Continuous Improvement Manager

Company: SPX Flow
Location: Rockford
Posted on: January 16, 2020

Job Description:

OPPORTUNITY SNAPSHOT

If you combine a deep background in lean manufacturing with experience implementing principles, and you have the interpersonal skills to influence others and gain buy-in as you drive change, the role of Continuous Improvement Manager offers you multiple compelling opportunities. You will:

* Play a critical role in planning, coordinating and executing quality and continuous improvement initiatives at multiple commercial service facilities focused on industrial pump repair, in compliance with ISO 9001 standards and SPX Flow policies.
* Make an impact across North American operations and help drive your strong year-over-year growth. In fact, this is a prime role with exciting growth potential. You will be able to leverage your strong impact and influence as this site and function continue to grow.
* Enjoy unique challenges, compared to typical CI roles, such as partnering extensively with people at all levels, from shop floor personnel to site leaders, in a variety of areas, including Manufacturing, Purchasing, Engineering, and others.
* Showcase your leadership skills and ability to deliver results -- characteristics we look for when advancement opportunities arise.
* Work with a great team in a fast-paced, collaborative environment -- just a couple of reasons with have a high number of long-tenured employees.
* Earn competitive compensation, a bonus opportunity and a comprehensive benefits package that begins day one!

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

As the Continuous Improvement Manager, you will lead the cultural transformation to a Quality and Continuous Improvement atmosphere. You will develop and maintain an integrated Quality Management System (QMS) and Lean Continuous Improvement System for North American service facilities. It will be your job to oversee the quality program at each facility and develop training programs and activities to monitor and improve quality of products. You will also develop and execute a Lean CI Enterprise roadmap for collective facilities, and work closely with facility general managers and Quality/Lean CI champions to support overall goals and individual action plans.

REQUIREMENTS

* Bachelor's degree in Engineering, ideally Industrial / Production Engineering.
* 4+ years of lean manufacturing experience within a commercial service organization.
* 4+ years of experience in a Quality program, including experience leading a Quality department.
* Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining ISO systems, implementing change initiatives, and developing quality improvement programs.

ABOUT SPX FLOW

Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, SPX Flow, Inc. (NYSE: FLOW) innovates with customers to help feed and enhance the world by designing, delivering and servicing high-value solutions at the heart of growing and sustaining our diverse communities. The company's product offering is concentrated in rotating, actuating and hydraulic technologies, as well as automated process systems, into food and beverage, industrial and power and energy markets. SPX FLOW has approximately $2 billion in annual revenues with operations in more than 30 countries and sales in more than 150 countries.

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