http://ecolab.jobs2web.com/go/Chicago-Lean-Manufacturing-Jobs/77008/ View Chicago Lean Manufacturing Jobs at Ecolab en-us http://ecolab.jobs2web.com/images/ecolab/logo.gif http://ecolab.jobs2web.com/go/Chicago-Lean-Manufacturing-Jobs/77008/ 720 Job Title: Black Belt
Functional Area: Lean Six Sigma
Division: Global Operations
Location: Illinois-Joliet
Country: United States
Employment Status: Full Time

Job Description:


The Black Belt will be a change agent and thrives on challenge as s/he assists the Joliet plant with advancing the Lean Six Sigma initiative to improve profitability though supply & distribution strategies, continuous improvement in quality process control, material efficiency, & new product production. Working with another Black Belt and 6 green belts, s/he will work in this highly visible role to execute 1 to 3 projects, ranging in scope from $100-600K e.g. material loss reduction/substitution, space lay out, improved packaging productivity, cycle-time reduction, & process control/preventative maintenance projects. S/he will identify options & gain approval for best alternatives from the Plant Manager & support from managers who will be engaged in project implementation and provide leadership and coaching for up to 6 green belts.



Main Responsibilities:


· Leads across organization & influences others. Trains & mentors in the Lean Six Sigma tools & methodology; coaches & develops the Green Belts assigned to projects. Models operational excellence by visibly demonstrating leadership.

· Continually seeks process improvement opportunities for the assigned function or business unit. Assesses & critiques resources required for Lean Six Sigma projects. Assesses & identifies risk in order to fulfill the defined objectives. Interprets both internal & external customer requirements. Facilitates the implementation & acceptance of change in the work place. Leverages best practices across the organization in tools & processes.

· Participates in the project identification & selection, determine benefits, recommend resources & team members. Uses data to guide the decision-making process. Identifies organizational barriers; recommends solutions

· Manages & supports projects, tracks improvement, ensure control & maintain accountability. Networks with both internal & external resources

Basic Qualifications:

· Bachelor's degree.

· 7+ years of experience in manufacturing, supply chain environment

· Green Belt training with project completion and 2+ years as a team member in a Toyota/Honda, TQM, Lean, or Six Sigma environment.

Preferred Qualifications:


· Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Logistics or Business.

· 2+ years supervisory experience and strong interpersonal skills with the ability to influence & persuade decision makers and motivate team members

· Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification & success in leading complex manufacturing black belt projects

· Formal Project management training with strong analytical skills, high potential to assume management responsibilities. Verbal and written communication skills needed to train and coach.

No immigration sponsorship offered. No agency contacts please.
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Functional Area: Warehousing & Transportation
Division: Global Operations
Location: Illinois-Joliet
Country: United States
Employment Status: Full Time

Job Description:

Join a stable, global, growing Lean Six Sigma chemical manufacturer with a great career opportunity!

As Distribution Manager you are a key player in the supply chain organization and will work with all functional areas of the supply chain including planning, procurement, finance, etc. The successful candidate must be a self-directed achiever and great leader. You will drive three warehouses to improve safety, service, quality, & metrics.

Our Joliet, IL distribution center is at the core of our business supplying 60% of our North America distribution centers. Succeeding in this role will lead to broader responsibilities in the company - expect to relocate for promotion & career growth.



Main Responsibilities:


·Communicates & collaborates effectively. Develops vision. Drives and empowers team to embrace vision and continuous improvement. Provides safe working environment.

·Drives processes, standards, & metrics. Directs inventory control, warehousing, transportation, logistics planning, order processing & customer service. Maintains expert user-level status on Ecolab systems. Reports performance. Complies with EHS & Regulatory standards.

·Improves service levels for inventory control, days on hand, forecasting, deployment, warehousing, warehouse space, transportation, logistics planning, order processing, delivery execution, & exception management.

·Improves customer service. Addresses quality, service & cost issues to enhance satisfaction. Works with others to avoid & resolve logistics service issues. Acts as escalation contact or subject matter expert.

·Audits or establishes service at customer sites.

