What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lean Manager/Lean Leader position at NR Consulting?
Title: Corporate Lean & Six Sigma Black Belt
Location: Burlington, WA 98233
Duration: Fulltime Role
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Participate in company’s Long-Term and Mid-Term Strategy Deployment process.
- Facilitate and support Annual Hoshin Planning processes at site and functional level.
- Facilitate annual Value Stream Mapping and Value Chain Mapping events to support Annual Hoshin and Budgeting processes.
- Work with Operations, Product Engineering & Development, Supply Chain, Sales and all other business functions to align, select, prioritize and plan Lean & Six Sigma project and kaizen targets, timing and training needs identified in Annual Hoshin Planning process.
- Lead Lean & Six Sigma Black Belt high-impact projects (~ $500K /project) identified during the Annual Hoshin Planning process.
- Lead other Lean & Six Sigma Black Belt projects assigned by the Corporate Director of Continuous Improvement and Quality.
- Travel to location and support other Corporate Lean & Six Sigma Black Belts and their projects as required.
- Attend Lean & Six Sigma Black Belt training course; attain company’s Lean & Six Sigma Black Belt certification within established timelines.
- Conduct Lean & Six Sigma training courses for White Belts, Yellow Belts, Orange Belts and Green Belts.
- Assist in the development and improvement of Blue Belt, Brown Belt and Black Belt training material.
- Establish and deploy Lean & Six Sigma Program maturity growth Road Map.
- Drive and deploy the Lean & Six Sigma program through x-functional and x-site collaboration effort.
- Manage Lean & Six Sigma project decks and funnels to ensure company’s Lean & Six Sigma operational and financial goals are met.
- Assist site management and personnel with analysis and improvement of asset utilization, line flow constraint analysis and improvement.
- Assist site management and personnel with RCA (Root-Cause Analysis) and implementation of CA (Corrective Action) of PK, A3 and Apollo processes.
- Conduct benchmarking and analysis on Lean & Six Sigma practices; identify and implement process improvement opportunities.
- Support Supplier Quality and Customer Quality Program Managers with RCA (Root-Cause Analysis) and implementation of CA (Corrective Action) of PK, A3 and Apollo processes.
Core Competencies:
- Hoshin or other Strategy Deployment methodology.
- Strong Analytical and Problem-Solving skills.
- PDCA, A3, Six Sigma DMAIC methodologies.
- Ability to see and understand the Big Picture and manage at tactical level.
- Experienced influencer. Demonstrated ability to get work done through others.
Education and Experience:
- Minimum 5 years in a company with a strong, recognized Lean & Six Sigma program and culture.
- Minimum 3 years Project Management experience managing large-scale, x-functional projects.
- Proven record of results managing in a matrix environment.
- Demonstrated Minitab proficiency and teaching Minitab to others.
- Ability to travel as required.
Preferred:
- Lean Certification preferred.
- Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt preferred.
- PMP or Prince 2.0 certification desirable.
Salary : $85,000 - $120,000