Education/Experience:
- Bachelor?s degree in an Engineering discipline or related technical field
- 3-5+ years of Continuous Improvement Experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
- Lean Six Sigma (Green Belt/Black Belt) TPM / WCM
Summary:
Responsible for accelerating the Continuous Improvement efforts within the plant by leading organizational/leadership development processes, promoting employee engagement, and driving quality and productivity improvements. Provide necessary coaching to leadership and other individuals regarding organizational effectiveness, operational improvements, and execution of best practices. Monitor progress and advance the transformation to world-class over time through continued coaching. Provide support to location personnel to ensure that progress meets location targets.
- Responsible for implementing strategy and guiding advancement of Operational Excellence using the Edge Operating System at the assigned plant location.
- Collaborate with the leadership team to understand plant business priorities/goals and use this knowledge to prioritize Continuous Improvement activity at the production location.
- Be a role model for the Mindsets and Behaviors necessary to create an environment of trust, participation, and accountability.
- Consult with Regional and other OPEX Managers to identify best practices and to simplify and standardize work to deliver improved performance.
- Actively review site practices to identify opportunities and advise on appropriate organizational interventions for improving site systems and practices to achieve desired outcomes.
- Guide locations in determining the priorities for process improvements that impact production and business results, and champion waste elimination and reduction.
- Build a coaching culture and provide individual guidance to plant throughout the change and transformation process.
- Monitor Improvement progress and sustain transformational gains over time through continued metric review and consultation with key stakeholders.
- Lead Improvement Projects utilizing standardized OPEX tools and methods to improve plant performance and achieve results for operations customers.