THE COMPANY

Our client is a global industrial manufacturing company.

THE POSITION

This role is for two different positions, with one located in the Southeast and one in the Mdwwest. Each 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.