THE COMPANY

Our client is a global leader in the industrial powertrain solutions market.

THE POSITION

The CI Leader drives operational excellence across all areas of the site supporting SQDC (safety, quality, delivery, cost competitiveness). 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).

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. Key Concepts: Lean Conversion (5S, flow, standard work, tools/materials at point of use & visual management), visual factory, single (best) piece flow, replenishment systems, transactional process improvement techniques, defect reduction and effective daily management.
• Manage a robust review process for selecting scoping and prioritizing improvement initiatives (i.e., Policy Deployment, CI Roadmap, Kaizens, Projects, and CI Talent) to achieve goals.
• Analyze and assess business metrics (SQDCG and financials) and processes across the business to develop impactful improvement strategies.
• Energize and engage the organization to progress in long-term improvement actions while meeting today's business performance needs. Balance strategy and tactics, helping the organization evolve and achieve its growth ambitions.

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of related work experience.
• 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 properly identify problem areas and potential solutions.