Senior Manager, Continuous Improvement
Job Description:
• Champion the MasterBrand Way Continuous Improvement strategy and provide hands-on support and all necessary training during implementation
• Lead effort to implement best practices across plants and/or divisions, ensuring adherence to the principles of lean manufacturing
• Assist and mentor plant management and Continuous Improvement teams with planning and facilitation of strategic plans, kaizen workshops, and other lean activities
• Establish sustainment mechanisms (leader standard work, audits, metrics) that verify adoption at 60/90/180 days
• Enable and lead initiatives that contribute to the Semi-Custom business savings target, with finance-validated and sustained results
• Champion safety through demonstrated commitment, site specific safety plans and targeted MasterBrand initiatives
• Build a prioritized improvement portfolio using VSM, kaizen funnels, and A3s tied to SQDC metrics that enhance MasterBrand’s manufacturing platform
• Improve Semi-Custom business maturity to identified target, focusing on Daily Management, 6S, Standard Work and other tools
• Work with organizational leaders to build Kaizen funnel and opportunities for improvement; transition facilitation ownership to plant teams through co-facilitation and readiness verification
• Develop a “train-the-trainer” model that reduces reliance on central CI resources
Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business or a related required; advanced degree or professional manufacturing certification(s) preferred
• 10+ years leadership experience in a lean manufacturing organization
• Proven track record for transforming organizations – building the team, managing change, streamlining processes and driving safety, quality, delivery and cost improvements
• Demonstrated problem solving and project management skills
• Experience with facilitation, delivering training to large groups preferred
• Exceptional leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills (both verbal and written)
• Experience with change management principles and demonstrated ability to drive and manage the change process
• Influences without authority by using data, gemba insight, and shared ownership
• Willingness and ability to travel overnight up to 75%, based on home office location.
Benefits:
• Equal Employment Opportunity
• Reasonable Accommodations
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• Champion the MasterBrand Way Continuous Improvement strategy and provide hands-on support and all necessary training during implementation
• Lead effort to implement best practices across plants and/or divisions, ensuring adherence to the principles of lean manufacturing
• Assist and mentor plant management and Continuous Improvement teams with planning and facilitation of strategic plans, kaizen workshops, and other lean activities
• Establish sustainment mechanisms (leader standard work, audits, metrics) that verify adoption at 60/90/180 days
• Enable and lead initiatives that contribute to the Semi-Custom business savings target, with finance-validated and sustained results
• Champion safety through demonstrated commitment, site specific safety plans and targeted MasterBrand initiatives
• Build a prioritized improvement portfolio using VSM, kaizen funnels, and A3s tied to SQDC metrics that enhance MasterBrand’s manufacturing platform
• Improve Semi-Custom business maturity to identified target, focusing on Daily Management, 6S, Standard Work and other tools
• Work with organizational leaders to build Kaizen funnel and opportunities for improvement; transition facilitation ownership to plant teams through co-facilitation and readiness verification
• Develop a “train-the-trainer” model that reduces reliance on central CI resources
Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business or a related required; advanced degree or professional manufacturing certification(s) preferred
• 10+ years leadership experience in a lean manufacturing organization
• Proven track record for transforming organizations – building the team, managing change, streamlining processes and driving safety, quality, delivery and cost improvements
• Demonstrated problem solving and project management skills
• Experience with facilitation, delivering training to large groups preferred
• Exceptional leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills (both verbal and written)
• Experience with change management principles and demonstrated ability to drive and manage the change process
• Influences without authority by using data, gemba insight, and shared ownership
• Willingness and ability to travel overnight up to 75%, based on home office location.
Benefits:
• Equal Employment Opportunity
• Reasonable Accommodations
Apply Now
Apply Now