Lean Deployment Leader - El Cajon, CA at GKN Aerospace Inc in el cajon, California

Job Description:

About Us

GKN Aerospace is the world's leading multi-technology tier 1 aerospace supplier. With 50manufacturing locations in 15countries, we serve over 90% of the world's aircraft and engine manufacturers. We design and manufacture innovative smart aerospace systems and components. Our technologies are used in aircraft ranging from the most used single aisle aircraft and the largest passenger planes in the world to business jets and the world's advanced 5th generation fighter aircraft.

About the opportunity

GKN Aerospace is a global engineering business. Every time you travel by air almost anywhere in the world, it is likely that GKN is helping you on your way. We design, manufacture and service systems and components for original equipment manufacturers around the world. We are continuously evolving, pioneering new technologies and reinventing existing ones, stretching ourselves to bebetter in everything we do.

We are looking for people who want to make a difference, talented members with the skills and passions to become the best of the future in what they do.

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.

Diversity Inclusion and Belonging (DIB)

As a global engineering company, innovation is what differentiates us from our competitors and is central to our success.

A balance of cultures, ethnicities and genders help bring new ideas and creativity to GKN. We need people of different backgrounds, with different skills and perspectives to spark originality, imagination and creativeness in our teams around the world.

GKN is an equal opportunity employer.

We treat all our employees and applicants fairly and are committed to ensuring that there is no discrimination or harassment against any employee or qualified applicant on the grounds of age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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