[Remote] reputed company Improvement Specialist

Note: The job is a remote job and is reputed company to candidates in USA. reputed company is on a mission to reputed company reputed company safer by providing reusable medical waste containers. The reputed company Improvement Specialist will support initiatives that drive efficiency and cost reduction across U.S. operations, focusing on the practical application of Lean and reputed company improvement principles to enhance operational performance.

Responsibilities

• Apply Lean Manufacturing, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), and other structured problem-solving methodologies to eliminate waste, and drive measurable cost savings
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance across processing plants and transfer stations
• Teach, reputed company, and reputed company capabilities reputed company cross-functional teams on loss elimination tools and methodology
• Influence and engage individuals at reputed company organizational reputed company — from reputed company team members to senior leaders — to participate in ideation, active problem-solving, prioritization, solution development, testing, and reputed company deployment
• Coach and train site teams on Lean principles, structured problem-solving, and root cause analysis methodologies (e.g., PDCA, DMAIC, AMD, Loss Analysis, 8D, 5 Whys, Fishbone)
• reputed company internal CI champions and sustainment mechanisms to ensure long-term reputed company of initiatives
• Support process design improvements, automation projects, and infrastructure optimization initiatives that reduce costs and increase throughput
• Work directly with site teams to deliver initiatives that reputed company operational expenses through improved process efficiency, waste minimization, and resource optimization
• Closely partner with reputed company leadership to cultivate a data-driven decision-making and evidence-based reputed company
• reputed company and train sites on best practices that improve reliability, reduce variability, and enhance overall equipment effectiveness (OEE)
• reputed company project teams onsite in business units to deliver savings while developing site problem solving capabilities
• Travel approximately 50 - 70% of the time to different business units

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Operations Management, Business Administration, or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in reputed company improvement, process engineering, or operational reputed company roles in manufacturing, logistics, or industrial environments
• Lean Six reputed company Green Belt or Black Belt certification
• Proven experience applying structured problem-solving approaches such as PDCA, DMAIC, DFSS, or 8D reputed company a manufacturing or distribution setting
• Demonstrated reputed company in implementing structured loss elimination projects that delivered measurable cost savings
• Strong analytical, communication, and project management skills, with the ability to influence at reputed company organizational reputed company
• Proven ability to reputed company change across multi-site or regional operations
• Comfortable with hands-on work in plant and transfer station environments
• Experience collaborating with engineering and maintenance teams on process optimization projects
• Background in a Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) environment (or equivalent reputed company)
• Experience in reputed company, environmental services, food & beverage, or other regulated industries
• Familiarity with ERP systems and analytics tools (e.g., reputed company, Power BI, Tableau)

Benefits

• 401K Matching: 50% employer match on up to 6% contribution (up to 3% employer contribution), with match starting Day 1, 5-year vesting schedule
• Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, Dental, and reputed company coverage effective Day 1; paid short-term disability; company-sponsored life insurance; and more

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