Director of Education- Lean Manufacturing

3 weeks ago

Evansville IN United States Berry Global Full time
Berry Global Director of Education - Lean Manufacturing

Location: Evansville, Indiana

At Berry Global Group, Inc. (NYSE: BERY), we create innovative packaging and engineered products that we believe make life better for people and the planet. We do this every day by leveraging our unmatched global capabilities, sustainability leadership, and deep innovation expertise to serve customers of all sizes around the world. Harnessing the strength in our diversity and industry-leading talent of over 40,000 global employees across more than 250 locations, we partner with customers to develop, design, and manufacture innovative products with an eye toward the circular economy.

Responsibilities

PURPOSE: The Director of Education will be responsible for ensuring that Kaizen Events within the internal operating systems are properly set up for success while utilizing Lean Tools to improve multiple processes and functions.

  1. Lead and ensure that Kaizen Events are properly set up for success.
  2. Lead continuous improvement events using various Lean tools to enhance processes. Ensure high-quality and standardized execution.
  3. Provide educational materials to said events including but not limited to commercial material reports, facilitator notes, learning exercises, lean tool details, and other reports as needed.
  4. Work closely with Human Resources and other training groups to share best practices.
  5. Evaluate the effectiveness of educational materials and facilitators.
  6. Maintain event history and track success rates with team members.
  7. Develop and teach new management practices and tools.
  8. Benchmark and promote best practices across the company.
  9. Implement operating system strategies in newly acquired companies.
  10. Enhance the organization’s Lean skills, including training, coaching, and development opportunities.

Qualifications

  1. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent level of experience in mathematics, statistics, computer science, or a related field.
  2. Ability to deliver presentations to groups of all sizes.
  3. Ability to work well independently, manage multiple projects, and meet deadlines.
  4. Ability to travel (30% potential).
  5. Strong working knowledge of Berry’s Performance Metrics.
  6. Experience in reporting to Executive Leadership.
  7. Comfortable with working with a Global Team and Global Hours.
  8. Working knowledge of 6Sigma Problem Solving (Green Belt).

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class.

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