Director, Continuous Improvement

Abteilung Information:Barry-Wehmiller ist ein breitgefächerter globaler Anbieter von Lösungen für Engineering, Beratung und Fertigungstechnologien für Verpackungs-, Wellpappen- und Papierverarbeitungsindustrien. Die Kombination eines mitarbeiterorientierten Führungsstils mit operativen Strategien und nachhaltigem Wachstum ließ Barry-Wehmiller zu einem 3 Milliarden USD Unternehmen wachsen, dessen fast 12.000 Mitarbeiter eine gemeinsame Vision haben: Building a Better World through Business.Jobbeschreibung:The Director Continuous Improvement will lead the deployment of Barry-Wehmiller’s operating model, the BW Way, across the organization. This position will be focused on driving both short and long-term strategic goals driving a culture of Continuous Improvement while achieving year over year performance improvement. As a key member of this team, this role will impact results and culture by establishing standards, institutionalizing management systems, and ensuring effective problem-solving skills (& tool capability) across the organization.Support the organization in achieving SQDC and financial objectives through effective application of the Business System tools and methodologies to achieve continuous improvement.Lead and drive CI Roadmaps for assigned businesses.Coach, mentor, and train team members and leaders on continuous improvement methods based on Subject Matter Expertise. Ability to both formally train and "stop and teach" while at Gemba.Lead and coach multiple projects and Kaizen events simultaneously though both a hands-on and influential approach.Build, activate, and optimize continuous improvement capabilities to support excellence in planning and execution of business goals.Create future state processes in conjunction with business unit and functional teams.Lead the implementation of the BW Way system across sites.X-matrix alignmentKaizen facilitationOperational Excellence-|BW Way talent developmentCreate a roadmap to developing Continuous Improvement Excellence talent throughout the organization.Provide ongoing coaching and development.Identify and lead cross-functional continuous improvement initiatives using data to target and drive cost and lead time reduction.Champion process improvement, commercial excellence, and cross facility collaboration to achieve optimized performance across our manufacturing footprint and the achievement of business goals.Analyze key metrics and apprise stakeholders of observed trends, inconsistencies, and opportunities.Help drive customer trust and business sustainability.CompetenciesInstills TrustCommunicates EffectivelyDrives ResultsOptimizes Work ProcessesCustomer FocusManages complexity.Comfort with AmbiguityIndirect LeadershipDrives Vision & PurposeLeverages Business InsightQualifications & Skills:8-10 years of related work experience driving continuous improvement in a high performing organization.Be a strong communicator that can effectively lead and mobilize people through positive interactions.Have a strong global perspective with the ability to connect across cultures and navigate complex relationships.Have a demonstrated ability to lead through influence to drive higher levels of business performance.Be adept in continuous improvement toolsets (Lean, Six Sigma, etc.)Demonstrate ability to analyze complex business issues and turn vision and strategy into practical, actionable, and quantifiable plans.Proven Successful application of multiple CI tools: 80/20. Value Stream Mapping, 6S, Lean Conversion, Standard work, Visual Daily Management, Advance Problem Solving.Demonstrated ability to facilitate Kaizen-type events to produce measurable improvements (Financial, Service, quality, etc.)#LI-MM1Company:BW Corporate US