Lean Master

USA Donaldson Company•Bloomington, IA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Donaldson is committed to solving the world’s most complex filtration challenges. Together, we make cool things. As an established technology and innovation leader, we are continuously evolving to meet the filtration needs of our changing world. Join a culture of collaboration and innovation that matters and a chance to learn, effect change, and make meaningful contributions at work and in communities. In this position, the Lean Master will lead the implementation of the Lean strategy at multiple plants within the assigned region, working with plant managers to deliver training, create lean culture and set a lean structure within these plants. Facilitate and deliver significant-sized complex business improvement projects using Lean and Six Sigma techniques to achieve long-term business strategies and develop a Lean culture. This position reports to the Senior Manager Operational Excellence Americas. As a Lean Master, you will support our OPS Excellence team, which is located in different regions (EMEA, APAC, LATAM, & AMER). The ideal candidate will sit in Bloomington or the surrounding area. This role is regionally based, with global travel where necessary. Qualified candidates must be able to work a hybrid schedule at our Bloomington, MN, Baldwin, WI or Cresco, IA office.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Quality, or Engineering
Lean or Six Sigma certification
10+ years of experience in manufacturing environment
A minimum of 3 years working exclusively with Lean (Six Sigma)
70% travel required
English fluent (both written and spoken)

Nice To Haves

Master's degree
Black Belt Certification
other regional languages are a plus.
Embraces personal challenge, is confident and self aware with an ability to influence people within all levels of the organization
Is resilient, assertive, optimistic and open to change, has an mature collaborative approach to others

Responsibilities

Accountable for delivering a highly complex business improvement using Lean (Six sigma) methodologies.
Planning and leading lean training workshops for multiple sites including specialist lean topics such as value stream mapping, daily management’s, standard work, problem solving, material flow and 5S (Sort, Set In Order, Shine, Standardise, Sustain).
Plans, organises, conducts, & follows up on, Kaizen events- this may include tasks such as lead and participate in Kaizen events, organise financial impacts, document and update the funnel of activities, follow up on newspaper action items, and organise report outs.
Responsible for identifying business improvement projects within the organization and ensuring these are completed to schedule and deliver business benefits including tangible financial savings, safety improvements, reduced business risk and/or improved customer satisfaction.
Be available as specific subject matter expert to all organizational levels in the area of lean and continuous improvement.
Mentor and coach teams across all sites in identifying business improvement projects within the organization.
Work to develop the current training materials and develop new training materials in line with lean methodologies to keep the business at the forefront of lean strategy and deployment.