Associate, Lean Manufacturing, Transformation

About the role

This role can be based in any of our US office locations and is a hybrid role with the flexibility to work remotely 2 days a week. Ideal candidates should be local to the desired location.

Responsibilities

• Assess the current state of the client’s manufacturing operations and identify improvement opportunities to reduce costs, increase throughput, and improve flow of the product through the facility.
• Employ lean methodologies to drive the identified improvements, including daily management, visual factory, 6S, and lean problem-solving tools.
• Train client’s operations leadership on basic lean methodologies to ensure sustainability of improvements.
• Travel to client site as needed.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 3-5 years of experience in process improvement.
• Experience in implementation and use of The Toyota Production System (TPS).
• Experience with lean problem-solving tools such as Pareto Charts, Fish Bone, Root Cause Analysis, and PDCA.
• Proficiency with MS Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Ability to conduct or facilitate lean events such as 6S, Kaizen, DMAIC project.
• PREFERRED (not required): Previous experience managing manufacturing operations.

Qualifications

• A self-starter with a strong work ethic
• A leader of others; you lead by example
• A strong team player, able to work with team members across all levels
• Able to effectively communicate complex issues and solutions, and raise issues to senior team members when necessary
• Able to effectively manage projects with multiple complex workstreams while also focused on your single workstream (you are managing and doing)
• Excited to be part of a growing team, with a focus on driving future growth
• Full of entrepreneurial spirit and comfortable in a fluid, flat organization
• Knowledgeable about the relationship between Private Equity sponsors and their portfolio companies
• Passionate about delivering exceptional client service
• Someone who enjoys mentoring others and doing meaningful work
• Willing to get your hands dirty in the details of a project while simultaneously seeing the whole picture

Skills

• Lean methodologies
• MS Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Lean problem-solving tools (Pareto Charts, Fish Bone, Root Cause Analysis, PDCA)
• Project management
• Team leadership

Benefits

• The annual salary for this role ranges from: $100,000 to $120,000 USD + benefits + bonus.
• Actual compensation packages are determined by evaluating a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to geographic location, skill set, years and depth of experience, education, certifications, cost of labor and internal equity.

Pay

• The annual salary for this role ranges from: $100,000 to $120,000 USD + benefits + bonus.

Schedule

• This role is a hybrid role with the flexibility to work remotely 2 days a week.

Accordion is an Equal Opportunity Employer

We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.