Great Dane LLC

Lean Operational Excellence Leader

Elysburg, PA, US

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 1 day ago

Data AnalysisProject ManagementCustomer SupportLeadershipCommunicationProblem SolvingMentoringMicrosoft OfficeLean Manufacturing

About the role

Overview Under the direction of the Plant Manager and the Director of Industrial Engineering, the Lean Operational Excellence Leader is a leader in Lean Implementation and continuous improvement efforts in all five phases of Lean.
Key Responsibilities: • Be the leader in lean implementation.• Establish processes that detect, record and reduce waste of any form throughout the value-add process affecting quality, throughput, efficiency, cost, etc.
Ability to, sit, speak, hear, see, walk, bend, reach, grasp, stoop, kneel, twist, crawl, carry, climb, work overhead, push and pull.

Coach and support team in developing and managing Engineering controls of lean Gates to support lean processes.
Responsible oversight of on-line waste reduction activities in order to ensure principles of lean manufacturing are being executed and maintained: built in quality, schedule and time control, shorten lead time, capital and manpower utilization.
Coordinate lean metric reporting, create and distribute gate management reports. Develop governance package for plant leadership to lead transition of ownership to corresponding functional leader and track result progress.
Support project change management in the cascading of lean through facility and other areas of the support staffs. Help inform/engage impacted employees.
The Lean Operational Excellence Leader mentors operational and support group leaders in Lean deployment and implementation, problem solving methodology and supports change management in the cascading of Lean through the facility.

Good communication skills and ability to motivate and engage others.
Ability to collect and analyze data and present findings.
Bachelor's degree in related discipline (e.g., engineering, quality, management, or business)
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Ability to stand and move about on concrete 8-12 hours a day.
Effectively support other functions as required such as training, Model Line events, and other improvement projects.

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