Additional Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Strong communication (verbal and written) skills. Excellent facilitation, coaching, and project management skills. Ability to exercise significant independent judgment within broadly defined policies and practices to achieve objectives. Experience in a manufacturing environment with a focus on safety. Teamwork and Cooperation - working together, seeking ideas and opinions for process improvements. Analytical and Conceptual Thinking - systematically identifies and understands problems. Information Seeking - make an effort to get more information and not accept quality at face value. Initiative - take action before being requested to do so. Relationship Building - to be able to coach staff associates above and below when needed. Ability to handle the stress of working with others. Ability to lead by example. Ability to assess employee performance and coach and develop others. Availability outside of normal business hours. Travel Require

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