Lean Deployment Director

At USSC Acquisition Corp, we're committed to delivering innovative and reliable safety and survivability solutions that our customers can trust. We're not just building incredible, life-saving products, we're building a culture. From the manufacturing floor to the corporate office, to employees in the field, each employee here plays an important role in who we are as a company.

The Site Lean Deployment Director is a Lean Thinker with a high level of expertise in Business Transformation. They will play a central role in developing this site into a Lean enterprise based upon United Safety's Operating Model. They will lead, coach and influence their site's Leadership Team, ensuring rigor and fidelity to the Lean Deployment roadmap.

• Drive the disciplined and rigorous deployment of the Lean Operating Model (LOM)
• Create and execute against the Site Lean Deployment plan and ensure that all resources required are in place
• Role model a culture that is aligned to United Safety's value drivers and culture principles
• Coach the leadership team in their deployment of the Lean Excellence Model
• Ensure the correct allocation of resources to make the Lean deployment a success, and make problems immediately visible, allowing problem solving to take place
• Deliver improvement in People, Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cash and Cost (PSQDCC) targets, meeting customer and stakeholder commitments, driven by improvements in Lean Maturity
• Develop deep Lean Expertise across the business, ensuring that business units become self-sufficient in running the Lean Operating Model, working to ensure that all staff are fully certified in Lean Thinking at the appropriate level for their role
• Comply with all legal and regulatory requirements and ensure that staff are aware of the policies and their individual responsibilities and accountabilities
• Collaborate with peers on all activities as required to successfully complete projects
• Work on other special projects and perform other duties as assigned

• Bachelor's degree, in Engineering or Science Discipline in finance, accounting or related field
• Minimum of 10 years' relevant business experience
• An understanding of Lean thinking and Lean leadership
• The demonstrated ability to influence the site leadership team
• Ability to lead, coach and mentor highly skilled and experienced team members
• A track record of leadership and direction through effective communications, and building teams
• Evidence of leading Business Transformation offices
• Previous and significant experience in Lean Transformation
• A Lean Certification from a reputable certifying body or benchmark company
• Manufacturing supply chain experience
• Experience with an ERP used in a manufacturing environment is desirable
• Experience working for a private equity owned business is a plus
• Demonstrated ability to organize and manage multiple projects including, analytical thinking, planning, prioritizing, problem solving, decision making, creativity in presenting various options and accurately carrying out assigned projects with minimal supervision
• Eagerness and comfort in performing in a fast-paced, team environment, while responding and adapting to change favorably and quickly
• Positive attitude along with the ability to work in a team environment with the proven ability to manage teams through honest communication, consistency, and upstanding principles
• Proven ability to make fast data driven decisions based on the best available information and excellent problem-solving experience, adapting based on performance
• Ability to travel will be required to deploy the United Safety and Survivability operating model across all global companies. Expect up to 50% travel in the later stages of the deployment
• Enjoyment and track record of working on high-performing teams that thrive in a winning culture
• Handles data with confidentiality, thinks out of the box, and works without excessive supervision while building strong internal and external relationships
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills, including accurate spelling, punctuation, and grammar for producing error-free letters, reports, and decision-making documents
• Demonstrates outstanding tact and diplomacy for effective customer service, conflict management, and relationship building with internal and external contacts
• Safety is at the forefront of your mind when working, and you gladly follow policies to promote a safe working environment at United Safety

We're an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcome applications from diverse candidates.