Experienced Lean Practitioner

Boeing•Renton, WA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) is seeking an EXPERIENCED LEAN PRACTITIONER (LEVEL 4) to join our BOEING COMMERCIAL AIRPLANES LEAN, COMPLIANCE & DIGITAL TEAM in the Puget Sound region including RENTON, WASHINGTON or EVERETT, WASHINGTON on 1st Shift. The successful candidate will be expected to apply an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach with internal and external partners and leverage his/her knowledge of manufacturing processes, Lean Six Sigma, safety, quality, productivity, and affordability to shape the planning, development, and execution of Boeing Production Systems solutions to satisfy program needs. This position involves leading and or supporting the coordination and integration of multi-disciplined product teams for planning, complex problem solving, decision making and risk management to assure technical, quality and cost and schedule performance meet current and future program requirements. Candidate’s focus will primarily be in the Puget Sound area of Washington, but will be required to assist in other regional areas as needed.

Requirements

5+ years of experience implementing lean principles, to include identifying opportunities and making recommendations for value stream improvements that resulted in improved business position through culture transformation.
5+ years of experience planning and facilitating Lean+ workshops (e.g., BPSM /AIW / 3P / Kaizen / VSM, Process Mapping, AIW, DK).
Must be proficient and certified in the Lean tools (5S, VSM, AIW, 3P etc.).

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree or higher
Project management certification
Knowledge and application of the Boeing Production System (BPS)
Previous experience with business case development, stakeholder alignment, benefits capture, institutionalization, and continuous improvements

Responsibilities

Instructs others in continuous improvement tools and principles.
Develops and updates instructional materials.
Mentors future instructors and less experienced practitioners.
Works with internal or external customers.
Leads and facilitates complex process improvement efforts.
Identifies risks and opportunities for improvement.
Creates enhancements to existing improvement tools.
Supports the development and deployment of new tools.
Supports business acquisition.
Participates in the evaluation process.
Assist with high leverage opportunities within Boeing Commercial Airplane programs in achieving their business goals through the implementation of business improvement processes and best practices.
Leading and or supporting the coordination and integration of multi-disciplined product teams for planning, complex problem solving, decision making and risk management to assure technical, quality and cost and schedule performance meet current and future program requirements.
Guiding the effective application and integration of Lean implementation across Boeing Commercial Airplane.
Works with all levels of the organization to identify risks, assists and develops integrated deployment strategies that improve the production system, and assists with the implementation of these targets.
Instruct customers /partners in continuous improvement tools, principles and techniques.
Mentors other lesser experiences Lean practitioners through training, coaching.
Leads and facilitates complex and highly visible process improvement efforts.
Supports the development and deployment of new improvement tools.
Connect Lean principles and strategy to execution and results – mature Seek, Speak, Listen and closed loop for continuous improvement.
Develop and deploy systematic approach to capture and replicate innovations and improve best practices.
Represent Lean / continuous improvement function in Program reviews and strategic planning.
Operationalize data analytics into daily Lean practice and priorities.
Seeks out new tools and techniques.
Tailors message to specific audience level.
Guides the effective application and integration of LEAN implementation.
Develops an integrated strategy and assists with its strategic deployment.
Leads and facilitates the improvement and standardization of enterprise policies and procedures.
Assesses business capability and capacity.
Represents the LEAN improvements function in Program reviews.