CI Manager
Kraft Foods Inc.
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Summary Statement:
The Plant CI Manager is part of theplant organization and plays a key role within the CI support structure indeveloping and sustaining the plant’s CI culture. The Plant CI Manager reports directly to thePlant Manager and receives guidance from local and Center of ExcellenceEngineering, as well as the CI organization. He/she is a power user of improvement tools focused on optimizingmanufacturing performance (Quality, Cost, Delivery, Safety, Morale) and isresponsible for transferring skill capability to conversion teams. This position also develops Plant CIstrategic direction, assisting the Plant Manager and staff on roadmaps, siteLRPs and workforce empowerment.
Primary Responsibilities/Accountabilities:
PlantCI Strategist
ManagesPlant CI Assessments
AuthorsCI Strategic Plan & Gains Staff Inputs
EnsuresStaff Alignment & Involvement in Key Strat Plan Activities
EnsuresPlant CI Strategic Plan Robustness, ie; timelines, milestones, deliverables
Measures& Monitors progress against CI Strategies and milestones
CIIntegration Manager
Ensuresthat Key Plant Challenges have improvement efforts deployed
FacilitatesImprovement Ideation
Deploysappropriate Lean/6-Sigma Technologies to ID Opportunities
Recommendsspecific approaches, methodologies & CI technologies for engagingimprovement efforts
Supportsapplication/execution of CI Technologies & Approaches
StrengthenPlant CI Infrastructures
Assessviability of Green Rooms, Job Certifications, Idea & Suggestion Systems& processes
Design& Deploy Infrastructure strengthening efforts
DirectJob Certification process and ensure robustness, compliance and timely recertification
Regularlymonitor Green Room effectiveness and diagnose needed changes and modificationsto both meetings and the system itself
BuildManagement & Employee Capabilities To Progress CI Efforts
Assessneeded CI skill sets given improvement challenges and/or standardized skills
Create& deploy training & development strategies as needed to buildstandard and necessary skillsets
Monitorskills effectiveness as applied to specific CI challenges
IDCI specialty skills and develop plans for their acquisition and deployment(Lean, 6S, etc.)
Build/StrengthenCI Culture & Behaviors
Partnerwith HR to design and deploy plant CI Communications strategies
Assessesplant CI culture, cultural behaviors, and measures disconnects to Long-range CICulture Future State Vision
Worksto develop strategies aimed at changing leader and employee behaviors insupport of future-state vision.
Partnerswith CI Director as needed to build solid, culture change strategies
Coachesstaff and employees in behavioral effectiveness as needed. Serves as arole model for desired leader behaviors
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree (preferably in Engineering, Business, Finance)
- Minimum 3 years manufacturing experience.
- Minimum 3 years management experience - multi-discipline desired.
- Proven credibility in varied roles.
- Master Black Belt certification (preferred); Kraft certification preferred
- Black Belt required
- CQE Certified
- Experience with Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) required
- Experience with Toyota Production System (TPS) required
Additional General/Technical Skills:
- Blend of social, business and technical skills.
- Demonstrated ability in leading an operation through a transition or transformation, delivering under difficult situations, and adapting to new work environments.
- Track record of successful and sustainable employee engagement initiatives through coaching and influencing.
- Analytical and problem solving skills.
- Understanding of change leadership and principles of redesign.
- Demonstrated acumen in business and finance. Solid understanding of manufacturing and supply chain processes.
- Working knowledge of simplification/improvement methodologies.
The Plant CI Manager will report to aPlant Manager and be the primary resource to support all Continuous Improvementactivities within the plant. This rolewill provide the technical and business expertise which will drive ContinuousImprovement in all QCDSM areas of the plant and will work with the Plant staffto deploy long-term plant LRPs and strategic
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