Associate Director, Site MPS Support

Responsibilities: Coach and partner with functional leaders and the leadership team to develop and execute strategic improvement plans Frame business challenges, identify opportunities using data and trends, and manage end-to-end initiatives to realize benefits Mentor leaders on communication and listening to understand customer needs Lead teams to mitigate risk, allocate resources, and deliver on-time outcomes Transfer Lean skills across the organization to develop Lean Leaders and enshrine continuous improvement Diagnose and improve business processes using Lean standards and a standardized deployment roadmap Apply value stream mapping, capacity analysis, and people capability analysis to design future states and master plans Develop Lean management systems and visual management to reveal and resolve problems Lead root cause analysis and countermeasures, and coach Kaizens toward target conditions Design balanced work and level-loaded standardized processes to improve lead time, inventory, and quality Implement level-loaded standardized work across the site Utilize tools like Task Breakdown Sheets, Production Capacity sheets, and Standardized Work Charts

Key requirements: Bachelor’s Degree in related field with 5+ years Lean experience or 10+ years Lean with progression in TPS Experience analyzing end-to-end supply chains and driving process improvement in an integrated system Hands-on Lean tool expertise (Hoshin Kanri, A3, standardized work, VSM, SMED, 5S/visual management) Consultative coaching and teaching experience to develop a High Performance Organization Ability to coach all business levels from senior leaders to shop floor Facilitation and team leadership experience Teaching Lean tools and concepts Ability to leverage diverse perspectives and influence decision making Project management experience with large teams Strong business acumen and team-building skills Excellent listening skills and results orientation Proficiency with IT tools (MS Excel, PowerPoint, Minitab, MS Teams, Power BI) coaching active listening influencing decision making Hoshin Kanri A3 problem solving leader standardized work