Lean Deployment Leader - El Cajon, CA
GKN Aerospace •
Position Type: Permanent
Job Description:
Job Summary
The Lean Deployment Leader is a Lean Thinker with expertise in Lean Transformation. They will play a central role in developing their assigned area of the site in its deployment of the Lean Excellence Model. They will lead, coach and influence the Leadership in their assigned area, particularly Group Leaders and Team Leaders, ensuring rigour and fidelity to the Lean Excellence Model.
Job Responsibilities
• Role modelling a culture that is aligned to the GKN Aerospace “Great Place to Work” value drivers and Culture Principles.
• Exemplifying a safety-first mindset and ensuring that the GKN Aerospace Health, Safety and Environmental policies and standards are applied across GKN and that all locations are a model of a world class healthy and safe working environment.
• Driving the disciplined and rigorous deployment of the Lean Operating Model (LOM) across within their Performance Centre.
• Creating and executing against the Site Lean Deployment plan and ensuring that all resources required are in place, both within their site and from the CoE (e.g. Regional Lean Experts assigned as appropriate).
• Coaching their performance center’s Leadership team in their deployment of the Lean Excellence Model Role Profile
• Ensuring the correct allocation of resources to make the Lean deployment a success, and making problems immediately visible, allowing problem solving to take place.
• Delivering significant improvement in People, Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cash and Cost (PSQDCC) targets, meeting their site’s customer and stakeholder commitments, driven by significant improvements in Lean Maturity.
• Developing deep Lean Expertise across their site, ensuring that they become self-sufficient in running the Lean Operating Model, working with the Regional Lean Expert to ensure that all staff are fully certified in Lean Thinking at the appropriate level for their role.
• Complying with all legal and regulatory requirements and ensuring that staff are aware of the policies and their individual responsibilities and accountabilities: the company’s Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action policies; Compliance and Ethics Policy on Contracting with the United States Government in all areas of responsibility involving direct and indirect contracting with the United States Government; Export Control regulations
Job Requirements:
Job Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree, or in lieu of degree 6 years of years of experience in a manufacturing environment
• 4-7 years of experience in a manufacturing environment
• 2 years of lean experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Must be able to perform work subject to ITAR/EAR regulations and/or program requirements.
Preferred Qualifications:
• GKN Experience
• Lean Six Sigma greenbelt or higher is preferred
• An understanding of Lean Thinking and Lean Leadership
• The demonstrated ability to influence the site Leadership Team and ability to lead, coach and mentor highly skilled and experienced team members
• Must have Strong problem solving skills
• A track record of Leadership and direction through effective communications, building effective teams
• Evidence of leading Business Transformation Offices
• Previous and significant experience in Lean Transformation
• A Lean Certification from a reputable certifying body or benchmark company
• Aerospace supply chain experience
• A passion for the Aerospace industry
• Strong Excel and MS Office skills
Job Ident #:
1012345201
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