Continuous Improvement Specialist - Multi-Color Corporation

Build your Career with an Industry Leader    

As the global leader of premium labels, MCC helps brands stand out in competitive markets and inspire positive consumer experiences. Backed by over a century of printing experience, MCC is focused on the future by developing consumer-driven innovations and sustainable packaging solutions. Working for our team, you can truly make a difference.     

The Continuous Improvement Specialist is responsible for guiding the execution of lean & waste implementation plans to exceed the business objectives. This role is fundamental in supporting and leading implementation, productivity improvement, and loss elimination initiatives across the manufacturing site. Success is measured by the ability to actively engage our manufacturing sites to achieve tangible results and to educate teams in waste elimination and Continuous Improvement (CI) using Lean Principles.    

Why work at MCC:     

• Compensation: $22.00 - $28.00, depending on experience + $1,000 retention bonus
• Generous benefits package including medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance and 401(k)
• Paid Holidays: New Years, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, plus two floating Holidays

 Responsibilities:    

• Knowledge of, understanding of and compliance to all QOD’s that are associated with your job description.
• Actively participate in Multi-Color’s Lean, Quality, Product Safety, SQF (Safe Quality Foods), and Workplace Safety Programs.
• Utilization of CI/Lean tools, processes, and systems.
• Guide Kaizen events, follow up on action items, analyze outcomes and re-evaluate outcomes through hands-on participation.                
• Analyze reporting and communication of departmental key metrics related to continuous improvements, safety, and environmental.
• Drive Key Performance Indicators (KPI) by utilizing Lean Principles to analyze systems and create action plans to improve them.
• Understand and apply financial drivers and Key Performance Indicators (KPI).
• Guide team to develop and maintain engineering competencies at the sites by coaching and mentoring to build capabilities.            
• Work with a wide variety of corporate leadership, department management, site associates, and outside vendors and contractors to drive improvement in Safety, Quality, production efficiency, costs and loss reduction.
• Provide overall support, assistance, direction, and communication to management teams regarding CI initiatives.
• Sharing best practices to drive results and capability to development consistency.
• Perform relevant duties as assigned by Director of Quality and Operational Excellence.

Qualifications:    

• Bachelor’s Degree in Packaging Science or Engineering.
• Lean Six Sigma experience is preferred.
• 0-3 years of manufacturing experience with continuous experience is not required as this is an entry level role.
• Experience leading technical resources to successfully maintain production line equipment to achieve high levels of productivity.
• Analytical, problem solving, technical troubleshooting skills, self-starter, communication, leadership skills.

Diversity & Inclusion:    

MCC fosters an inclusive culture that respects and embraces our teammates’ diverse backgrounds and experiences, so that everyone can achieve their full potential here. We aspire for our company to truly reflect the diversity of our customers and the markets we serve. We are committed to equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of peoples’ gender identity/expression, age, language, sexual orientation, ability, race, socioeconomic status, national origin or other characteristics.    

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