Lean Six Sigma Black Belt - Sturgis, MI Plant

The Opportunity

Lead cross-functional DMAIC projects with significant financial and operational impact
Identify and prioritize improvement opportunities aligned with site strategy
Serve as a change agent, driving a culture of continuous improvement and accountability
Manage the development and maintenance of methods and enabling systems (including governance, organizational structures, processes and tools)
Operate with general direction and minimal supervision from the Manager, Operational Excellence with full responsibility to make decisions that directly impact successful project outcomes

Key Deliverables / KPIs

• Project savings (cost reduction, productivity gains, waste elimination)
• Improvement in OEE, yield, and cycle time
• Reduction in defects, rework, and scrap
• Labor productivity and line balancing improvements
• Making meeting project deliverables and milestones on or ahead of schedule

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science or closely related discipline
• Possesses a working technical knowledge and application of concepts, practices, and procedures within engineering discipline
• Possesses Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification (required training and corresponding project completion)

Benefits

• Production areas that are clean, well-lit and temperature-controlled
• Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance
• Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plan
• Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs, Medical Benefits start day 1
• Vacation – 120 hours of accrued vacation (1st yr is prorated) + vacation buy program + 3 personal days + 10 paid holidays
• Retroactive Healthcare program
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.

Company Information

• A stable company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists