Job Description Summary

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Implement and/or support counter measures and actions for Kaizen Events
• Perform Quality and Lean activities collaboratively with cross-functional teams to ensure cost out and efficiency project deliverables (milestones, process improvements, etc..) are met in a timely manner, contributing to established targets with no compromise on product quality/compliance, supplier continuity, and efficiency and risk mitigations.
• Lean actions include optimizing the execution of the changes resulting from kaizen events to support cost-out actions, ensuring operational alignment and ensuring continuity.
• Generate new cost-out ideas and help consolidate next cost-out action pipeline.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering from an accredited university or college
• Minimum of 3 years of quality / lean experience
• Minimum of 3 years of project management experience

Desired Characteristics

• Proven ability to work in cross-functional team
• Proven experience with project management
• Proven ability to analyze and organize data
• Strong negotiation, interpersonal, communication and leadership skills
• Experience in product cost-out initiatives
• Ability to lead initiatives of moderate scope and impact
• Effective problem identification and solution skills
• Experience working with suppliers and driving improvement opportunities
• Proven Facilitation Skills