Lean Leader

Role Summary:

As the Lean Leader for Global Engineering Processes Procedures, you will be responsible for the strategic development and implementation of lean practices to enhance collaboration, efficiency, and productivity among our 300+ engineers, spread across 10 global engineering teams working on five distinct product families.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement a unified framework for global engineering processes and procedures, ensuring alignment with the organizations vision and goals.

• Establish world-class SIPOC flows and value stream maps for each business and product family, identifying areas for improvement and driving the elimination of non-value-added activities.

• Collaborate with global engineering leaders, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and lean thinking across the organization.

• Document and streamline order engineering workflows, analyzing existing processes and identifying opportunities for optimization and synergy creation.

• Train and mentor employees to enhance cross-collaboration between product families and teams, enabling the sharing of best practices and knowledge transfer.

• Monitor and report on key performance indicators related to lean initiatives, ensuring progress toward established targets and adjusting strategies as needed.

• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and advancements in lean methodologies, incorporating them into the organizations strategies where appropriate.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor s degree in engineering (Electrical/Industrial Etc), a Masters degree is preferred.

• 5-10 years of experience in lean process improvement, with a focus on engineering and manufacturing environments.

• Proven track record in developing and implementing lean practices, driving continuous improvement, and achieving significant productivity gains.

• Strong understanding of global engineering processes, value stream mapping, and SIPOC analysis.

• Excellent communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and influence diverse teams and stakeholders.

• Ability to travel internationally as needed to collaborate with global engineering teams.

• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt or equivalent certification is strongly preferred.