Continuous Improvement Manager

Position Purpose :

The CI Manager will lead Continuous Improvement (CI) efforts at GATX’s railcar repair facility located in Moose Jaw, SK. (2200 Caribou Street West). This role will serve as a site CI champion. It will play a key role in applying problem-solving discipline and Lean methods to GATX operations in order to improve the Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost (SQDC) components. The individual must be passionate about process transformation, operations management, strategy and data-driven problem solving.

Safety is a priority; expectations for this role are to lead or assist with safety incident management and / or routine EHS tasks and / or inspections when the EH&S Manager is not on-site.

Key Activities :

Be the champion for Daily Visual Management (DVM) in the facility in the context of GATX’s “SQDC” management framework. Support / coach / lead DVM efforts across all work centers and all levels within the facility and ensure deep understanding and full adoption of SQDC.

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 for the facility, as identified through goal deployment :

Educate in the pursuit of creating a problem-solving culture in order to achieve goals within the Operations organization :

Interaction :

The Continuous Improvement Manager interacts primarily with department managers, service center managers and shop floor personnel. Through these interactions, the person in this position embodies the Lean tenet of “Go See, Ask Why, Show Respect,” in order to gain the trust of colleagues and effectively lead positive change. The incumbent must also be able to prepare, present, and defend recommendations and decisions to project sponsors and senior management.

Education and / or Experience required (including certifications) :

Key Competencies (non-technical behavioral skills, i.e., presentation, negotiation, customer service skills), in priority order :

Other (i.e., physical requirements, travel, etc. that is not covered above) :

NOTE : The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.