Hillenbrand is looking for a Hillenbrand Operating Model - Lean Manufacturing Leader. We are open to hiring remotely for this position, or someone located in the greater Cincinnati area. As a Hillenbrand Operating Model - Lean Manufacturing Leader, you will partner with Hillenbrand’s Operating Company Segments to continually develop, promote, and strategically align implementation of the company’s business model designed to drive world-class results in customer satisfaction, quality, on-time delivery, customer-value, organic growth, and operating financial performance.
What Hillenbrand Offers You:
• A robust PTO policy with 6 paid sick days, 11 paid holidays, and 4 weeks paid vacation!
• 18% Annual Bonus eligibility
• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance, which includes MD Live, RX help center, Medical Advocate Program, company paid short-& long-term disability, among others.
• Generous 401K Matching Program – 3% (base pay) automatic contribution $.50 for each additional dollar saved on the first 6% of pay saved*
• Competitive pay
• Opportunities for development and advancement
What you’ll do:
• Contribute to the definition and development of Segment’s long-term business strategy. Lead the development of the operational excellence plan in support of Segment’s overall strategy
• Drive and manage the and Strategic Deployment plan (SDP), including the development and review of key performance indicators (KPI)
• Drive a robust process and mindset around root cause and countermeasure problem solving in support of meeting company objectives
• Develop and lead Segment kaizen roadmap in support of Segment’s overall strategy
• Execute lean continuous improvement initiatives to improve on-time delivery, cost, quality, and safety through the deployment of VSM, standard work, pull systems, SMED, transactional process improvement, etc.
• Ensure deployment and develop/train capability in the use of the appropriate HOM lean and growth tools
• Develop and lead growth continuous improvement initiatives through the deployment of VOC, value selling, sales funnel management, value pricing, PLCM, rapid innovation, etc.
• Ensure that a depth of high-quality manufacturing talent exists throughout Segment. Assist in selecting, developing, leading, and coaching the team with the goal of meeting/exceeding targeted goals. Partner with HR to develop on-boarding materials, training, and rotational programs
• Partner with President and function heads to build and maintain a culture of continuous operational improvement that permeates all areas of the company
• Coach/develop site functional leaders and their staffs to identify, understand and implement lean manufacturing and growth best practices and achieve continuously improving levels of safety, quality, delivery, inventory, cost, innovation, and growth
• Other duties may be assigned
Supervisory Responsibilities: This position does not have any supervisory responsibilities.
Travel Requirements: Must be willing to travel at least 75% of the time
Basic Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree (B.S./B.A.) or equivalent from a college or university in Engineering, Business Management, or comparable field
• Minimum of eight (8) years of experience with Lean enterprise and Lean enterprise tools
• Minimum of eight (8) years of experience leading Strategic Deployment Processes, Policy Deployment, or similar breakthrough business processes
Great to Haves:
• Lean Six Sigma Green/Black Belt certification
• Lean/CI/OPEX certification or equivalent (IASC or ASQ preferred)
Physical Demands:
To perform this job successfully, the physical demands listed are representative of those that must be met by an employee. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands to handle and feel, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear. The employee may occasionally be required to crouch. The employee may occasionally lift items as heavy as 25lbs. Specific vision abilities may include the employee’s ability to see near and far distances.
Who we are:
Hillenbrand (www.Hillenbrand.com) is a global diversified industrial company with businesses that serve a wide variety of industries around the world. We pursue profitable growth and robust cash generation to drive increased value for our shareholders. Hillenbrand's portfolio includes industrial businesses such as Coperion, Milacron Injection Molding & Extrusion, and Mold-Masters, in addition to Batesville, a recognized leader in the death care industry in North America. Hillenbrand is publicly traded on the NYSE under "HI."
What Sets Us Apart:
We Take Care of Our Associates: We present on-site wellness services including a clinic offering free health care & prescriptions to plan members, the revolutionary Bod Pod Assessment & Weight Management Program, and Market C – a vending management kiosk offering fresh food and convenience items when you need to grab a quick bite on the go.
We have Fun! We work hard and when it’s time to play hard, our workforce engagement team focuses on planning and promoting team events such as: our annual Associate Christmas & Children’s Parties, Summer Picnic, March Madness & Putt-Putt tournaments, Cinco de Mayo, Super Bowl and many other fun activities.
We Give Back: In addition to planning associate events, our workforce is encouraged to volunteer through our One Campaign, which helps associations within the local community.
*These services are not available at all locations.
EEO: At Hillenbrand we strive to build a diverse workforce through equal opportunity employment that embraces and leverages the differences each person has to offer. Equal Employment Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer of minorities/females/disabled/veterans.
DISCLAIMER: The above information on this job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by the employee within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of any employee assigned to this job. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. #LI-DNI
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