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Site Lean Lead

Site Lean Lead

Smiths InterconnectKirkland, Québec, Canada
30+ days ago
Job description

Job Description

  • omply with Smiths policies, internal work regulations and leadership behaviors.
  • Comply with and participate in all Smiths quality, safety, health, and environmental programs, as well as its policies, procedures, and training requirements.
  • Prevent violence and promote a favorable organizational environment.
  • Keep the work area clean, tidy and in good condition.
  • Attend and participate in the organization's training.
  • Acts as a Strategic Partner liaising with relevant Departments, such as Production, Engineering, Human Resources, Materials and Quality
  • Comply with all activities or any other that arise from the operations of the position or are required by the supervisor.
  • Develops and executes SES strategy for the site.
  • Build LEAN capabilities within Smiths in alignment with SES strategy. Collaborate with Division Lean colleagues to train practitioners, support cross-functional.
  • Kaizens and act as Lean SME for Lean development programs.
  • Train operational and functional teams in the SES Lean principles, methodology, and tools.
  • Facilitates the development and deployment of a disciplined Daily Management System incorporating Leader Standard Work, Visual Management and Daily

Accountability

  • Partner with all functions to develop cross-functional end-to-end value stream maps to capture current state, define future state with a roadmap of actions to

    • improve customer performance and achieve business objectives.

  • Lead and support project ideation and hopper building for Lean and Six Sigma projects.
  • Coach projects focused on improvements in customer performance, increased throughput and speed, reduced cycle times / lead times and productivity.

    • improvement.

  • Coach site leadership team & employees through regular Gemba walks to drive continuous improvement.
  • Utilize best practices and data to influence leaders and teams to achieve positive business results.
  • Identifies, promotes, and disseminates out-of-the-box Lean thinking and best practices, supports and coaches during SES strategy workshops and project.

    • implementations.

  • Ensures effectiveness and consistency is in place across the site of the enterprise-wide SES deployment including active participation in the global Community of Practice, sharing

    • of best practices, supporting the success of other belts and other duties to enable the success of SES at Smiths.

    Plays an active role, working with the Black Belt community to support the planning and execution of Black belt projects within the site.

    Qualifications

  • Preferred Education, Qualification and Experience :
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent hands on experience.
  • 5 years of demonstrable and extensive LEAN leadership within a Manufacturing environment
  • 3-5 years facilitating large-scale strategic initiatives.
  • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.
  • Background in Manufacturing environments considered an asset.
  • Skills and Experience :
  • Highly seasoned and experienced LEAN leader a practitioner with a proven track record of end-to-end value stream management (e.g., operations,
  • administration, customer-facing).
  • 5 years of experience in Lean Management Systems within medium or large global organization
  • Project Management advance skills.
  • Experience leading and creating high-performing teams and championing change.
  • Leadership – ability to formulate and communicate clear vision and sense of direction and mobilize people.
  • Communication – ability to effectively influence and articulate using different channels (verbal and written). Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Facilitating – ability to influence and facilitate multidisciplinary teams through structured workshops (strategic session, Kaizens, problem solving sessions).
  • Change management – ability to communicate a need for change, create all necessary conditions for successful change and overcome different forms of
  • Coaching – ability to coach people to develop their skills and abilities to achieve agreed upon objectives.
  • Training – ability to identify and formulate training needs and assure training execution and follow up.
  • Problem solving – ability to coach and support leaders and teams in using data to drive problem solving
  • Willing to travel up to 15% of the time for business purposes.

    • Advanced level skill in Microsoft Office tools – including Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint.

    Additional Information

    All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

    We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity.

    At no time during the hiring process will Smiths Group, nor any of our recruitment partners ever request payment to enable participation – including, but not limited to, interviews or testing. Avoid fraudulent requests by applying jobs directly through our career’s website ( Careers - Smiths Group plc )