Now is an exciting time to join our team dedicated to ensuring our customers receive the products they need to achieve their scientific goals - quickly, reliably, and safely. Our Bridgewater, NJ site is ramping up to meet customer demand. If you believe in working the right way for the right reason join our growing team today!
Discover Impactful Work:
The role will facilitate implementation of the Practical Process Improvement (PPI) Business System at the site to enable profitable growth, intensify the customer experience and increase employee engagement. The position collaborates with essential team members to lead projects and kaizen events by deploying structured problem solving to improve systems and eliminate waste.
A day in the Life:
Lead/work with functional teams to streamline processes to improve profitable growth and become more efficient
Cultivate an action-biased culture of continuous improvement
Train, coach and follow-up with teams to ensure system improvements are sustained and running processes independently
Work closely with site PPI steering committee to identify ways to accelerate the culture change necessary to support the PPI Business System
Help teams identify new projects through data analysis and daily management systems.
Work with the corporate PPI team to develop/promote/standardize PPI and share standard processes.
Lead and develop the PPI project funnel
Keys to Success:
Education
Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, supply chain, operations or business preferred. High School Diploma/GED required.
A Lean Practitioner with 3+ years of experience preferred
Experience
Leadership roles from teams such as operations, commercial, engineering, quality, or product management preferred
Visual management/5S, value stream mapping, standard work, metric boards, stand-up meetings and project funnel coordination
Experience in lean Six Sigma, Black Belt, lean methodologies
Experience in Process Improvement and Operational Excellence
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
Passion for driving improvement and leading change
Consistent track record for developing, training, and coaching teams
Great communicator, including solid written, oral and presentation-giving skills.
