Continuous Improvement Coordinator

Greif offers a great working environment and the opportunity to make an immediate impact at a company where your ideas are always welcome.

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Job Description:

Founded in 1877, Greif is a global leader in performance packaging located in 40 countries. The company delivers trusted, innovative, and tailored solutions that support some of the world’s most demanding and fastest-growing industries. With a commitment to legendary customer service, operational excellence, and global sustainability, Greif packages life’s essentials – and creates lasting value for its colleagues, customers, and other stakeholders.

OUR VISION:

Being the best customer service company in the world.

OUR PURPOSE:

Create packaging solutions for life’s essentials.

ROLE OVERVIEW:

We are searching for a Continuous Improvement Coordinator to join our Vreeland plant, where we manufacture steel drums and packaging closures. Vreeland is also the site of our paint factory where we produce inner and outer coatings for our containers.

Reporting to the Plant Manager, you will undertake continuous improvement projects in areas such as Quality and, Safety, as well as stepping into production supervisory roles during times of temporary team absence or volume increases.

This would suit someone with the interest in growing their role to learn our facility and organization, taking ownership of site projects, and learning from our site leaders.

Key Responsibilities

• Research, evaluate, and recommend changes to advance and complex production processes, systems, technology, or equipment to enhance organization's production capabilities.
• Drive service optimization for manufacturing products at a site level.
• Provide input and influence for manufacturing operation excellence, managing advanced and complex operational issues to conclusion.
• Quickly and professionally adapt priorities in a constantly evolving environment based on demand and value.
• Consult and influence material requirements to ensure a controlled flow of approved materials.
• Manage and maintain quality control objectives that maximize safety and compliance with company standards and regulations.
• Assist in designing, developing, and implementing quality programs and standards. Communicates quality standards and ensure the plant personnel’s adherence to quality programs.
• Identifies issues relating to products, processes, and quality. Collaborates with the team to resolve identified issues.
• Troubleshoots system-related issues with the quality system and provides product technical support to the plant quality team.

Education and Experience

• Typically possesses Bachelor's degree and experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Fluency both in English and Dutch language
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Takes an analytical approach to complex issues and problem solving
• Ability to manage project/process from start to finish.
• Able to learn and apply newly acquired skills quickly.
• Knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local regulations, and ISO 9000 standards is a plus.
• Beneficial to possess knowledge or experience with quality assurance/control in a production setting

Ready to have a career where your work has purpose and your colleagues care about your well-being? Please submit your application via our recruitment system, accessed by clicking ‘apply’.

At Greif, your work has purpose, colleagues care about your well-being, and you have the opportunity to grow and thrive. Service and leadership are the core of everything we do. Our global presence provides us a platform to do good in the world.

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We offer a competitive salary, excellent benefits and opportunity for growth. Greif is an equal opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of sex, race, religion, age, national origin, color, disability, veteran status or any other any other legally protected characteristic.

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