About Us:

　　SWD Inc. opened for business in March 1980 with three employees in a 9,000 sq. ft. leased facility and began black oxiding, cleaning, and pickling operations with used equipment. In late 1980, the company began passivating stainless steel and in 1981 purchased Fastener Sorting Corporation. Today, a recognized leader in the Metal Finishing and Fastener Sorting fields, SWD Inc. has over 200 employees and runs three shifts per day in its 250,000 sq. ft. facility just west of Chicago in Addison, Illinois.

　　www.swdinc.com

　　Note: SWD is a Drug-Free workplace. All job offers are contingent on successful completion of a Background Check, Drug Screen, and Pre-Employment Physical. 

　　Job Responsibilities

　　Work closely with key business stakeholders to identify opportunity for improvement, develop project plans moving forward and implement changes

　　Drive safety through the management of SWD, Inc.’s Safety Committee; partnering with front-line employees and management to create a safe work environment

　　Lead change management with proven analytical and critical thinking skills. Educate business leaders on continuous improvement analytic techniques that drive world class business objectives

　　Utilize your knowledge of lean/six sigma process improvement methodology to guide teams and solve organizational challenges. Identify inefficient or un-clear process and develop project plans to redesign them by partnering with executive sponsors and shop

　　Establish KPI’s and methods to ensure all Continuous Improvement programs have clear, quantifiable outcome measurements that drive improved performance

　　Using your knowledge of Training Within Industry (TWI), work with each department--manage the creation of standard work training documents, training video’s and job performance expectations

　　Manage the SWD internship program and actively participating in the recruiting, leadership and mentoring of interns

　　Partner with senior leaders on identifying opportunities and strategies underutilized within the business units

　　Be results-oriented with the ability to influence change across all departments

　　Qualifications

　　3+ years of progressive professional experience in driving business transformation, continuous improvement, project management, and other analytical/business process-related experience

　　Ability to influence cross functional teams that improve organizational flow across department boundaries

　　Hands-on manufacturing shop floor experience and Experience regularly interacting with executive leadership teams

　　Bachelor's Degree in Operations Management, Manufacturing Engineering, Business, Operations/Supply Chain/Engineering.

　　Teacher/mentor mentality with the ability to build upon the strengths of others to help them develop leadership skills.

　　Nice-to-Haves

　　Six Sigma Black belt

　　Automotive Fastener manufacturing experience

　　English / Spanish fluency

　　Benefits:

　　Health Insurance

　　Dental Insurance

　　Vision Insurance

　　401K

　　Paid Parental Leave

　　Paid Time Off

　　Illinois Paid Leave

　　Tuition Reimbursement

　　Ancillary Benefit Options

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