Regional Lean Director -- Midwest (Closed)

THE COMPANY

Our client is a leading provider of sustainable waste and energy solutions.

THE POSITION

Reporting to the President of the Region, the Director will be a key member of the region leadership team. This person will partner with best-in-class Lean practitioners and SME vendors to accelerate Lean transformation.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBLITIES

  • Be responsible for deploying, leading and coaching Lean projects to improve productivity and performance utilizing Lean methodologies.
  • Partner with the operating team to help achieve growth and profitability targets.
  • Look after VSM, KPIs, Kaizen calendar and action plan.
  • Execute and coach the team on kaizens projects.
  • Support the Monthly Operating Reviews (MOR).
  • Own and co-develop Leader Standard Work (LSW).
  • Develop and establish daily management and standard work across all facilities in the region.
  • Lead and collaborate on Lean performance and process improvement projects throughout the organization, and mentor leadership toward continuous improvement.
  • Assist teams in prioritizing improvements, making recommendations to functional leaders to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
  • Change agent responsible for delivering performance excellence through execution of Lean initiatives and providing thoughtful coaching of functional standard work and problem solving.

 

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field; master’s degree is desirable.
  • A Lean expert with a minimum of 10 years experience in process improvement and at least five years’ experience coaching and leading process improvement teams in a large, multi-site Lean organization following a formal management systems approach.
  • Balanced Lean professional able to drive strategic thinking and continuous improvement across operational, customer service and commercial activities – connecting cross-functional resources to remove waste along the extended value streams.
  • Deep knowledge of and hands-on experience training and implementing TPS-based business systems using the following tools:
    • Strategy Deployment: X-Matrix and / or A3 thinking.
    • Lean leadership (daily management, leader standard work and gemba walks).
    • Value-stream mapping.
    • Kaizen events on cell design / 3P, standard work, error- proofing, material flow, kanban, visual management, etc.
    • Expertise in problem-solving utilizing a formal program / process.