Continuous Improvement Project Manager jobs in Huntsville, AL

Location:  Onsite at Huntsville, AL

Opportunity

Founded in 1873 and headquartered in Kohler, Wis., Kohler Co. is one of America’s oldest and largest privately held companies. Kohler is a global leader in the manufacture of kitchen and bath products, tile and home interiors, and an international host to award-winning hospitality and world-class golf destinations. For more details, please visit http://www.kohlercompany.com.

Basic Function

• Drive Continuous Improvement in the Site, Lean Manufacturing principles aligned with KOS, the (Kohler Operating System).  Sets Direction for short and long term Continuous Improvement plan for the site.  Leads activities to resolve problems and continuously improve Production Flow with a focus on True North.  Train and Mentor CI Team and Site Leadership to Institutionalize Lean Manufacturing capabilities in the way we work, demonstrated by Hands-on and Coached application of robust process improvement methods.  
• Owns the development, and achievement of Site’s Continuous Improvement Roadmap’s, and takes champions the activities to progress maturity in the 7 elements of KOS, Operating Culture, Safety, Environment, Quality, Production Flow, Materials Management and Asset Reliability.       
• Manages the site CI dept and Continuous improvement engineers.  
• This position will interact with like roles in other FMV sites for knowledge sharing and best practice identification and replication.     

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