Continuous Improvement Manager

Thermon • San Marcos, TX

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About The Position

The Continuous Improvement Manager role will be responsible for developing and executing a culture of continuous improvement across Thermon operations. This position will be the primary point of contact to lead and mentor teams through an effective change process to deliver continuous improvement in support of Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Productivity performance. This role will be a partner and work closely with The Leadership Management Team promoting positive culture, collaboration, and high-performance work environment though progressive Operational practices. You will report to the Senior Vice President, Global Operations, your work location will be at 100 Thermon Dr. San Marcos, TX.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (B.S.) in Engineering, Business, or similar technical discipline.
• 10+ years related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must have demonstrated experience in leading a lean transformation process (Shingo, Model Site, etc.).
• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Manufacturing software, Spreadsheets, Word Processing and Presentations.
• Formal certification as a Lean Expert and/or Lean Black Belt is required.

Responsibilities

• Deployment and training of continuous improvement methodologies such as lean business and manufacturing methods, advanced problem-solving techniques, and approaches to visual workplace management.
• Lead the outcomes for strategic initiatives by developing operation and business systems to implement and track goal progress.
• Develop long-term strategy through the development of a continuous improvement pipeline of kaizen activities. Provide technical and business support to the overall deployment of initiatives. Create a dashboard to report metrics.
• Identify gaps in performance against Best-in-Class Benchmarks, lead improvement initiatives that close gaps. Act as change agent to instill Lean culture throughout the organization.
• Influence the Value Stream to support and demonstrate expected behaviors and successfully deploy and sustain the Lean Production System.
• Execute process improvement efforts through Kaizen activities, Value Stream Mapping, Process Control and SMED projects to positively impact customer and business metrics.
• Implement pull systems and/or material flow between manufacturing processes, distribution, and Supply Chain. Ensure sustainability and improvement to inventory turns.
• Regularly engage with all areas of the business, share best practices and benchmark with other businesses across the organization.
• Support new product introduction projects through product management and new process implementation techniques such as 3P implementation.
• Other as assigned by management.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree