Description
Position: Waste Champion
Shift: 1st
Location: Richmond, VA
Job Type: Full Time, Hourly
Perks of Pratt:
Within 1 Month: Eligible for insurance benefits
At 3 Months: 401k with partial match
At 6 Months: Paid vacation days
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Parental leave
- Vision insurance
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Job Description
Overview:
The waste champion is responsible for managing the full waste stream of material on a daily basis.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Daily waste entry
- Lead process improvements using Lean methodologies
- Promote and facilitate a culture of high engagement
- Manage projects to critical timelines and cost in order to meet critical to corporate objectives
- Identify gaps in waste reporting and collection processes and close the gaps
- Perform Raw and WIP Cycle Counts
- Count inventories, report needed adjustments, and determine why counts are off
- Report waste data to plant management team
- Work with quality and production leaders to review Root Cause Analysis of waste issues
- Drive actionable items out of the team to the production floor
- Develop process improvement plan to reduce waste stream
- Follow all safety policies and procedures of the Company
- Clerical duties as needed throughout the site, additional duties may be assigned by management
Qualifications:
- Experience in manufacturing environments (corrugated industry preferred)
- Strong data analysis and reporting acumen
- Proficiency in Lean, Six Sigma, or similar methodologies
- Excellent teamwork and communication skills
- The ability to lead and inspire change
- ERP and waste tracking tool knowledge or Lean/Six Sigma Certification (preferred)
Education & Experience Requirements:
- High school diploma or GED
- Related college degree and/or appropriate technical courses or Associate’s (A.A.) degree is preferred
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in related field
- Corrugated experience is preferred
Physical Demands:
- The employee is regularly required to walk and talk and hear
- The employee is frequently required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms
- The employee is occasionally required to sit
- Vision requirements include: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus
Work Environment:
- Work space is not climate controlled and can reach both hot and cold extremes (30 degrees – 110 degrees Fahrenheit)
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
