Parts Town Careers

Continuous Improvement Manager

Litchfield Park, AZ

Or

Addison, IL

See What We’re All About

As the fastest growing distributor of foodservice equipment parts, we like to do things a little differently. We believe our team should be like family. Not like a second cousin, twice removed, but more like the family you choose to be with every day. First, you must demonstrate our core values and keep safety as your #1 priority, that’s key. But we’re also looking for unique enthusiasm, high integrity, courage to embrace change…and if you know a few jokes, that puts you on the top of our list.

Do you have a genius-level knowledge of foodservice equipment parts? If not, no problem! We’re more interested in passionate people with fresh ideas from different backgrounds. That’s what keeps us at the top of our game. We’re proud that our workplace has been recognized for its growth and innovation on the Inc. 5000 list, twelve years in a row and the Crain’s Fast 50 list eight times. Plus, we were voted by our Chicagoland team as a Chicago Tribune Top Workplace in 2020.

If you’re ready to roll up your sleeves, go above and beyond and put your ambition to work, all while having some fun, let’s chat – Apply Today!

Perks

• Parts Town Pride – check out our virtual tour and culture!
• Quarterly profit-sharing bonus
• Team member appreciation events and recognition programs
• Volunteer opportunities
• Casual dress code
• All the traditional benefits like health insurance, 401k/401k match, employee assistance programs and time away – don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.

The Job at a Glance

As the Continuous Improvement Manager, you are critical in helping our DC team do their very best. You will work side by side with our operations leaders helping them to implement LEAN processes and promote LEAN ideology. You will lead a team responsible for documenting DC SOPs, process mapping, optimizing automation, and promoting operational excellence. Your team will use the DMAIC process to optimize our DCs. Your team will be responsible for process improvement projects, labor management, and managing our system enhancement roadmaps. You will manage team members that sit in multiple facilities which will require remote leadership and occasional travel. You will help our Quality team in the identification and elimination of root cause issues.

A Typical Day

• Analyze existing DC processes and assess short comings/gaps
• Drive change across DC
• Drive overall DC quality through process improvement
• Implement labor management practices
• Work with our training team to develop and implement preferred methods and labor standards
• Lead DC wide process improvement efforts such as 5S, LEAN
• Manage system enhancements roadmap
• Promote culture of continuous improvement within the DC organization inclusive of leading DC leader projects and trainings
• Improve DC efficiencies
• Contribute to planning and development of major DC initiatives

To Land This Opportunity

• Ability to transform data into actionable decisions and insightful stories
• Excellent communication skills
• Self-starter looking to make an impact in a new role
• You consider yourself an expert in MS Excel
• You can dazzle someone with your PowerPoint skills
• You have experience pulling data from data repositories
• Demonstrated ability to drive change and promote CI
• Hold certification in CI methods (Six Sigma Green Belt, DMAIC, etc.)
• Thrives in fast-paced environment, can self-manage
• Experience leading and building teams
• Experience with labor management
• 3+ years experience in Engineering, Supply Chains, or Operations leading continuous improvement efforts
• 2+ years of management experience

About Your Future Team

Our Distribution Center Team is full of high-performing team members who have a passion and enthusiasm to work hard and play hard. Our Distribution Center is a very team-oriented atmosphere and we strive to live up to our core values of safety, integrity, community, passion, courage, and innovation each and every day!

Parts Town welcomes diversity and as an equal opportunity employer all qualified applicants will be considered regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.