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North American Lighting Continuous Improvement - Manager in Muscle Shoals, Alabama

Continuous Improvement - Manager

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Date: May 31, 2024

Location: Muscle Shoals, AL, US, 35661

Company: North American Lighting

Job Summary

Who We Are

North American Lighting Inc., member of the Koito Group of Companies, is the largest tier one automotive exterior lighting manufacturer in North America. As the market share leader in exterior automotive lighting, NAL provides advanced lighting technology, engineering design expertise, and state-of-the-art production capabilities to auto makers based in North America and around the world.

Our Opportunity

North American Lighting (NAL) is looking for a Continuous Improvement Manager to join our team. The ideal candidate will, in conjunction with the Management Team, provides strategic leadership in the identification, development, implementation, and monitoring of activities that drive continuous improvement and operations excellence.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Your Priorities

  • Partners with management team to optimize the operation’s processes, and to ensure linkage to the company's financial goals.

  • Manages, coordinates, and implements continuous improvement projects to improve manufacturing effectiveness, quality, delivery, and cost relative to Production-to-Plan and the production system.

  • Collects, analyzes, and reports on data from all production-area continuous improvement activities.

  • Researches systems and processes, and identifies and develops analysis and recommendations to implement tools, processes, and infrastructures to achieve best practices and optimize efficiencies.

  • Participates in and/or leads various teams to integrate and/or reach consensus on processes.

  • Communicates with management, engineering, and other CI professionals to ensure that best practices are shared across the organization.

Requirements

Your Background

  • BS in engineering, manufacturing, or related discipline , plus 5 years of experience as a manufacturing supervisor OR

  • HS Diploma, plus 10 years of experience as manufacturing supervisor.

At North American Lighting

Team Member Benefits

World class health insurance plans

Award winning 401k plan

Relocation assistance

Paid time off (vacation, sick, holidays, etc)

Supplier discounts (wireless, computer, vehicle, etc.)

Company sponsored wellness program including gym reimbursement

Diversity at NAL:

The mission of NAL’s Diversity Committee is to facilitate NAL’s ongoing and continuing efforts to foster a culture and atmosphere of mutual respect, for the benefit of all Team Members from different backgrounds, perspectives, and abilities that represent our communities.

You can learn more about NAL and our opportunities at jobs.nal.com.

All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, genetic information, and veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

Requisition ID: 17120

Location: Muscle Shoals Plant

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