·Collaborates with internal contacts & key vendors on Key Performance Indicator initiatives.

·Fosters relationships to manage key vendor performance in inventory control, warehousing, transportation, fleet operations, logistics planning, inventory planning, order processing & customer service.

·Develops standards, metrics, processes & practices. Generates & implements ideas that improve safety, cost, service, quality, performance &/or compliance. Advises management on logistics innovations for a competitive advantage.

·Supports budgeting to improve year over year performance. Identifies & manages implementation of approved logistics, IT, network redesign &/or capital projects.

·Works with manager to on TQM. Analyzes & reports data. Identifies & implements Lean Six Sigma practices; champions concepts to team.

Basic Qualifications:

·Accredited 4-year degree in Business, Logistics Engineering, or Transportation with 10+ years experience in shipping, receiving, warehousing, & inventory control systems in high-SKU manufacturing; minimum 2 years supervisory experience.

·Knowledge of financial measurements of logistics.

·Capital management experience.

·Strong computer literacy & demonstrated use of technology to improve logistics performance.

·Demonstrated leadership & communication skills; fluency in English.

·Tactical & strategic thinking skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

·Advanced degree.

·Experience in a related industry & managing a chemical supply chain in related functional areas, acquisition integration & Lean, Six Sigma, 5S.

No immigration sponsorship offered.

AutoReqId 16101BR]]> http://ecolab.jobs2web.com/job/JOLIET-Logistics-Manager-Job-IL-60403/565578/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W_RSS http://ecolab.jobs2web.com/job/JOLIET-Logistics-Manager-Job-IL-60403/565578/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W_RSS Job Title: Distribution Warehouse Supervisor
Functional Area: Warehousing & Transportation
Division: Global Operations
Location: Illinois-Joliet
Country: United States
Employment Status: Full Time

Job Description:

Join a stable, global, growing Lean Six Sigma chemical manufacturer with a great career opportunity!

As Logistics Supervisor you must be a self-directed achiever and great leader. You will drive the warehouse 10-13 person team to improve safety, quality, & metrics. And, will lead redesign of warehouse processes (budget, personnel, equipment, capital projects, & inventory) & teams on warehouse & network design projects.

In our Joliet, IL distribution center you will work with a strong manager to develop your career! Be someone eager to assume responsibility for his/her own DC or Warehouse operation locally or nationally in the near future. Be willing to lead a 2nd or 3rd shift to develop and demonstrate your ability to wear all the hats of management. In the next 3 to 5 years the successful expect to relocate for promotion & career growth.
Main Responsibilities

· Executes Supply Chain strategy TQM plans. Communicates & reinforces Logistics plans. Maintains clear communication & close co-operation with Customer Service, Materials Planning, Manufacturing, & major suppliers/vendors. Works with Quality, Planning, Manufacturing, Carriers & Customers to proactively avoid & resolve quality & service issues relating to logistics.

· Coordinates operational redesign projects to improve performance & meet customer needs. Generates & implements innovations for logistical competitive advantage that improve performance. Implements Lean concepts & practices.



· Monitors fixed assets & coordinates implementation of approved CARs. Assists in developing site logistics budget with focus on continuously improving year over year performance against metrics.

· Supervises logistics activities (storage, shipping) incl: inventory control, warehousing, transportation, logistics planning, order processing & customer service. Communicates standard logistics metrics to direct reports. Resolves quality, service & cost issues. Supports oversight of DOH inventory levels.

Basic Qualifications:

· Bachelor's degree.

· 3-4 years related experience in a warehouse environment.

· Minimum 2 years warehouse supervisory experience.

· Related shipping, receiving, warehousing, and inventory control system experience in high-SKU manufacturing environment.

· Candidates residing within 100-mile radius and willing to relocate to daily commuting distance of zip code 60436 will be considered; no relocation allowance offered.



· No immigration sponsorship available for this position.

Preferred Qualifications:

· Bachelor's degree in Business, Logistics, Transportation, or Engineering; Bachelor's degree in Logistics, Transportation and/or MBA strongly preferred.

· Lean Six Sigma training.

No Agency contacts please.



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