Current Events > How's this for a job title? "Senior Continuous Improvement Manager"

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sounds like something right outta Office Space. but I can assure you, this is a real position at a real company that a real person gets paid real money for.

I would have no idea what that person does

ironman2009 posted...

I would have no idea what that person does

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/2/6/AAWjk4AAEzKO.png
probably stuff related to this, at least depending on the field. i know a little about it but never had a job doing it.

I work with a lot of those people. Most of the projects are pointless :D

Sounds like a person who sits in front of a computer playing Excel all day and tells other people to do their jobs better and spend less money.

ironman2009 posted...

I would have no idea what that person does

he's one of those dudes that has like nine titles or acronyms in his email signature

Bob Smith
MPPCS, VGHJSS, PRRM, DTA, TYRafR, Senior TTGSs, TRA, HGX, Certified PPM

Seen it a few times, in manufacturing it's sometimes used interchangeably with something like "Senior Kaizen Manager".

"Real" money

Ya Ive never really understood why its not just bundled under process development but I assume its more on the OpEx side.

Ive never seen a manager but Ive def seen CI engineers which again dont seem any different from a PD engineer

It really depends. It's heavily researched based but it's mainly to check the health of the business. All of it is indirect labour.

We have like 6-10 of those manager titles at my employee. In my 6 years here, I have really yet to see them do anything.

I clicked this thread already knowing lmao, my cousin this exact job at the USPS

NightMarishPie posted...

In my 6 years here, I have really yet to see them do anything.

Their primary focus is on continuously improving their salaries.

I'm aware of at least 3 places with a CIM. Saw it first about 10 years ago.

Doesn't seem too complicated. Break it down:
Senior = Longest time with the company or negotiated a higher pay than their coworkers
Continuous Improvement = Engineer role focused on improving efficiency
Manager = More responsibility than others or a BS role used to extract more labor out of an employee

Really the only issue is the middle section if you're not familiar with engineering or kaizen, lean, six sigma, etc.

Im currently learning how to audit these people, fun stuff.

I get to take BEC soon.

Continuous improvement is about finding ways to make things run better. For example, redoing the layout so that employees have to walk shorter distances to get stuff, or finding ways to automate things. Clearing up work instructions, organizing the warehouse. If you're good at your job, you can make things run a lot smoother.

Like he's the guy who tries to find ways to improve the process. In large companies, if this guy can improve production and reduce waste by a fraction of a percentage, he easily paid back his yearly salary. Let's say the company has 1 million to invest, he's the guy who knows best where to spend it since he spends so much time looking at the production numbers. He probably has a few employees who do actual technical work that help him run projects and collect data.

Squall28 posted...

Continuous improvement is about finding ways to make things run better. For example, redoing the layout so that employees have to walk shorter distances to get stuff, or finding ways to automate things. Clearing up work instructions, organizing the warehouse. If you're good at your job, you can make things run a lot smoother.

it seems like thats what "management" should be doing all of the time.

MedeaLysistrata posted...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/2/6/AAWjk4AAEzKO.png
probably stuff related to this, at least depending on the field. i know a little about it but never had a job doing it.

That's the guy who annoys everyone with "your keystrokes are down 1.3% and your restroom breaks are up 2.7% from last week" - everyone in the office hates your guts already.