Corporate Continuous Improvement Engineer

The operational excellence program lead is responsible for enterprise-wide initiatives of programmatic deployment of Zeus Operating System as well as corporate continuous improvements projects.

The operational excellence program lead is responsible for enterprise-wide initiatives of programmatic deployment of Zeus Operating System as well as corporate continuous improvements projects. This position is critical in coaching and mentoring of the team members in Lean & Six sigma methodologies and tools supporting problem solving. The role collaborates with teams at all levels to serve as a change agent for enterprise-wide initiatives that optimize operations, reduce waste, and build organizational capability to achieve business objectives.

• Work as a change agent and drive operational excellence transformation
• Applying and deploying lean values and principles to the entire organization
• In charge of eliminating waste and creating value by reducing variation in the processes to achieve sustainable results throughout the organization and segment.
• Utilize Continuous Improvement (Kaizen) techniques, initiate process improvements, cycle time reductions, cost reductions and other activities aimed at reducing/eliminating non-value-added activities in the process.
• Drive and carry-across the identified best practices
• Foster cross-functional and cross- factory communication and technical exchange
• Support generation of standard work
• Conduct lean and six sigma training and accelerate the proliferation of Lean Continuous Improvement culture throughout the organization by co-guiding and co-facilitating Lean Deployment.
• Diligently participate in the selection and executions of lean and six sigma projects.
• For assigned initiatives provide strategic deployment plans of lean transformation
• Coach and facilitate Lean Transformation activities through Kaizen workshops and Small Group Activities

• Bachelor’s in Engineering
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt required/Black Belt highly preferred

• 7+ years of hands-on experience in continuous improvement, operational excellence, or related manufacturing leadership roles.
• Demonstrated success leading high-impact enterprise-wide initiatives
• Experience leading cross-functional teams
• Strategic transformations experience is preferred

• Initiatives leadership: Demonstrated success leading cross-functional teams in deployment of enterprise-wide initiatives from project scope definition through execution and control demonstrating expertise in resource planning, milestone tracking, risk assessment, and cost control.
• Analytics and problem solving: Strong capability in root cause analysis, DOE, GR&R, SPC, and process capability; skilled at extracting insights from large datasets and converting them into actionable improvements.
• Change management and sustainability: Proven ability to integrate improvements broader systems and a defined change management approach to all initiatives
• Leadership and influence: Strong presence with the ability to coach, mentor, and drive cultural change while motivating teams to embrace structured problem solving, continuous improvement and change management approach
• Communication & Facilitation: Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills; comfortable engaging audiences from operators to executives; experienced in facilitating workshops, Kaizen events and leadership updates