Continuous Improvement Specialist

Summit Utilities • Fayetteville, AR • 6d ago

This job was posted by https://www.arjoblink.arkansas.gov : For more information, please see: https://www.arjoblink.arkansas.gov/jobs/4794042 Summit Utilities\ \

Join our Growing Team and see why Summit Utilities, Inc was named as one of the Fastest Growing Denver Area Private Companies 2019 and 2020; Best Places to Work in Maine 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; and Best Places to Work in Arkansas 2020 and 2023, Oklahoma 2022 and 2023 and Missouri Summit was also recently named one of Forbes 2023 Americas Best Small Employers.

Summit is a growing natural gas utility providing safe, reliable, and clean burning natural gas service to homes and businesses in Arkansas, Colorado, Maine, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas. Being part of the Summit team means embracing excellence and innovation, committing to safety each and every day, and doing all that we can to serve each other, our customers, and the communities where we live. We aim to bring warmth and energy to everything we do.

We are pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for a Continuous Improvement Specialist (SGL 16) to join our team. This position is available on ahybrid basis in Little Rock, Fort Smith, or Fayetteville, Arkansas, and Portland, Maine. We will also consider candidates in Texas who are able to work remotely.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Continuous Improvement Specialist enables successful adoption and sustainment of process improvements and operational changes by integrating process improvement discipline into Continuous Improvement (CI), Kaizen, and project-driven initiatives. This role ensures that process changes are evaluated, governed, implemented, and embedded into standard work with minimal disruption and maximum value realization.

This role serves as a bridge between CI execution, project delivery, and organizational adoption, ensuring improvements do not stop at implementation but become durable, repeatable ways of working.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Identify adoption risks such as workarounds, ownership gaps, and cross-functional misalignment.Support process change intake, prioritization, and approval workflows.Ensure changes align with defined governance, risk thresholds, and decision rights.Help clarify ownership and accountability for process changes across functions.Ensure updated processes are translated into:Standard operating proceduresJob aids and visual work instructionsTraining and transition materialsPartner with training and functional leaders to support readiness for new ways of working.Define adoption and sustainment indicators for process changes.Monitor early execution, identify breakdowns, and recommend corrective actions.Support reinforcement through feedback loops and PDCA cycles.Facilitate cross-functional working sessions focused on:Change impact assessmentOrganizational alignmentOwnership and handoff planningAct as a neutral facilitator focused on process clarity, execution discipline, and risk reduction.

EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE

Bachelors degree in business, engineering, operations, or related field2 years of experience in Continuous Improvement, process improvement, operational excellence, and change managementStrong understanding of p\ \ \ \ Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.\ \

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