12 - Director, Continuous Improvement 1

Celestica International LP•Richardson, TX

About The Position

Site/Function Level role (Large Site): Partner with the site/function business leaders to develop the site/function strategy deployment plans. Actively drive the creation and deployment of an annual global CI strategy, which supports the site/function strategy deployment plans. Incorporate the CI (Lean and Six Sigma) vision into all elements of the plan. Responsible for employee engagement, collaboration and maturity in CI performance at site/function level and sharing good practices across the region. Recognized subject matter expert on Lean and Six Sigma principles, systems, methods and tools. Collaborate with other CI leaders within the organization to ensure consistency across segments and functions. Manage a multi-level team of direct and indirect resources to effectively support the execution of the strategy deployment plans and to deliver projects and benefits to the site/function. - Responsible for regional operations or global function - Contributes to multi-functional, regional and global assignments - Requirement to demonstrate significant achievements

Requirements

Demonstrated experience of identifying the need for and implementing process improvements that resulted in significant gains in operational efficiencies
Demonstrated success in leading/facilitating a CI transformation
Strong professional acumen and effective written and verbal communication skills
Proven project management and organizational skills and expertise
Must have the ability to handle multiple priority tasks in a manner that meets business requirements
Excellent interpersonal skills
Strong oral and written communication skills
Demonstrated ability to influence and lead without direct authority by acting as a change agent
Trains/coaches/mentors others in CI subject matter
The ability to apply the scientific method through PDCA or DMAIC to solve complex cross-functional and technical problems where the symptom(s) and/or root cause(s) are not understood
Experience in key facets of complex manufacturing and support function environments
Demonstrated experience in deploying CI across entire value streams
Proven ability to work effectively at all levels of the organization
Leadership experience within a matrix organization
People management and development experience
Change Management
Collaboration
Communication
Planning
Problem solving
Results oriented
Leadership
Time Management
Teamwork
Initiative
Flexibility
10+ years of experience minimum
Master Black Belt, CI Manager
Should be very experienced in CI and will have worked upon a CI deployment in a past role
Experience in change management
Operations experience is also essential
Management and leadership experience

Responsibilities

Work with the leadership team to lead the development and implementation of CI strategy
Manage local teams to deliver CI improvement projects supporting all business functions
Ensure a common approach to process improvement standards and methodology is practiced across the site/function
Drive the adoption and measurement of the Systematic CI Framework Standards, including key system elements like CI Committee and Management Gemba, while reflecting on and enhancing the Standards
Support the onboarding, training and education of CI within the local site/function.
Lead and collaborate with site’s or function’s productivity projects related to Continuous Improvement and support the project funnel in the Cost Productivity Roadmap
Provide hands-on leadership and motivation to site and/or regional personnel to implement CI best practices, such as lead Value Stream Mapping and Kaizen events
Lead process improvement based CI workshops to drive ideas and solutions to achieve the site’s or function’s productivity e.g. capacity improvement, headcount analysis and improvement, line and layout design
Keep abreast of best practices (in the both broader Celestica network and the industry) to integrate back into the function/region
Collect and report monthly CI KPI's and Framework score to all local and regional stakeholders. This includes discussion and improvement action plans as part of site/function monthly reviews
Work closely with all area owners to create a culture of continuous improvement