• Assist in the planning and implementation of lean manufacturing strategies to achieve overarching global business strategy.
• Coordinate lean manufacturing events/activities (i.e., kaizen/continuous improvement, value stream mapping, statistical problem solving, etc.) as required, including the planning of events and resources, training and leading teams, achieving event objectives, and documenting performance.
• Participate in and support MS168.
• Participate in and lead FIT events.
• Provide leadership, as directed by CI Manager, in continuous improvement efforts to improve reliability, ease of use & maintenance, minimize changeover times, and to eradicate production losses.
• Coach & mentor operations' team, including staff, supervisors, and crew leads on continuous improvement methods & processes to establish a culture where tools and methods are utilized in a standard way to deliver improvements.
• Develop lean leadership within local operations' team to enable them to lead and execute their own lean activities within the plant according to the business strategy.
• Transition ownership of completed projects to the local operations' team, and support sustaining activities to ensure results are maintained.

Requirements:

• Technical degree.
• 1+ years' experience in continuous improvement.
• Green Belt a plus.