Manufacturing Excellence Leader

Tasks And Responsibilities

• Identify, prioritize and facilitate improvement initiatives that deliver measurable improvements in Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and Engagement.
• Facilitate and/or coach Kaizen events, value stream mapping, problem solving efforts to identify and eliminate waste and improve process capability.
• Work across sites to support critical improvement initiatives as needed.
• Serve as a coach and change leader, reinforcing Lean thinking, accountability, and continuous improvement behaviors at all levels of the site.
• Challenge traditional thinking and remove barriers that prevent sustainable improvement.
• Build internal capability by training and developing leaders, project owners, and process champions in Lean principles, structured problem solving and Lean tools.
• Act as ambassador for site Daily Management/Performance Dialogue systems.
• Partner with site leadership to translate business strategy into clear improvement priorities and measurable objectives.
• Support departments in defining leading and lagging indicators, aligning local metrics to enterprise KPIs.
• Ensure improvement activity and results are tracked, communicated, and sustained.
• Assist departments in determining relevant ME metrics for their area that align with corporate metrics & goals.
• Assist departments in planning improvement projects for their area that align to the corporate ME metrics & goals.
• Assist departments in establishing and maintaining a system to capture, prioritize, and implement improvement ideas.
• Act as the site liaison to the global TMS ME organization, ensuring alignment with standards, tools, and expectations.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Operations, Engineering, Quality, Finance, Supply Chain, IT and EHS to enable improvement success.

Education Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Project Management, or related field OR 5+ years of equivalent experience with site level Continuous Improvement ownership.
• 3+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment with hands-on responsibility for Continuous Improvement or Operational Excellence.
• Proven experience facilitating site-level Lean initiatives, Kaizen events, structured problem solving and training.
• Understanding of ISO9001 or 13485 standards.

Desired

• Supervisory certification or experience.
• Led or facilitated site-level Lean initiatives, Kaizen events, structured problem solving and training.
• Lean Practitioner, Green Belt or Black Belt training/certification.