Lean Leader - Markham, Canada - Renewable Energy Grid Solutions

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Essential Responsibilities

  • Implement best practices and drive innovative solutions to improve production output with quality as the backbone. Deliver on priorities in the areas of safety, quality, delivery, cost, and cash (SQDC-Cash).
  • Initiate and drive waste hunting and simplification opportunities across various functions and not limited to supply chain.
  • Investigate and execute new cost out & productivity improvement projects to achieve the Variable Cost Productivity (VCP) targets. Organize and lead manufacturing projects related to factory, new equipment, and area layout.
  • Lead and conduct Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping events with employee participation. Lead Lean workouts and deliver training where necessary to evolve and sustain the lean culture across the site.
  • Drive 5S culture on the production floor.
  • Drive daily management, Gemba walks & the problemsolving culture. Implement Standard Work.
  • Lead/support crossfunctional projects to drive process improvements. Establish lean engagement initiatives and tools to educate and influence lean thinking throughout the site.
  • Drive the continuous improvement journey through leveraging current tools and processes, as well as developing new ones that support improvements in lean maturity, digital operations.
  • Own the deployment of Lean strategy. Report our Lean progress to the leadership team.
  • Act as a mentor and coach for the plant staff members and adjacent functions to assure proper deployment of work standards and lean tools.
  • Assess and launch "new" NPIs with associated process(es) to deliver business and process targets.

Qualifications/Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited university
  • Minimum 5 years of manufacturing experience
  • Lean sixsigma Green belt certified (Black belt preferred)
  • Excellent organizational skills Selfmotivated with a winning, "can do" attitude
  • Ability to influence others and lead small teams
  • Must be willing to comply with preemployment screening, including but not limited, reference verification and background check.
  • Must have unrestricted Canadian work authorization, or obtain work authorization in the short term;

Desired Characteristics

  • Ability to coordinate several projects simultaneously
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Good interpersonal and leadership skills
  • Ability to work independently
  • Problemsolving skills

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Relocation Assistance Provided:
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