Continuous Improvement Manager (281324-759)

Join our team and transform your career with the company that's at the center of advertising innovation! Use your talents and skills to produce best in class advertising and marketing solutions for our clients. We look forward to hearing about how this position and your talents can come together to build on our mutual success. DescriptionReporting to the Vice President, Operations, with dotted line reporting to the Direct, Direct Mail Lean & Continuous Improvement, this position will be responsible for identifying, leading and implementing Lean and Six Sigma product/process improvement projects to remove waste, improve quality, reduce cost, drive operational excellence initiatives, and financial improvements while working with, mentoring and developing Six Sigma Champions and Green Belts. Candidate will provide a single point of contact for projects and manage projects from original concept through final implementation. Interfaces with all areas affected by the project which may include customers, client services and various departments. Additionally, the CI Manager will partner with operations management to drive results of the facility and have some direct accountability for meeting through-put efficiencies in the converting department.Required Skills Highly skilled in staff management/ team Leadership Effective influencing others not under direct supervision Project identification / generation Outstanding written and verbal communication  Self motivated, results driven Required Experience  Bachelors of Science in Engineering or equivalent work experience Certified 6 Sigma Black belt and/or Lean Expert Experience with and applying the following tools: Basic Statistics FMEA DOE / Regression Analysis MSE Process Mapping Control Plans  Mistake Proofing Root Cause and Corrective Action Value Stream Mapping and Analysis Work Flow Improvement Set-Up Reduction TPM Kaizen 5S Visual Workplace Proven process improvement implementation success Ability to interact with all levels of the Organization Demonstrated success instructing Greenbelts, mentoring and coaching Leading Kaizen eventsPosition will be based in either Chalfont, PA or in the Bristol, PA / Bellmawr, NJ area and will require up to 25% travel. The ideal candidate will have solid expert level experience and knowledge of 6 Sigma and Lean Manufacturing concepts with printing industry experience. At Vertis, we provide our employees the opportunity to learn and grow within the organization while offering a comprehensive benefits program including medical, dental and vision plans, 401(k), basic life insurance and AD&D, vacation, paid holidays, and much more.Vertis conducts a comprehensive background investigation and requires that all employees pass a pre-employment drug test prior to the beginning of employment. We are an equal opportunity employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, age, disability, religion, national origin, color or any other protected class. EOE M/F/D/V