General Scope of Responsibilities:
Under the supervision of the Senior Continuous Improvement Leader, the Continuous Improvement Specialist is accountable for overseeing ongoing quality control initiatives, driving enhancements in processes and products, and contributing to technical advancements and the development of new products. This individual will regularly also collaborate with their department colleagues, the lab personnel, the Production Team Leaders and the Operators at all levels. This position will also give you the opportunity to collaborate with other sites in the USA, Europe and Asia, the Sales Team and the Product Management Team. This person must understand each step of the process from raw materials through to a finished product.

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Specific Responsibilities:
In the heart of our daily endeavors, we weave a fabric of purpose and commitment. Our specific responsibilities are not mere tasks; they are the threads that bind safety, quality, and innovation together:

• Quality Crafters: As the loom hums, we watch over the fabric’s birth. Heat-set or shrinkable, each product emerges, meticulously woven to meet our exacting standards. Our hands guide the shuttle, threading quality into every fiber.
• Technical Guardianship: The loom is our domain, and we stand sentinel. Technical support flows from our fingertips, nurturing both machines and minds. We are the weavers of expertise, ensuring the fabric of success remains unfrayed.
• Fabric Architects: In the hallowed lab, we conjure. New products rise like phoenixes, their properties forged in the crucible of curiosity. We whisper secrets to the Technical Leader, revealing the raw material needed for our new construction pursuits.
• Innovation Stitching: In the quiet corners, we dream. Improvement projects bloom—whether in weaving, seaming, or finishing. Quality ascends, and productivity dances to a new rhythm. We stitch innovation into tradition.
• Fabric Whisperers: We pore over fabric analysis reports, deciphering their secrets. Non-conformities reveal themselves, and we unravel knots of challenge. Our solutions are woven into the warp and weft of production.
• Fabric Detectives: Returned fabrics arrive, bearing tales of mystery. We unravel the enigma, tracing threads back to their origin. Our counsel guides the sales team, turning complaints into solutions.

In this grand loom of responsibility, we are more than weavers; we are creators, guardians, and dreamers. Our fabric stretches beyond borders, woven with threads of purpose and possibility.

Reporting Relationships:
Line: Senior Continuous Improvement Leader

Coordination: Technical team, production team, sales team, product management team

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Supervision Received:
Associate carries out work within broad guidelines, such as objectives, definitions and deadlines.

The performance of the department is reviewed against established objectives and budgets.

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Supervisory Responsibilities:
N/A

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Preferable Position Requirements:
Education/Experience: A university degree is preferred. A technical college diploma with a minimum of 5 years of experience will be considered.

Skills as a plus:

• Excellent knowledge of textile and pulp and paper industry; Textile manufacturing process knowledge.
• Analytical in nature, capable of understanding manufacturing processes, fabric designs and applications, quality systems; able to diagnose and solve manufacturing problems
• Candidates have strong French and English verbal and written communication skills, a strong commitment towards quality and service.
• Strong computer skills, with an emphasis on MS Office software and JDE system proficiency

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Effort & Working Conditions:

• The environment is clean and climate-controlled
• The work environment allows the associate to sit comfortably and move about freely.
• Some exposure to noise, heat fluctuations, dust or fumes, and high-speed &/or heavy rotating machinery in production areas
• Some exposure to unpleasant situations.
• PPE must be worn in designated areas
• Interruptions can be frequent and deadlines are usually critical. Visual attention is required to read numerical reports, view computer screens and keyboarding.
• Travel occasionally.

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