Continuous Improvement Lead III

1 week ago

Austin, Texas, United States Hospira Full time
Connect to a Career That Makes a Difference Job Description - Continuous Improvement Lead III Job DescriptionDescriptionFLSA Status - Exempt

Position Summary:

The Continuous Improvement (CI) Lead III is responsible for supporting the implementation of the CI program at the ICU Medical site in Austin.

This includes working with the senior manufacturing leadership team, facility Managers and colleagues at all organizational levels within and outside the Austin site to identify, evaluate, prioritize, and implement process and or cost improvement activities.

The incumbent will work in a team setting to devise project plans and implement the improvements to forward the culture of continuous improvement.

The incumbent will facilitate transformational activities such as kaizens, value stream mapping, standard work and visual management workshops to engage colleagues.

The incumbent will also develop and report key site metrics to global executive leadership team.

The candidate may travel to other ICU sites in the network to learn best practices and implement at the Austin site.

Lead Continuous Improvement workshops including but not limited to Kaizen events, visual management, standard work and value stream mapping to engage colleagues in the culture of continuous improvement and deliver on cost savings target for the site.

Lead complex data analysis including statistical analysis to derive meaningful and data supported process and or cost improvements.

Identify, evaluate, and prioritize various cost improvement opportunities at the site level to present recommendations to site leadership team and carry through implementation.

Lead and train colleagues on six sigma and lean tools such as 5S, SMED, Visual Management, PDCA, Kanban, Standard Work, Pull Systems, Value Stream Mapping, Six Sigma Tools, TPS principles, Root Cause Analysis and Problem SolvingCoach functional leaders on leading in a CI environment including:
Coaching problem-solving activities.
Deliver cost savings upwards of $1MM on annualized basis.
Be innovative and inclusive in approach.
Perform other related duties as assigned or required.

Knowledge, Skills & Qualifications:
Solid understanding of transactional process improvements.

In-depth knowledge of program and project management in support of Lean, Enterprise Excellence, Six Sigma, quality improvement and similar initiatives.

Leadership capability and communication skills necessary to achieve results through others.
Proven track record of achieving cost savings in a pharma or other manufacturing plant.
Ability to influence cross functional teams and act as a liaison to resolve conflicts of interest.

Education and Experience:
Must be at least 18 years of age.
Bachelors Degree in technical discipline (Required) or equivalent work experience; Masters Degree, preferred.

Minimum 5 years of experience in six sigma application, project management, and ability to break complex problems and deliver solutions.

Lean experience is preferred. Experience in FDA regulated environment is preferred.
As an alternative, a masters degree and 2 years of the aforementioned experience is also acceptable.
Leadership experience in functional area, preferred.

Physical Requirements and Work Environment:
Individuals in this position work in both office environments as well as in production environments.
Individuals can expect to occasionally lift up to 20 pounds.
Typically requires travel less than 5% of the time.
ICU Medical is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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