Manufacturing Continuous Improvement Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Manufacturing Continuous Improvement Manager

Position Type : Full-time, Exempt, Salary

Reports to : Manufacturing Continuous Improvement & Lean Director

Supervisory Responsibility : No current direct reports

Location : Fort Worth, TX

Company Summary

Stellar Energy provides state-of-the-art solutions customers build in for optimized energy performance now; and in the preparation for the energy needs of tomorrow. In business for 25 years, we’ve delivered added energy efficiency and capacity to customers in more than 15 countries. More dispatchable power. Increased LNG production. Greater Data Center efficiency and lower costs. Hyperscale deployment at the best possible speed to first megawatt. All delivered with the lower emissions required to support our partners’ unique sustainability objectives.

Stellar Energy specializes in a wide range of engineering and manufacturing solutions within the energy sector including turbine inlet air chilling, central utility plants, district cooling, combined heat & power systems, thermal energy storage, inlet air heating, data center chilling, and inlet air chilling for LNG facilities. Additionally, our expertise extends to start-up & commissioning, system health analysis, services, and training. Our in-house team of skilled engineers and dedicated tradespeople are the reason we are the global leader in customized solutions. Stellar Energy strives to add value to today’s energy infrastructure, achieving secure, affordable, and sustainable energy that will help to create a responsible energy economy.

Essential Functions

• Manages and oversees manufacturing continuous improvement activities, and projects through defined phases while adhering to establish timelines.
• Contributes to the systems analysis, design, redesign, and reengineering of processes, systems, procedures, and operational changes to increase efficiency, safety, and effectiveness.
• Heads, identifies, develops, and executes or implements long-term and short-term manufacturing continuous improvement strategies, working closely with production, planning, maintenance, quality, and shipping to increase capacity, reduce lead times, improve delivery upon request, and improve product quality.
• Plans, leads, defines, develops, reviews, and audits strategic activities for manufacturing continuous improvement initiatives while following and helping established standards across the company.
• Develops and tracks metrics related to manufacturing improvement activities; and promotes standard processes, improved flow, waste elimination, and support management for daily improvement activities.
• Provides strategic leadership to production personnel and assures that facility improvement initiatives support corporate strategy and goals.
• Facilitates training and development in lean manufacturing techniques, working directly with the Production Manager, Maintenance Manager, and QC Manager to assess, prioritize, and implement continuous improvement activities.
• Conducts routine reviews and reports on overall manufacturing continuous activities including accomplishments, participation, project activities, and anticipated needs of all manufacturing continuous improvement activities, summarizing and reporting results for appropriate management, as necessary.
• Identifies barriers to success and solicits help from leadership as and when needed.
• Eliminates waste a redundancy by identifying areas for centralization.
• Enforces processes and procedures.
• Prepares for ISO 9001 and other audits.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Competencies

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop, kneel, talk, or hear. The employee must occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds.

Position Type / Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8 : 00 a.m. to 5 p.m. This position may require occasional weekend work.

Required Education and Experience

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

None.

Work Authorization

Must be authorized to work in the USA.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Stellar Energy Americas Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Stellar Energy Americas Inc. complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.