Job Description Summary

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities

• Facilitate cross-functional Kaizen teams in the application of Lean tools to achieve SQDIP targets.
• Facilitate cross-functional problem-solving teams.
• Educate, coach, and mentor team members on daily management, visual management, 5S, and process flow. 
• Support strategic shop layout improvements by aligning the changes with lean flow principles.
• Conduct lean training and education for employees at the site. Has a visual presence on the production floor guiding and teaching employees on lean principles and fundamentals.
• Develop value stream maps for the product lines to eliminate process waste by applying lean techniques across the product lines.
• Support benchmarking of Lean Transformation at other facilities across the supply chain
• Identifies potential process improvement projects and executes on areas of opportunities to support the site’s lean strategy.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree accredited college or university (or a high school diploma / GED with a minimum of 7 years of manufacturing experience)
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in Manufacturing, Lean and/or Shop floor environment.

Desired Characteristics

• Experience leading Teams in a manufacturing setting.
• Demonstrated ability to motivate teams and lead change at all levels of the organization.
• Experience with applying lean concepts: challenges existing processes, critical thinker.
• Experience in high mix, low volume job shop.
• Demonstrated professional interpersonal skills.
• Organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work and communicate effectively with individuals at all levels of the organization.
• Humble: respectful, receptive, agile, eager to learn​.
• Transparent: shares critical information, speaks with candor, contributes constructively.
• Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, Spotfire and other data analytics / visualization tools.
• Analytical: ability to project impact to business priorities using data.
• Ability to leverage advanced data automation, visualization, and analytics tools.

Travel

• Some travel (5%) will be required to attend training and Facilitate/Participate in Kaizen events outside Jacksonville, FL.

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.

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