Senior Lean Practitioner

Boeing•Berkeley, MO

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Lean Practitioner to join the Air Dominance Lean team to support a proprietary program in St. Louis, MO. As a Lean Practitioner, you will play a crucial role in driving Lean initiatives and culture across the organization. You will be responsible for Lean activities and partnering with stakeholders to enhance efficiency, reduce waste, and improve overall performance. This position requires an understanding of Lean principles and methodologies, as well as the ability to guide teams and leaders in their Lean journey. The successful candidate will be a Lean manufacturing expert to support Boeing Production System implementation, and maturity, working with BDS Program and manufacturing teams, along with other stakeholders throughout the enterprise, to drive the integration of Lean best practices to enable world-class manufacturing system performance and efficiency. This teammate will be responsible for embedding lean principles and tactics within the design, establishment and maturity of a production system for a development Program to enhance the “Start Right” culture and achieve business objectives.

Requirements

10 + years of experience implementing lean principles
10+ years of experience working in cross-functional teams
8+ years of experience planning and facilitating Lean+ workshops (e.g., BPSM /AIW / 3P / Kaizen / VSM, Process Mapping, AIW, DK)
6+ years of experience teaching Lean+ tools and concepts
Willing to Travel Domestically and internationally as needed
Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.
Ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.
Ability to obtain program access, for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship only.

Nice To Haves

Bachelors Degree or higher
Lean Six Sigma Certification
10+ years of experience in Aerospace, Fabrication, or manufacturing environment
10+ years of Experience with the Boeing Production System
Project management certification

Responsibilities

Coach and Facilitate Lean activities and initiatives across various programs & functions
Teach and apply applicable lean tools (e.g. Problem solving, Kaizen workshops, 3p, Value Steam mapping, Process mapping, 5s) and process analysis to identify areas for improvement
Develop, deploy and execute integrated continuous improvement strategy and assist with its strategic deployment
Develop and implement Lean training programs for employees at all levels
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement efforts, facilitate cross-team best-practice sharing, and promote replication of successful process improvements across the organization.
Utilize data analysis and metrics to measure the effectiveness of Lean initiatives
Coach, Mentor and Educate stakeholders in Lean principles and practices
Prepare and present reports on progress and outcomes to management
Stay updated on industry trends and best practices in Lean methodologies
Applies and integrates improvement processes and tools across the full value stream
Connect Lean principles and strategy to execution results
Production System design, facility layout and 5S in support of “Start Right” in new Buildings while also transitioning from existing facilities
Effective kitting strategies and visual controls for part placement and storage
Production Health metrics and visual controls identifying constraints, containment and support system escalation for RCCA and kaizen countermeasures
Example: Tier Board & Oobeya visuals with operational cadence
Long term continuous improvement through all life cycles of the Program ( L+DBR’s / PFMEA through LRIP)