Senior Operational Excellence Lean Specialist

About the role

At Allegion, we help keep the people you know and love safe and secure where they live, work and visit. With more than 40 brands, 14,000+ employees globally and products sold in 130 countries, we specialize in security around the doorway and beyond. Additionally, Allegion is proud to be recognized with the 2026 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award (GEWA) for the third consecutive year, earning distinction in both the employee engagement and strengths categories. This year, Allegion also received Gallup’s With Distinction honor — a designation reserved for a select group of organizations that go above and beyond in building exceptional workplace cultures.

Responsibilities

• Support the Operational Excellence Manager and Value Stream in implementing lean transformation and daily management across the value stream including:
• Gathers data for key performance indicators for functions being reviewed, evaluates current state, and proposes future state goals and objectives.
• Implementing tactical strategies to achieve the desired vision.
• Executing against long and short-term objectives to support the value stream’s goals.
• Working with necessary site personnel to identify, address, and eliminate process related obstacles.
• Assisting in the change of systems/processes as required in support of the Lean initiatives.
• Utilizing value stream mapping techniques to design optimal information, material, and production flow methods.
• To act as a change agent to bring about improvements in the manufacturing process through the active support, participation and leadership of rapid improvement events or projects, that includes:
• Owning pre and post standard work.
• Led or facilitated continuous improvement projects and events.
• Participating in Gemba walks and coaching employees on continuous improvement, standard work development/modification/adherence, flow, takt time attainment, and problem-solving abnormalities.
• Providing necessary training specific to Lean Transformation tools and methodology.
• Helping update and maintain visual performance tools, including mission control and MDI boards.
• Following up on action plans.
• Assisting all teams as needed to ensure improvements are made and sustained.
• To support the launch of all activities needed to incorporate lean transformation and daily management into the value stream culture; includes assisting in identifying ongoing training needs, supporting communication of the direction of Lean Transformation and daily management initiatives to employees, utilizing change management model, ensuring high levels of engagement for continuous improvement events participants, driving change through coaching of employees and leaders to drive lean behaviors, principles and practices, tracking all changes/improvements made to provide assurance that changes are effective and lasting, including examining and evaluating the areas after improvements are implemented, posting/updating results to the Mission Control boards, reviewing new procedures/controls and appraising the efficiency and effectiveness of operations, and working with the Operational Excellence Manager, Site Leader, Department Managers and Supervisors to resolve any issues that might arise during implementation and/or maintenance phases, monitoring and reporting on key metrics, supporting and meeting Departmental, Plant and Corporate EH&S goals, works in a safe and efficient manner.
• To support the launch of all activities needed to incorporate lean transformation and daily management into the value stream culture; includes assisting in identifying ongoing training needs, supporting communication of the direction of Lean Transformation and daily management initiatives to employees, utilizing change management model, ensuring high levels of engagement for continuous improvement events participants, driving change through coaching of employees and leaders to drive lean behaviors, principles and practices, tracking all changes/improvements made to provide assurance that changes are effective and lasting, including examining and evaluating the areas after improvements are implemented, posting/updating results to the Mission Control boards, reviewing new procedures/controls and appraising the efficiency and effectiveness of operations, and working with the Operational Excellence Manager, Site Leader, Department Managers and Supervisors to resolve any issues that might arise during implementation and/or maintenance phases, monitoring and reporting on key metrics, supporting and meeting Departmental, Plant and Corporate EH&S goals, works in a safe and efficient manner.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science Degree in a related discipline, preferably an engineering or supply chain degree.
• Minimum of 7 years of documented world class lean manufacturing/transactional/functional experience.
• Experience with distribution, warehousing and/or logistics facilities a plus.
• You would ideally have some level of understanding of WMS, TMS and ERP systems.
• Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills with the ability to speak and communicate effectively with various audiences at the site level.
• Strong interpersonal and high-performance team building skills, with ability to develop collaborative relationships, influencing up, down and across organizational lines.
• Ability to effectively facilitate a group’s activities and discussions using a defined process.
• Must be viewed credibly as either an informal leader or a positive influencer of change.
• Able to prioritize and handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced and changing work environment.
• Able to influence, persuade, convince and facilitate lean culture change in an environment with varying acceptance.
• Knowledge of personal computer applications required (Excel, Word, Visio, and PP).
• Excellent Team Facilitation Skills.

Skills

• Lean Manufacturing
• Continuous Improvement
• Value Stream Mapping
• Change Management
• Team Leadership
• Communication Skills
• Interpersonal Skills
• Project Management
• Problem Solving

Benefits

• Health, dental and vision insurance coverage
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Unlimited PTO
• Employee Discounts through Perks at Work
• Community involvement and opportunities to give back
• Opportunities to leverage your unique strengths through CliftonStrengths testing and coaching

Pay

Compensation is commensurate with experience.

Schedule

The schedule is flexible and may vary based on project requirements.