Continuous Improvement Specialist

Build your Career with an Industry Leader
As the global leader of premium labels, MCC helps brands stand out in competitive markets and inspire positive consumer experiences. Backed by over a century of printing experience, MCC is focused on the future by developing consumer-driven innovations and sustainable packaging solutions. Working for our team, you can truly make a difference.

Why work at MCC:

• Compensation: Starting at $70,000 annually
• Generous benefits package including medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, and 401(k)
• Paid Holidays: New Year's, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, plus two floating Holidays

Responsibilities:

• Safety: Champion all aspects of personal and Plant Safety. Instill a sense of self-responsibility for safety among associates.
• Ensure the safety of the associates, safe use of equipment and PPE, and housekeeping.
• Customer Relationship: Promote a customer-centered culture at the plant.
• Continuous Improvement: Promote a culture of relentless pursuit of continuous improvement and lean practices, focused and data-based.
• Utilize MDI and the process confirmation system to drive quality improvement.
• Highly engaged in continuous improvement efforts.
• Process Analysis: Evaluate current processes to identify areas for improvement and develop strategies to enhance productivity and reduce waste.
• Implementation of Methodologies: Apply Lean, Six Sigma, and Kaizen principles to optimize operations and ensure quality standards are maintained throughout all stages of production.
• Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams to facilitate process changes and improvements, ensuring buy-in from all levels of the organization.
• Training and Mentoring: Educate staff on new procedures and continuous improvement methodologies, fostering a culture of ongoing development and efficiency.
• Data Analysis: Gather and analyze data to support decision-making and measure the impact of improvement initiatives
• Quality Improvement: Optimize the production process to ensure quality is built in, not inspected in.
• Support quality initiatives and corrective actions to drive a culture that supports our Quality Statement and helps employees learn and improve.
• Supports the quality manager in improvement efforts to establish and enforce an effective Quality Management System (QMS).
• Prepares product and process quality reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
• Serve as the plant’s SME (subject matter expert) for the quality data collection system.
• Develop quality control plans (QCP) by identifying critical control points and implementing preventive measures or test methods, understanding machine or material process limits, monitoring production inspection results, and verifying or updating quality procedures.
• Quality Administration: Monitors the performance of the Quality Management System through data analysis and adherence to standards.
• Works with the quality manager to achieve overall financial objectives, reduce customer credits by making fiscally responsible business decisions, and initiate corrective actions to prevent systemic issues from occurring.
• Other duties may be assigned.
• Values: Model the Corporate Values and Principles.
• Duties may be changed or additional duties assigned. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Qualifications and Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in engineering, manufacturing technology, or Business Administration (related technical discipline may be considered).
• 4+ years of direct experience with requisites in lieu of a degree.
• Demonstrated problem solver with direct experience coaching, teaching, and applying Quality management systems and problem-solving techniques
• Skilled in quality tools such as PDCA, FMEA, control plans, etc required.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, achieving certifications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies.
• Ability to manage time and work effectively with minimal supervision.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and data-driven.
• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Preferred Skills:

• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Physical Demands:

• This position works in both production and the office and will be required to wear hearing, foot, and/or other personal protective equipment while performing duties in a manufacturing setting.
• May, on a continuous basis, stand for a long period of time and stoop and kneel frequently.
• May handle, feel, and reach for items in and around the press area, also write or use a keyboard to communicate through written means.
• Some walking, lifting, and/or moving up to 40 lbs. may be required.
• Vision: close vision, distance, and color vision to distinguish color variations, peripheral and depth perception, as well as the ability to adjust focus.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually medium to loud.
• Must be flexible to work varying schedules and hours as needed.
• Must be able to work overtime as required by workload and customer-mandated deadlines.
• Travel up to 10%.
• The physical demands described above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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For over a century, Multi-Color Corporation (MCC) has crafted premium labels for the world’s most iconic and recognizable brands. Our labels elevate emotional connections with consumers and help brands stand out in competitive markets. Honoring our rich history as a market leader, we focus on the future by developing sustainable packaging solutions and consumer-driven innovations.
MCC combines global reach with the personalized touch of local service through our network of facilities across 25+ countries. More than 12,000 teammates come together to make our industry-leading work possible and bring our True Colors to life. Join us at MCC, where every product is Labeled with Care. Learn more at
If you need assistance or an accommodation in applying, please contact our Human Resources Department at [email protected].
Multi-Color is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.