Manager Continuous Improvement

6 months ago

Calgary, Canada Purolator Full time

**Posting Date**:
**Posting Number: 63380**

**Work Location Type: Hybrid**
**Job Code**: 627
**Location**: Calgary, Dieppe, Edmonton, Mississauga, Richmond, St. John's, Winnipeg
**Reports to**: Director Continuous Improvement

**It’s not a package. It’s a promise®.**:
As Canada’s leading integrated freight, package, and logistics provider, we’ve been helping promises get where they need to be for more than 60 years. How does the magic happen? **The journey starts with you**. The places we go, the elements we brave, the promises we deliver - **it’s all possible because of our people.** So, whether you’re looking to build new skills, make an impact in your community, or inspire your team, **we go there** for you.

The Continuous Improvement Manager, using their expert level command of Lean and Six Sigma tools along with knowledge of product and production processes, will work with cross functional teams to identify and implement process improvements to support organizational targets that impact cost and quality metrics.

**Responsibilities**:

- Act as a coach and trainer for continuous improvement methodologies imbedding lean data thinking into others.
- Respectfully challenge the status quo and encourage fellow employees to improve every day.
- Implement a lean management system and ensure that all elements such as standardized processes, problem solving and governance are in place to drive sustainable results.
- Utilize value stream mapping and various lean tools to select the right blend of kaizen events and projects that drive business improvement.
- Lead and facilitate lean activities such as kaizen events and lean process reviews.
- Work with the event or project leader and prepare for kaizen events using A3 techniques
- Coordinate with third party lean consultants where applicable.
- Conduct lean assessments and cultural reviews, and develop an action plan, to address opportunities for improvement.
- Use Operational Excellence and Continuous Improvement methods (LEAN, TPM, Six Sigma, TQM) to gain alignment to install needs changes and improvements on the job.
- Work broadly with Engineering, Operations, PMO, functional experts etc. to make or implement changes on site and at the source.

**Qualifications**:

- Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering, Business, Finance or college equivalent diploma
- Over 5 years progressive experience leading Six Sigma Black Belt activities
- Must have Lean and or Six Sigma Black Belt certification and hands-on experience using Operational Excellence and Continuous Improvement methods (LEAN, TPM, Six Sigma, TQM).
- Expert level command of Lean and Six Sigma tools along with knowledge of product and production processes is required.
- Prior experience leading projects incorporating 5S and Kanban methodologies.
- Experience leading Kaizen events focused on improving manufacturing production processes resulting in costs reduction
- Must have thorough understanding of cycle time reduction, waste reduction, yield improvement, productivity and throughput improvement to make process improvement recommendations for change.
- Excellent communication skills and prior experience influencing others in a culture that is unaccustomed to using lean methodologies

**POSTING DETAILS**
**Location**: 530 - Corporate
**Working Conditions**: Office Environment

Posting Number: 63380

**Reports to**: Director Continuous Improvement- Purolator is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, Aboriginal/Indigenous _status,_ or any other factors considered discriminatory. If you require an accommodation during the recruitment process, we will work with you to meet your needs._

At Purolator, every day is an opportunity for our employees to connect with one another and with our customers to help make a positive impact in the communities where we live, work and play.

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