Lean Deployment Leader at GKN Aerospace Inc in Tallassee, Alabama

Job Description:

Job Summary

The Lean Deployment Leader is a Lean Thinker with a high level of expertise to drive continuous improvement. They will play a central role in leading the site through the Lean Excellence model. They will lead, coach and influence their site's Leaders, ensuring rigor and fidelity to the Lean Deployment roadmap.

Job Responsibilities

• Role modelling a culture that is aligned to the GKN Aerospace "Great Place to Work" value drivers and Culture Principles.


• Exemplifying a safety-first mindset and ensuring that the GKN Aerospace Health, Safety and Environmental policies and standards are applied across GKNA and that all locations are a model of a world-class healthy and safe working environment.


• Driving the disciplined and rigorous deployment of the Lean Operating Model (LOM) across within their Performance Center.


• Creating and executing against the Site Lean Deployment plan.


• Coaching their performance center's in their deployment of the Lean Excellence Model.


• Ensuring the correct allocation of resources to make the Lean deployment a success, and making problems immediately visible, allowing problem solving to take place.


• Delivering significant improvement in People, Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cash and Cost (PSQDCC) targets, meeting their site's customer and stakeholder commitments, driven by significant improvements in Lean Maturity.


• Developing deep Lean Expertise across their site, ensuring that they become self-sufficient in running the Lean Operating Model.
  
  

Job Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent, in an Engineering or Science discipline required.


• 3+ years' of lean deployment/leadership experience in a manufacturing/industrial setting required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Aerospace industry experience preferred.


• An understanding of Lean Thinking and Lean Leadership.


• The demonstrated ability to influence all levels of the organization.


• Ability to lead, coach and mentor highly skilled and experienced team members.


• A track record of Leadership and direction through effective communications, building effective teams.


• A passion for the using Lean tools and techniques.


• GKN experience.

Nearest Major Market: Alexander City