Six Sigma Black Belt at Balance Staffing in Burlington, Washington

Posted in Other about 19 hours ago.

Type: full-time





Job Description:

Job Title: Corporate Leader - Lean 6S Black Belt

Job type: Direct Hire, Full time

Location: Onsite, Burlington, WA - w/ Travel

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Participate in company's Long-Term and Mid-Term Strategy Deployment process.
  • Facilitate and support Annual Hoshin Planning processes at site and functional level.
  • Facilitate annual Value Stream Mapping and Value Chain Mapping events to support Annual Hoshin and Budgeting processes.
  • Identify teams, project opportunities, actions, required training, and deployment methodologies resulting from Annual Hoshin Planning, Value Stream Mapping and Value Chain Mapping events.
  • Work with Operations, Product Engineering & Development, Supply Chain, Sales and all other business functions to align, select, prioritize and plan Lean & Six Sigma project and kaizen targets, timing and training needs identified in Annual Hoshin Planning process.
  • Develop, coordinate and manage Lean & Six Sigma training plan to support annual project and kaizen targets.
  • Assist sites and functional teams in integrating resulting initiatives and project decks to build the Annual Budget Plan.
  • Lead Lean & Six Sigma Black Belt high-impact projects (~ $500K+/project) identified during the Annual Hoshin Planning process.
  • Facilitate deployment of Production System (SPS).
  • Drive SPS KPIs and goals across the enterprise.
  • Lead other Lean & Six Sigma Black Belt projects assigned by the Corporate Director of Continuous Improvement and Quality.
  • Travel to location and support other Corporate Lean & Six Sigma Black Belts and their projects as required.
  • Attend Lean & Six Sigma Black Belt training course; attain company's Lean & Six Sigma Black Belt certification within established timelines.
  • Develop and/or assist in the development and improvement of White Belt, Yellow Belt, Orange Belt and Green Belt training material.
  • Conduct Lean & Six Sigma training courses for White Belts, Yellow Belts, Orange Belts and Green Belts.
  • Assist in the development and improvement of Blue Belt, Brown Belt and Black Belt training material.
  • Establish and deploy Lean & Six Sigma Program maturity growth Road Map.
  • Drive and deploy the Lean & Six Sigma program through x-functional and x-site collaboration effort.
  • Benchmark Best-In-Class metrics and performance on Lean & Six Sigma within the industry and outside our industry.
  • Define Lean & Six Sigma Program KPIs, goals and metrics.
  • Implement and manage the Belt Program.
  • Coach and support implementation of the SPS.
  • Drive Belt Certification goals and performance across the enterprise.
  • Coach other belts in applying correct methodologies, closing projects on time and successfully achieving certification.
  • Manage Lean & Six Sigma project decks and funnels to ensure company's Lean & Six Sigma operational and financial goals are met.
  • Assist site management and personnel with analysis and improvement of asset utilization, line flow constraint analysis and improvement.
  • Assist site management and personnel with RCA (Root-Cause Analysis) and implementation of CA (Corrective Action) of PK, A3 and Apollo processes.
  • Conduct benchmarking and analysis on Lean & Six Sigma practices; identify and implement process improvement opportunities.
  • Support Supplier Quality and Customer Quality Program Managers with RCA (Root-Cause Analysis) and implementation of CA (Corrective Action) of PK, A3 and Apollo processes.
  • Support site management and personnel in improving utilization of MES and other automated data collection and analysis systems.
  • Support Safety, Product Engineering, Operations and Sales teams to ensure the highest level of safety in our products and processes.
  • Support Product Design and Manufacturing Engineers in driving innovation, improving existing designs and reducing defects.
  • Work with IT to develop information systems and automated, intelligent dashboards for the Lean & Six Sigma Program:
  • Project & Program Financial Benefits review, approval and tracking
  • Project Status tracking
  • Project Methodology workflow and tracking
  • Employee Certification workflow and tracking
  • Minitab License management
  • Establish operating mechanisms for reviewing, reporting and communicating Lean & Six Sigma program performance and maturity progress at multiple levels in the organization.
  • Manage budget targets and financial reporting on Lean & Six Sigma projects and Kaizen.
  • Participate in Continuous Improvement and Quality Summits, Share and Learn, and Benchmarking events.
  • Other functions as deemed relevant and/or assigned

Qualifications

Core Competencies:
  • Customer-centric visionary.
  • Servant Leadership mindset.
  • Builds team value through diversity, thrives in diverse environment.
  • Accomplished listener.
  • Demonstrated, effective change agent.
  • Strong Project Management skills.
  • Innovation driver.
  • System-Thinker.
  • Lean-Thinker.
  • Lean Manufacturing.
  • Hoshin or other Strategy Deployment methodology.
  • Strong Analytical and Problem-Solving skills.
  • PDCA, A3, Six Sigma DMAIC methodologies.
  • Ability to see and understand the Big Picture and manage at tactical level.
  • Experienced influencer. Demonstrated ability to get work done through others.
  • Outstanding facilitation and presentation skills.
  • Proficient with a variety of computer software applications including Minitab, Business Central, Microsoft Office products and PowerBI.
  • Outstanding organizational and planning skills.
  • Outstanding communication skills.
  • Strong ability to work and deliver under time constraints.
  • Quickly adapt and correct course under changing priorities.
  • Strong ability to work well in a team atmosphere, resolve conflict, and comply with high quality and ethics standards.

Education and Experience:

  • Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience (Engineering preferred).
  • Six Sigma Black Belt REQUIRED .
  • Minimum 7 years working in a Process Improvement, Quality or Operational Excellence organization, and...
  • Minimum 5 years in a company with a strong, recognized Lean & Six Sigma program and culture.
  • Minimum 3 years Project Management experience managing large-scale, x-functional projects.
  • Proven record of results managing in a matrix environment.
  • Demonstrated Minitab proficiency and teaching Minitab to others.
  • Ability to travel as required.
  • PMP or Prince 2.0 certification desirable.

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