Sr Manager, Continuous Improvement

MasterBrand Cabinets LLC • Indianapolis, IN

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About The Position

The position reports to the Director of Continuous Improvement and involves coaching and mentoring the management team to achieve business objectives through the development and execution of strategies that support the company’s lean transformation. The role emphasizes driving safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance while implementing proven best practices across the network of MBC operations. Responsibilities include facilitating change activities such as kaizen events and training workshops.

Requirements

• Exceptional leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills (both verbal and written).
• Highly developed problem solving and project management skills.
• Consultative skills.
• Ability to deliver training to large groups – experience preferred.
• Experience with change management principles and demonstrated ability to drive and manage the change process.
• Demonstrated facilitation and coaching skills.
• Demonstrated capability to learn complex business processes.
• Proven ability to work in a team environment.
• Negotiation and selling skills to support change management.
• Proven ability to handle multiple tasks.
• Demonstrated conflict management skills.
• Ability to setup, track, and document results as required.
• Willingness and ability to travel overnight up to 75%, based on home office location.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree or professional manufacturing certification(s) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Champion the MasterBrand Way Continuous Improvement strategy and provide hands-on support and all necessary training during implementation.
• Lead effort to implement best practices across plants and/or divisions, ensuring adherence to the principles of lean manufacturing.
• Assist and mentor plant management and Continuous Improvement teams with planning and facilitation of strategic plans, kaizen workshops, and other lean activities.
• Follow-up with operations ensuring successful implementation of Future State plans.
• Support safety, quality, delivery, and cost initiatives with clearly defined and actionable plans.
• Champion safety through demonstrated commitment, site specific safety plans and targeted MBCI initiatives.
• Identify and implement new technology, equipment, systems, and/or process improvements that enhance MBCI’s manufacturing platform; drive maximum return on investment.
• Deploy sustainable standard leadership and lean tools throughout organization including but not limited to; Daily Management, Standard Work, Leadership Standard Work, Value Stream Mapping, Transactional Process Improvement, Visual Management and A3 thinking.
• Use Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen, and other similar techniques to identify process improvement and eliminate waste within the organization to achieve significant gains.
• Continually challenge conventional thinking by challenging current processes and procedures in the spirit of continuous improvement.
• Model what it means to be a change agent within the organization.
• Work with organizational Leaders to build Kaizen funnel and opportunities for improvement.
• Facilitate Kaizen Events and coach team members on Kaizen preparation and post-Kaizen action implementation.
• Provide ongoing education to the organization in the areas of Continuous Improvement.
• Assist other areas of the company to train and deploy lean tools and practices in their respective Business Unit.

Benefits

• Equal Employment Opportunity policies.
• Commitment to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees