Process Improvement Strategist

5 days ago


Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, United States Johnson Controls Full time

Unleash your potential with Johnson Controls

We're a global leader in smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings. Our mission is to reimagine the performance of buildings to serve people, places, and the planet.

In this role, you'll have the opportunity to develop yourself through meaningful work projects and learning opportunities. We strive to provide our employees with an experience focused on supporting their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing.

You will thrive in a culture that values your voice and ideas.

Your compensation package includes:

  • A competitive salary: $85,000 per year
  • Paid vacation, holidays, and sick time
  • A comprehensive benefits package, including 401K, medical, dental, and vision care - available from day one
  • Extensive product and on-the-job/cross-training opportunities, supported by our outstanding internal resources
  • An encouraging and collaborative team environment
  • Dedication to safety through our Zero Harm policy
  • JCI Employee discount programs (The Loop by Perk Spot)

About the Job:

The Process Improvement Strategist will apply our people talents to produce at the pace of customer demand using optimal resources achieving lowest cost with Lean & Six Sigma quality across the entire Value Stream.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Using standard tracking and reporting systems, prepare detailed plans, drive project performance, and assure timely completion and achievement of product / process quality and savings goals while monitoring project progress to ensure updates and desired results are implemented
  • Facilitate cross-functional expert teams to drive breakthrough or Best-in-Class performance in People, Quality, Material Flow, and Cost
  • Drive and coach multi-functional teams to apply correct lean tools while using DMAIC to achieve CI milestones
  • Collaborate with C.I. Manager to assess the Current state of the plant's Operations and help in developing Future State vision and implementation plan through Value Stream Mapping Analysis
  • Assist the Plant Manager in any strategic initiative that will help in compliance to standards and implement new systems that will continuously improve the plant including facilitating and using the Hoshin Kanri tool to drive plant strategy
  • Understand operational capital plan and assist with leading Capital budget project team in monthly/yearly capital plan achievement

Requirements:

To succeed in this role, you should have:

  • Demonstrated high-level performance in current and previous positions
  • Basic statistical knowledge and the ability to apply statistics to product and process improvement projects
  • Solid grasp of manufacturing principles, including Process, Information, and Material flow
  • Solid understanding of lean principles
  • Basic computer skills (experience with spreadsheet applications would be very helpful)
  • Ability to communicate effectively in verbal, written, and presentation skills
  • Where legally permissible, if hired, candidate is required to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 no later than his/her start date, unless candidate has a valid medical condition or sincerely held religious belief precluding, he/she from receiving the vaccine

Preferred Qualifications:

A preferred candidate would have:

  • Lean Six Sigma certification
  • At least 3-5 years continuous improvement experience and is able to understand the organization and its business products and processes fluidly


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