Director Continuous Improvement

AirReps

About The Position

Position Responsibilities: May include; • Assess manufacturing operations on current performance opportunities. • Facilitate and oversight of Assembly Continuous Improvement team. • Utilize a core-team multi-disciplinary approach in developing the strategy for driving improvement in the existing business. • Gather and analyze internal and competitive metrics. • Develop and drive business system policies and processes. • Monitor existing and new core competency channels for improvement potential. • Gain consensus and create proposals in driving heat exchanger manufacturing improvement. • Develop true model lines that are an example of Safety, Quality and Productivity for Daikin group. • Develop strong problem solving skills within manufacturing to quickly attack and solve manufacturing issues. • Develop a Cost Reduction management with a constant flow of projects being scoped, staffed and implemented to achieve our productivity goals. • Perform other duties as assigned Nature & scope: • Develops and implements strategic plans and objectives for the department/sub-function in an effective and innovative fashion • Understands the business and can put together comprehensive department solutions • Works with other leaders to establish strategic plans and works towards achieving them • Provides leadership and direction to managers in their respective division/department • Sees to department staffing needs (e.g. interviewing, hiring, new hire and ongoing training, annual evaluations, etc.) • Participates in budget development and monitoring of expenses • Level of signing authority established by company policy/guidelines

Requirements

Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.
Intellectual agility; ability to deal with abstract concepts and complexity comfortably
Ability to drive actionable plans, technical evaluations, process evaluations, product audits and other documents.
Navigate as needed to form key partnerships with others to harmonize the Goodman Core competency.
Prior leadership experience and a track record of driving successful improvement.
A driven individual that functions creatively and well in a team environment.
Data analysis skills.
Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc
Strong business management skills and process / quality improvement skills
10 or more years of process / quality improvement experience
Bachelor’s in Business, Finance or related field

Nice To Haves

MBA preferred

Responsibilities

Assess manufacturing operations on current performance opportunities.
Facilitate and oversight of Assembly Continuous Improvement team.
Utilize a core-team multi-disciplinary approach in developing the strategy for driving improvement in the existing business.
Gather and analyze internal and competitive metrics.
Develop and drive business system policies and processes.
Monitor existing and new core competency channels for improvement potential.
Gain consensus and create proposals in driving heat exchanger manufacturing improvement.
Develop true model lines that are an example of Safety, Quality and Productivity for Daikin group.
Develop strong problem solving skills within manufacturing to quickly attack and solve manufacturing issues.
Develop a Cost Reduction management with a constant flow of projects being scoped, staffed and implemented to achieve our productivity goals.
Perform other duties as assigned
Develops and implements strategic plans and objectives for the department/sub-function in an effective and innovative fashion
Understands the business and can put together comprehensive department solutions
Works with other leaders to establish strategic plans and works towards achieving them
Provides leadership and direction to managers in their respective division/department
Sees to department staffing needs (e.g. interviewing, hiring, new hire and ongoing training, annual evaluations, etc.)
Participates in budget development and monitoring of expenses