Continuous Improvement Coordinator
UFP Industries · Shawnee, OK
- Level
- Specialist
- Team
- Lean / CI
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A specialist continuous improvement role at UFP Industries (industrial) in Shawnee, OK.
- Tools it names
- Lean, Kaizen, 5S, Value stream mapping, Kanban
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How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Lean / CI team at UFP Industries
Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. Use the team search on this page to find them.
- 2
Send a short, curious note
One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.
- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is CI run from the plant floor or from a corporate OpEx group?
- Which metrics does leadership actually watch: OEE, scrap, cost per unit?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
Apply with someone vouching for you
If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
- 5
Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
About the role
Job Summary
The Continuous Improvement Coordinator is responsible for the implementation and coordination of the site’s CI initiative.
Responsibilities
- ◆Establish and build the plant’s Continuous Improvement Team
- ◆Coordinate the activities of the site Lean initiative while working with the Continuous Improvement Team on some or all of the stated duties
- ◆Evaluate operations to identify areas of waste and opportunities for improvement
- ◆Facilitate VSM and Kaizen activities
- ◆Develop, prioritize, and implement solutions to reduce waste and improve performance
- ◆Document and standardize improvements
- ◆Teach, coach, and mentor all levels of employees in Continuous Improvement and manufacturing principles
- ◆Train employees to identify and eliminate waste
- ◆Develop programs to foster employee involvement to promote a Continuous Improvement culture
- ◆Attend seminars, lectures, and training classes on Continuous Improvement and share gained knowledge with plant staff
- ◆Prepares regular and special reports as required
- ◆Performs other duties as required
Qualifications
- ✓Minimum high school graduate.
- ✓Minimum one to three years of experience in a lean manufacturing environment
- ✓Working knowledge and proficiency in the use of computer and business-related software, including Microsoft applications excel, word, and Outlook
- ✓Working knowledge of 5s, Kanban, standardized workflow, value stream mapping, Kaizen, and visual environment/factory