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Job Summary

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we are looking to add a Business Excellence Leader located in Guadalajara, North Site. The role of the Business Excellence Leader involves being responsible for continuously driving a culture of excellence in the organization and enabling waste elimination activities using Lean and Six Sigma approaches and tools, guiding actions toward a sustainable conclusion.

 What a typical day looks like 

• Work as a change agent and drive the Lean and Six Sigma activities defined in GBE A3.
• Apply and implement Flex Lean Enterprise values throughout the organization.
• Responsible for eliminating waste and creating value by reducing process variation to achieve sustainable results throughout the organization and segment.
• Utilize Continuous Improvement (Kaizen) techniques, initiate process improvements, cycle time reductions, cost reductions, and other activities aimed at reducing/eliminating activities that do not add value to the process.
• Create and validate processes/standards based on standard work and BPs.
• Identify, drive, and execute Yokoten Kaizen projects based on best practices within agreed timelines.
• ·Lead Industrial Engineering, Lean, and Six Sigma training, and accelerate the deployment of Lean culture throughout the organization through coaching and facilitation of Lean Continuous Improvement implementation.
• Participate actively in the selection and execution of Lean and Six Sigma projects.
• Transformation (90-day continuous workshop). Facilitate Continuous Improvement Transformation activities through Kaizen, workshops, and Small Group Activities.
• Understand and use the Center Point portal as a repository to enable data research and cost-saving efficiencies.
• Obtain training and certification in Industrial, Lean, and Six Sigma to become a subject matter expert within the organization.
• Availability to travel.

Experience we are looking to add to our team: ·

Completed Bachelor's Degree or Engineering Degree.
Intermediate-advanced English.
Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing.
Experience with Minitab and SolidWorks as a plus.

Operations Management Techniques.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
Leadership.
Teamwork.

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Job Category

Operational Excellence

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