THE COMPANY

Our client is a global industrial manufacturing company.

THE POSITION

This person will drive operational excellence across all areas of this medium volume/low mix business, supporting SQDC (safety, quality, delivery, cost competitiveness) through the practical application of tools and methodologies, allowing the plant to drive top-line revenue growth and bottom-line profitability. The selected candidate will work closely with site management teams to help develop and implement long- and short-term strategic plans that exceed Targets to Improve (TTIs) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). This is a high-visibility position with a growth trajectory beyond the stated role.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• With the leadership team, partner to understand the current site business objectives and financial targets, develop a vision for the site's future operational growth needs and implement a plan to achieve those outcomes.
• Provide Lean subject matter expertise across the organization by partnering with functional, business and site leaders to assess current processes and identify process / performance gaps and improvement opportunities.
• Lead and implement process improvement across value streams to drive SQDCG measures utilizing Lean concepts.
• Manage a robust company system review process to select and scope improvement initiatives (e.g., policy deployment, CI roadmap, Kaizens, projects and CI talent) to achieve goals.
• Energize and engage the organization to advance long-term improvement initiatives while meeting today's business performance needs—balance strategy and tactics to help the organization evolve and achieve its growth ambitions.
• Coach, mentor and train site members and leadership on continuous improvement methods and tools across the entire organization.
• Develop and communicate a vision for the business's future. Garner followership across the organization to advance the transformation toward the future state.
• Develop a high-performance team by engaging, coaching and training team members.
• Build a Lean champion matrix to support the site’s self-sufficiency in Lean deployment.
• Partner with the EHS Manager to maintain a safe work environment that’s compliant with all regulations and drive focus on leading environmental health and safety (EHS) metrics and continuous improvement initiatives that promote safety.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of related work experience that includes working cross-functionally.
• Experience working in a medium-volume business that includes machining and automation.
• Proven successful applications of multiple CI tools: 80/20, Value Stream Mapping, 6S, Flow, Standard Work, Visual Management and problem solving.
• Ability to lead and teach a site with a bias for action and a say-do mindset.
• Expert level of critical thinking skills to correctly identify problem areas and potential solutions.