Continuous Improvement Manager

Watts Water Technologies•Fort Worth, TX

21h•$101,000 - $114,000•Remote

About The Position

We’re Watts. Together, we’re reimagining the future of water. We feel proud every day about what we do. We're all part of the same crucial mission, no matter what function we support -- it's to provide safe, clean water for the world, and to protect our planet's most valuable resource. What we do: For 150 years, Watts has built best-in-class products that are trusted by customers in residential and commercial settings across the world. We are at the forefront of innovation, working with cutting-edge technology to provide smart and connected, sustainable water solutions for the future. Watts is a leading brand with a quality reputation — and we have a dynamic future ahead. Scope of Position The Continuous Improvement Manager has overall responsibility for leading and driving Continuous Improvement (CI) thinking and behaviors across an entire Watts site. This position enables lean transformation at all levels, and trains, coaches and directly applies lean principles and tools to all business functions within Watts value streams. This leader will work with site and platform/BU leadership and the Regional CI Director to achieve significant improvements to business processes that are linked to site strategy and focused on the customer, resulting in balanced scorecard improvements. This position reports to a member of the Watts Applied Solutions Operations Leadership Team. This role is remote, based in Fort Worth, TX.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree in engineering, Supply Chain, or related technical field.
5+ years of progressive manufacturing experience with a focus on hands-on lean kaizen, including VSM, daily management, standard work, cell design, material flow, TPM, SMED, Six Sigma, 3P/layout, 5S and visual management.
Working knowledge of multiple business functions, including operations, quality, logistics, finance, sales, customer service, engineering, IT and human resources
Experience leading strategy deployment and goal deployment, and developing a site-side lean roadmap with demonstrated results
Demonstrated experience solving business problems utilizing lean principles.
Proven leadership skills to coach and lead teams to fully deliver chartered objectives and projects.
Must successfully establish employment eligibility and satisfactorily complete background checks, including [insert checks], and required pre-employment testing as a condition of employment.
Commitment to Watts’ values of integrity, accountability, continuous improvement and innovation, and transparency.
Punctuality and dependability.
Ability to be flexible and adapt to changing work priorities and stressful conditions.
Adherence to all personnel policies, procedures, and standards of process as implemented by Watts.
Maintain productive and collaborative relationships with other Watts employees.
Adherence to Watts’ seven cultural beliefs: Growth Mindset, Customer-Focused Innovation, Constant Communication, Clear Goals, Collaborate Globally, Be Inclusive, and Take Action.

Nice To Haves

Experience as a front-line Supervisor is strongly desired.
Advanced computer proficiency in Excel, Word and PowerPoint

Responsibilities

Act as a change agent, systematically driving a CI culture
Lead and manage all standardized CI activities across the site, aligned with the Watts CI business system
Facilitate strategy deployment and goal deployment across all site functions and multiple value streams
Maintain a site-wide lean roadmap aimed at meeting site business goals and evolving CI culture, with an ongoing focus on improving productivity, quality, delivery and customer allegiance
Champion, measure and report on site productivity savings to meet AOP goals
Lead kaizen and lean workshops for site leaders and associates, effectively training on and employing techniques such as VSM, daily management, standard work, problem solving, 3P/layout, cell design, material flow, TPM, SMED, 5S and visual management
Identify and prioritize business opportunities for improvement
Identify internal and external best practices, and share across the site and Watts
Lead site CI steering committee and facilitate the development and maintenance of an ongoing improvement project funnel, being filled from all areas of the business
Facilitate the ongoing development of a healthy cross-functional group of qualified CI practitioners and lean leaders
Ensure company policies are followed.
Enforce company safety policies.
Assume responsibility for other projects and duties as assigned by manager manager’s or Company management.