Lean Deployment Lead

About the role

The position is located on-site in Wilton, Connecticut. It requires onsite presence to attend in-person work-related events, trainings, and meetings to ensure teamwork, collaboration, and innovation.

Responsibilities

• Set and agree to deployment goals
• Co-design the deployment plan
• Co-drive the deployment plan
• Lead without authority
• Challenge the change curve
• Define success criteria, roles, and responsibilities
• Coach and develop the leadership team
• Be a role model for the lean way of working and coach on Lean behavior
• Support business impact initiatives (e.g., A3’s, 4C’s, Breakthrough Initiatives, etc.)

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or a related discipline
• 5+ years of experience in Manufacturing, Engineering, or Supply Chain environment, preferably with line management experience
• 3+ years of experience training, coaching, deploying, and applying lean in Manufacturing and/or a Logistics environment in a company-wide transformation
• 3+ years of experience with basic project management skills
• Expert knowledge of lean transformation, process improvement, and quality management tools
• Practical application of problem-solving methodologies (e.g., Lean A3, Six Sigma tools, etc.)
• Experience in Hoshin Kanri (Strategy Deployment) and VSM (Value Stream Mapping) would be a plus
• Proven experience in change management

Qualifications

• Ability to teach, coach, and communicate effectively at all levels of the organization
• Very good verbal and written communication skills: multi-level, actively involved in feedback, team-oriented
• Actively gives and seeks constructive feedback
• Strong networking skills
• Can observe and respond to people and situations and interact with others encountered in the course of work
• Can learn and apply new information or skills
• Must be able to read and interpret data, information, and documents
• Strong customer focus and commitment to customer satisfaction through prioritization, quality, efficiency, and professionalism
• Ability to complete assignments with attention to detail and high degree of accuracy
• Proven ability to perform effectively in a demanding environment with changing workloads
• Result-driven: demonstrate ownership and accountability
• Identifies bottlenecks and drives improvements
• Work independently or as part of a team and follow through on assignments with minimal supervision
• Can take the lead in a cross-functional team and bridge barriers
• Demonstrate open, clear, concise, and professional communication
• Able to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with coworkers and customers
• Work according to a strict set of procedures within the provided timeline

Skills

• Ability to teach, coach, and communicate effectively at all levels of the organization
• Very good verbal and written communication skills: multi-level, actively involved in feedback, team-oriented
• Actively gives and seeks constructive feedback
• Strong networking skills
• Can observe and respond to people and situations and interact with others encountered in the course of work
• Can learn and apply new information or skills
• Must be able to read and interpret data, information, and documents
• Strong customer focus and commitment to customer satisfaction through prioritization, quality, efficiency, and professionalism
• Ability to complete assignments with attention to detail and high degree of accuracy
• Proven ability to perform effectively in a demanding environment with changing workloads
• Result-driven: demonstrate ownership and accountability
• Identifies bottlenecks and drives improvements
• Work independently or as part of a team and follow through on assignments with minimal supervision
• Can take the lead in a cross-functional team and bridge barriers
• Demonstrate open, clear, concise, and professional communication
• Able to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with coworkers and customers
• Work according to a strict set of procedures within the provided timeline

Benefits

This position is located on-site in Wilton, Connecticut. It requires onsite presence to attend in-person work-related events, trainings, and meetings to ensure teamwork, collaboration, and innovation.

Pay

Details on pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

Details on schedule are not specified in the job posting.

Other Information

• This position is located on-site in Wilton, Connecticut. It requires onsite presence to attend in-person work-related events, trainings, and meetings to ensure teamwork, collaboration, and innovation.
• This position may require access to controlled technology, as defined in the Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. § 730, et seq.). Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to access such controlled technology prior to beginning work. Business demands may require the Company to proceed with candidates who are immediately eligible to access controlled technology.
• Additional Responsibilities: There is potential for exposure to strong magnetic fields, high voltage and currents.