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Plant Continuous Improvement Champion

1 month ago

Elkton, United States W L Gore and Associates, Inc Full time
About the Role: We are looking for a Plant Continuous Improvement Champion to join our team. In this role, you will establish local deployment of Gore Fabric's global production system, develop associate Lean capability and drive manufacturing performance improvements across the manufacturing facility. You will support the plant by building capabilities through coaching & mentoring associates in Continuous Improvement methodologies, delivering training & supporting improvement efforts (projects, problem solving, Kaizen & Scrum improvement events). You will be a member of the local operations leadership team and an integral part of working cross-functionally to create the strategies, model the culture, and align the "work" to the Fabrics shared goals and functional objectives that have been cascaded.

This role will be located at our facility in Elkton, Maryland.

Responsibilities:
  • Collaborate with Manufacturing Leadership to identify, coach and establish Gore Fabrics Lean Principles and Key Lean Systems across our manufacturing associate population
  • Partner with Manufacturing leadership to formulate and execute annual plans for Lean transformation and performance improvement in plant
  • Facilitate difficult and often complex problem-solving activities with manufacturing leadership and associate teams
  • Coach, mentor, and develop Manufacturing Lean Specialists
  • Coach leaders and manufacturing associates to establish the desired process-improvement behaviors in our manufacturing operations
  • Establish and manage standard plant metrics and processes to monitor progress and prioritize future improvement work
  • Own, develop and maintain training material for (Plant) as part of CI training framework
Required Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business or Engineering
  • Six Sigma Green Belt and/or equivalent Lean certification
  • Minimum of 3 years experience in improving Supply Chain and business processes
  • Demonstrated application of Lean Systems (e.g Daily Process Management, Standard Work, 5S Problem solving) and tools (A3, VSM, SMED, Kaizen) to drive manufacturing improvements
  • Strong change leadership skills - ability to help facilitate multiple teams through significant change
  • Actively demonstrates behaviors consistent with Gore's guiding principles and fosters an environment of inclusion, authenticity, and humility
  • Demonstrated ability to lead cross functional projects
  • Ability to travel 5%
Desired Qualifications:
  • Six Sigma Black Belt Certification
  • Experience with Lean implementations in a chemical processing environment


What We Offer: Our success is based on the capability and creativity of our Associates, and we are proud to offer a comprehensive and competitive total rewards program that supports your everyday and helps you build your tomorrow.

We provide benefits that offer choice and flexibility and promote overall well-being. And in keeping with our belief that every Associate should share in the collective success of the enterprise; we provide a distinctive Associate Stock Ownership Plan in each country as well as potential opportunities for "profit-sharing". Learn more at gore.com/careers/benefits

We believe in the strength of a diverse and inclusive workplace. With diverse perspectives, ideas and experiences, we uncover new possibilities and make a greater impact in the world. We are proud of Associates for building on our rich history of innovation, upholding our values and supporting an inclusive work environment where we treat each other and our external partners with fairness, dignity and respect.

Gore is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all applications irrespective of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, status as a qualified individual with a disability, genetic information, pregnancy status, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, status as a covered veteran, gender identity and expression, and any other characteristic protected by applicable laws and regulations.

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening. Gore will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, e.g., arrest and conviction records, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws.

Gore requires all applicants to be eligible to work within the U.S. Gore generally will not sponsor visas unless otherwise noted on the position description.

Our Talent Acquisition Team welcomes your questions at gore.com/careers/contact

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