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Job Summary

The Senior Manager, Process Optimization is responsible for participating in and leading focused and strategically critical projects across the organization in all areas of the business. Will study, learn, and diagnose processes, identify root causes and improvement opportunities, prescribe improvement strategies, guide the improvement effort, and measure outcomes.

Job Description

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Prioritize high impact projects that require quick action to resolve employee pain points.
• Work with program managers, business leaders and executive team to communicate the impact of critical business initiatives in a global setting
• Influence design and development of strategic processes
• Develop, implement, and govern KPI reporting for a portfolio of programs, providing visibility to the milestones and performance across all projects
• Work cross-functionally across teams to effect department-wide performance improvement with our internal and external partners by designing and implementing processes, metrics, and programs that enhance the end to end employee experience
• Audit completed projects to verify sustained impact
•  Deploy the 4-step CI process and Daily Management System using the 3Q6S tools
• Facilitate all types of Kaizen events, ensuring proper pre-work, meeting the improvement objectives, and proper DMS follow up to ensure sustainment
• Meet targets for lead time reduction and manufacturing cost-out
• Interface with design, process, test, reliability, and manufacturing engineering to solve production problems and identify improvements in product design and manufacturability
• Develop and sustain process improvements to reduce production costs and increase yields
• Make recommendations for changes in the selection and application of components, materials, and systems
• Review and update work procedures to ensure standards are documented to meet specifications
• Develop, implement and review methods, operation sequence, and processes in the manufacture, components, sub-assemblies, and final assemblies or extrusion.
• Make recommendations for tooling and process improvements existing product lines to increase efficiency and reduce costs

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• 4 Year Degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Quality, or any relevant Engineering major
• 3+ years of experience in a technology hardware-based production environment
• 5+ years of experience in product or quality engineering
• Tools and principles of Lean Manufacturing including VSM, SW (tools and forms), Set-up-Reduction,6S+, TPM, Problem Solving, Lean Material Flow
• Operations daily management
• Planning strategies and systems
• Advanced in Excel and Visio
• Analytical skills and problem solving
• Collaborative style of management and interaction
• Change management, working with difficult people

Range: 100K-140K DOE

 

Additional Job Details

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