Senior Lean Practitioner (Process Improvement)
About The Position
Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) is seeking a LEAN PRACTITIONER (LEVEL 5) to join our BOEING COMMERCIAL AIRPLANES LEAN OFFICE AND INTEGRATION TEAM. This role involves instructing others in continuous improvement tools and principles, developing and updating instructional materials, and seeking out new tools and techniques. The practitioner will tailor messages to specific audience levels, mentor instructors and leaders, and guide the effective application and integration of LEAN implementation. Responsibilities include leading complex process improvement efforts, developing integrated strategies, applying improvement processes across the extended enterprise, leading the development of new improvement tools, benchmarking best practices, and leading the improvement and standardization of enterprise policies and procedures. The role may also involve participating in business acquisition, offset, or proposal processes and assessing business capability and capacity. The successful candidate will apply an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach, leveraging knowledge of manufacturing processes, Lean Six Sigma, safety, quality, productivity, and affordability to shape Boeing Production Systems solutions.
Requirements
- 8+ 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
- 8+ years of experience planning and facilitating Lean+ workshops (e.g., BPSM /AIW / 3P / Kaizen / VSM, Process Mapping, AIW, DK)
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
- 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
- Instructs others in continuous improvement tools and principles
- Develops and updates instructional materials
- Seeks out new tools and techniques
- Tailors message to specific audience level
- Guides the effective application and integration of LEAN implementation
- Leads and facilitates complex and high visibility process improvement efforts
- 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
Benefits
- health insurance
- flexible spending accounts
- health savings accounts
- retirement savings plans
- life and disability insurance programs
- paid and unpaid time away from work
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
