Continuous Improvement Specialist

Job ID: 4421 

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Newell Brands is a leading $8.3B consumer products company with a portfolio of iconic brands such as Graco®, Coleman®, Oster®, Rubbermaid® and Sharpie®, and 25,000 talented employees around the world. Our high-performance culture, unparalleled curiosity about the world around us, and talented people fuel our success. Our culture is enabled through our core values which guide all we do and how we win as One Newell. They are Integrity, Teamwork, Passion for Winning, Ownership & Leadership.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITY:

This position plays a key role in aligning this facility with PEAK (Continuous Improvement) initiatives and will also train production and distribution employees in all aspects of operations.

     JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conduct needs analysis for training and develop training plans for new and existing employees. Provide direct training to full time and temporary employees and manage all training activities
• Ensure strategic alignment of the training department with business objectives
• Identify internal and external training programs to address competency gaps, partner with internal leadership regarding employee training needs
• Manage all training schedules, testing and archive all training records
• Work to develop production and distribution trainers to ensure that operators are properly trained, qualified, and signed off to perform assigned tasks
• Work with production and distribution to focus on training associates to perform varying degrees of autonomous maintenance
• Work as a part of the PEAK group to drive Continuous Improvement initiatives in all PACS and all phases
• These responsibilities are not all-inclusive and will expand as we move forward toward the next level
• Prepare statistical metrics for management review
• Research material for future classes
• Support PEAK initatives including Training and Skills system and creation of skill matrices
• Work with Technical Training Supervisor on alignment of training needs
• Other duties as assigned

JOB KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Good understanding of troubleshooting training/critical thinking
• Decision Making
• Excellent presentation and communication skills both written and verbal.
• Teamwork and project management skills.
• Strategic thinking, innovation and problem solving.
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple tasks and assignments simultaneously

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be able to walk, bend, kneel, stoop, climb, reach and grasp for varying periods of time during working hours.
• Knowledge of MS Office software, advanced knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to gather data, compile information and prepare reports.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:        

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience preferred
• 3 – 5 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Continuous Improvement experience preferred         

Newell Brands (NASDAQ: NWL) is a leading global consumer goods company with a strong portfolio of well-known brands, including Rubbermaid, Sharpie, Graco, Coleman, Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Yankee Candle, Paper Mate, FoodSaver, Dymo, EXPO, Elmer’s, Oster, NUK, Spontex and Campingaz. We are focused on delighting consumers by lighting up everyday moments. Newell Brands and its subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity Employers and comply with applicable employment laws. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled are encouraged to apply.