CI Manager, Field

The CI Manager will lead Continuous Improvement (CI) efforts at GATX's railcar repair maintenance facility. This role will serve as a site CI champion ensuring full adoption of Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost (SQDC) components, lead Kaizen and Blitz events that deliver measurable, sustainable improvements, embed 5S practices, and lead/manage the Strategy Deployment process (x-matrix) within site operations. The individual must be passionate about process transformation, operations management, strategy and data driven problem solving

Lead Kaizen/Blitz activities to drive change with sustainable results

Analyze data, identify and scope improvement opportunities
• Acquire cross functional involvement
• Develop ownership for results
• Responsible for establishing baseline and tracking/reporting realized improvement
• Ensure improvements are sustained

Lead projects supporting strategic initiatives as identified through goal deployment

• 5S implementation
• Be a driver for Daily Visual Management
• Support facility capital projects

Educate and train in the pursuit of creating a problem-solving culture to achieve goals within the organization

• Plan and conduct problem-solving sessions and workshops
• Facilitate and empower teams to engage in local problem-solving
• Teach others to lead their own events, and initiate rapid change at all levels of the organization

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Operations Management, Industrial Engineering or other relevant discipline is required
• 5 years' experience in an analytical role or facility management, preferably in Maintenance, Repair, Operations (MRO) or heavy industrial environment
• Experience in a low-volume/high-mix industry or multiple, varied industries is preferred
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or higher certification is preferred
• Proven experience influencing and persuading without having direct authority
• Project Management certification and experience a plus
• Analytical Skills

Other

• Travel requirements vary with assignments, but could be as much as 35% of the time across GATX fixed facilities.
• Must be physically able to climb on equipment within a maintenance facility, stand on feet for extended periods in a plant environment.