Process Improvement Specialist Jobs

Norhart is driven by a simple purpose, to create a better way to live through the apartments we build and manage. To fulfill that purpose, we need a fantastic team. We are fighting to be the best in the world at what we do. The only way we can do that is by employing the very best talent. We have a new opening for a Process Improvement Specialist. You will conduct time and motion studies, measuring work patterns and methods of employees with the goal of developing and implementing practices and programs that ensure the most efficient use of employees and materials. A background in construction or manufacturing would be preferable.
Why Work at Norhart?

• Great Benefits! We have fantastic benefits such as Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement contributions, and so much more! Our benefits start on the first of a new month of employment.
• Great Culture!
• We pay at the top of the market!
• Unlimited paid-time-off!!! This is something unique in our industry. We want our employees to bring their full selves to work and give it their all. This means sometimes you need to recharge and our unlimited PTO plan helps our employees do just that.

NORHART’S MISSION, PURPOSE, & VALUES:
Mission: Building and managing awesome apartments
Purpose: Creating a better way for us all to live
Values: A great team is made up of great people. In our company these people exhibit 5 key values. These values are a way of life for everyone who works here. From our top-level managers to entry level employees these values are lived out every day. We hire and promote based on these characteristics. To be successful here you too must embody these values.

• Be a Genuine Human: Being a genuine human means that we are kind, supportive, and humble. We share credit, admit our mistakes, and learn from them. We are open, honest, and vulnerable. It’s about being fully and painfully honest about work related issues in a respectful and positive way while building professional friendships.
• Obsessing Over the Resident Experience: Obsessing over the resident experience means we strive to ensure a frictionless environment for our residents such as caring about every little impact our work has on them. It is relentlessly improving our building designs, taking on feedback, and considering their overall well-being in every action we take. From the moment we break ground on a new project, to the final day we serve a resident, it is the responsibility of EVERY Norhart employee to OBSESS over the experience that resident is going to have with us.
• Achieve Great Things: We love our work! We were born to do it. We accomplish far more than what others thought possible. We exhibit unrelenting reliability. When we say something will be done, it will be done. We solve the root problem instead of settling for a quick fix.
• Improving Something Every Day: We dare to question the status quo. We are always looking for ways to simplify, automate, and change the ‘normal workflow’. One way that we do this is to dedicate ourselves to make small changes and improvements every day, with the expectation that those small improvements will add up to something significant.
• Level Yourself Up: We want to be the best in the world at what we do. We want to be so much better than the competition that the fight isn’t fair. We own our own self-improvement, and we push our mentors to teach us more. We are always looking for ways to improve our company, our team, and ourselves.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Observe and analyze work procedures to determine time and motion requirements of each position or task.
• Report and present findings.
• Analyze data to establish reasonable time and production standards
• Design and implement data collection methods.
• Keep track of project progress and update/maintain databases.
• Conduct time and motion studies to identify opportunities to improve overall efficiency.

Requirements

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• The ability to collaborate with all levels of the organization to identify best practices and solutions.
• Knowledge of Lean principles and tools.
• Strong attention to detail and organization skills.
• Strong communication skills.
• Experience in data collection, analysis, and/or research, preferably with a focus on process improvement is highly desirable, but not required.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to identify the most efficient method of executing a task.
• Proficient computer skills.
• Experience in construction or manufacturing is highly desirable.

Benefits

• Career Advancement Opportunities
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Volunteer Time Off (16 hours per year of paid time off to volunteer at your favorite charity)
• Training & Development
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Dental Coverage
• Vision Coverage
• Maternity & Paternity Leave
• Unlimited Paid Time Off (Vacation & Holidays)
• Fantastic Health Care Plan offering a $0 monthly premium for coverage
• Retirement Plan with company match up to 3% (Simple IRA)