Lean Operational Excellence Leader

Responsibilities

• Be the leader in lean implementation.
• Establish processes that detect, record, and reduce waste of any form throughout the value-add process affecting quality, throughput, efficiency, cost, etc.
• Cook up project to roll out such lean processes.
• Coach leadership and line workers in those processes and establish a culture of continuous improvement.
• Coach and support team in developing and managing Engineering controls of lean Gates to support lean processes.
• Provide feedback to appropriate managers of waste trends, patterns, and opportunities.
• Responsible oversight of on-line waste reduction activities in order to ensure principles of lean manufacturing are being executed and maintained: built in quality, schedule and time control, shorten lead time, capital and manpower utilization.
• Conduct problem solving efforts and improvement projects related to waste reduction.
• Facilitate and conduct data analysis of waste related to gates.
• Create and distribute gate management reports.
• Develop governance package for plant leadership to lead transition of ownership to corresponding functional leader and track result progress.
• Conduct daily lean process audits in order to ensure compliance with applicable standards.
• Ensure feedback is getting back to all levels of work teams when issues occur.
• Support project change management in the cascading of lean through facility and other areas of the support staffs.
• Help inform/engage impacted employees.
• Effectively support other functions as required such as training, Model Line events, and other improvement projects.
• Cook up Lean visits by leadership and from other plants.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in related discipline (e.g., engineering, quality, management, or business)
• Years of Experience: 3-5+ years of relevant work experience in engineering and/or manufacturing related fields or equivalent combination of education and training.
• Strong process focused thinking and mentality.
• Good communication skills and ability to motivate and engage others.
• Some coaching, facilitation, and leadership experience.
• Prior Lean experience is desired.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products, including advanced data functions in Excel.
• Excellent analytical skills; Ability to collect and analyze data and present findings.
• Strong organizational and project management skills with attention to detail.
• Strong customer service orientation and ability to maintain a professional, friendly demeanor.
• Solid ability in identifying and resolving problems in a timely, effective manner.
• Strong verbal, written and interpersonal skills.
• Travel: Travel as needed.