Continuous Improvement Champion – Nucor Towers & Structures

Job Details

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Expand Beyond with Nucor

Nucor Towers and Structures (NTS) is a new entity within Nucor, the largest recycler and largest manufacturer of steel and steel products in North America, focused on the execution of our strategy to Expand Beyond our core business. As a part of Nucors New Markets product group, NTS is focused on the exciting growth potential in the power distribution market. Current production facility is in West Hazleton, PA, with plans to build a national footprint.

Why Nucor?With a firm commitment to our teammates, strong benefits, and performance incentives, its easy to see why Nucor is named one of Americas best employers and ranked as the #1 employer in its industry by Fortune Magazine. For more information on our benefits go to Nucor.com/benefits (https://nucor.com/careers#benefits) .

We work together to create a safe, positive, and engaging environment. While delivering the highest quality products and service for our customers, we lead the steel industry in environmental responsibility. Joining our team means working with people who have your back and are invested in helping you build a strong future. You will never stop learning at Nucor and when you are ready to take the next step in your career, were ready too.

Basic Job Functions:

Nucor Towers & Structures Inc, a division of Nucor, the nations largest recycler and largest manufacturer of steel and steel products, is seeking a qualified applicant for the position of Continuous Improvement (CI) Champion at our business unit located in Decatur, AL. Specific job responsibilities include, but not limited to the following:

The Continuous Improvement (CI) Champion serves as a frontline CI lead, working across the groups to identify opportunities to drive business and operational efficiencies, designs, plans, and execute process changes, and embed the new processes and procedures into the operations and back-office for long term sustainability. The CI champion will be expected to identify and deliver attainable results while leading the change management efforts with support from teammates and leadership.

Support Continuous Improvement program implementation and sustainment

Help local team to seek and deliver operational improvement opportunities using lean/continuous improvement methodology & practices

Organize, execute and drive process improvement through facilitation of improvement events such as warehouse layout changes, cycle time reduction and 5S events

Develop and execute Annual CI Roadmap for sites

Provide mentorship and support for improvement efforts

Conduct Daily Gemba walks, record findings, and correct issues

Complete improvement initiatives and eliminate waste within the processes make our operation more efficient

Lead Daily Management board meetings

Responsible for site level KPI Tracking and corrective actions as needed

5S audits to sustain workplace organization efforts

Active ambassador for continuous improvement and safety initiatives for the site

Present/ share best practices and initiatives from local station throughout the NTS network

Ability to develop business cases for improvement projects

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Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum high school GED or technical vocational school

Microsoft office competency (Visio, excel, PowerPoint)

Excellent analytical skills

Excellent oral, written and communication skills

1-3 years experience working in manufacturing environment

Personable and professional demeanor

Ability to multi-task and work independently as well as in different (local) teams

Ability to work within deadlines

Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred lean/continuous improvement experience and knowledge

Lean Six Sigma Green belt

Ability to communicate efficiently and effectively

Ability to work in the field cooperate & collaborate through influence

Change management skills.

Nucor is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer M/F/Disabled/Vets and a drug free workplace