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The Director Continuous Improvement will lead the deployment of Barry-Wehmiller’s operating model, the BW Way, across the organization. This position will be focused on driving both short and long-term strategic goals driving a culture of Continuous Improvement while achieving year over year performance improvement. As a key member of this team, this role will impact results and culture by establishing standards, institutionalizing management systems, and ensuring effective problem-solving skills (& tool capability) across the organization.
* Support the organization in achieving SQDC and financial objectives through effective application of the Business System tools and methodologies to achieve continuous improvement.
* Lead and drive CI Roadmaps for assigned businesses.
* Coach, mentor, and train team members and leaders on continuous improvement methods based on Subject Matter Expertise. Ability to both formally train and "stop and teach" while at Gemba.
* Lead and coach multiple projects and Kaizen events simultaneously though both a hands-on and influential approach.
* Build, activate, and optimize continuous improvement capabilities to support excellence in planning and execution of business goals.
* Create future state processes in conjunction with business unit and functional teams.
* Lead the implementation of the BW Way system across sites.
* X-matrix alignment
* Operational Excellence-|BW Way talent development
* Create a roadmap to developing Continuous Improvement Excellence talent throughout the organization.
* Provide ongoing coaching and development.
* Identify and lead cross-functional continuous improvement initiatives using data to target and drive cost and lead time reduction.
* Champion process improvement, commercial excellence, and cross facility collaboration to achieve optimized performance across our manufacturing footprint and the achievement of business goals.
* Analyze key metrics and apprise stakeholders of observed trends, inconsistencies, and opportunities.
* Help drive customer trust and business sustainability.
* Communicates Effectively
* Drives Results
* Customer Focus
* Manages complexity.
* Comfort with Ambiguity
* Drives Vision & Purpose
* Leverages Business Insight
Qualifications & Skills:
* 8-10 years of related work experience driving continuous improvement in a high performing organization.
* Be a strong communicator that can effectively lead and mobilize people through positive interactions.
* Have a strong global perspective with the ability to connect across cultures and navigate complex relationships.
* Have a demonstrated ability to lead through influence to drive higher levels of business performance.
* Be adept in continuous improvement toolsets (Lean, Six Sigma, etc.)
* Demonstrate ability to analyze complex business issues and turn vision and strategy into practical, actionable, and quantifiable plans.
* Proven Successful application of multiple CI tools: 80/20. Value Stream Mapping, 6S, Lean Conversion, Standard work, Visual Daily Management, Advance Problem Solving.
* Demonstrated ability to facilitate Kaizen-type events to produce measurable improvements (Financial, Service, quality, etc.)
Company:
BW Corporate
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Director
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Management and Manufacturing
* Industries
Machinery Manufacturing
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