Continuous Improvement Team Lead

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world's manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that's you we would love to have you join us!

Job Description

Who is Rockwell?

Do you want to make a difference in the world? At Rockwell Automation you can do just that and more. Rockwell is a global leader in industrial automation and digital transformation. We connect the imaginations of people with the potential technology to expand what is humanly possible, making the world more productive and sustainable. Rockwell was recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies in 2020. We place a high value on integrity which fosters an environment where all employees can and want to do their best work.

To learn more about how we are bringing The Connected Enterprise to life across industrial enterprises, please visit www.rockwellautomation.com.

What Rockwell Brings to You:

Rockwell cares about our employees and our benefits package is just one way we support you. Rockwell provides options for medical, dental and vision insurance, 401K plan including company match, generous vacation allowances, and many more options available. To learn more about our Benefits Package, please visit https://raquickfind.com/.

What Rockwell Needs from You:

We need a diverse workforce to do our best work. We need the makers, the forward thinkers, the problem solvers, and everything in between. That is where you come in. We are looking for aContinuous Improvement Team Lead located at our Twinsburg, OH manufacturing location.

Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

Responsible for Continuous Improvement team and support development and implementation of new global continuous improvement strategies and standards across the entire facility based on Lean Manufacturing methodology to drive business performance in Safety, cost, delivery, quality, and people development. This position has responsibility for direct reports and will support intern and leadership development employees based on rotation and need. This position will be partnering closely with leadership in manufacturing operations, manufacturing services, quality, CI, and additional ISC functions. Primary focus on transactional processes (FTPC) bringing the Connected Enterprise to live in facility, supply chain and manufacturing plants.

This position is responsible for directing the development and implementation of production goals in safety, quality, customer delivery, and financial improvement. Assisting in development of capacity plans and output forecasts based upon complex customer demand trends and variable labor content per production order is critical to the role, developing and executing resource planning in a high product mix, highly flexible and customized manufacturing process.

This role is a key contributor to the success of our company and we expect our leaders to create an environment where everyone feels a strong sense of welcome and belonging, to treat everyone with fairness, respect and consideration and to value the unique characteristics of all employees in an effort to foster an environment where employees can and want to do their best work in a continuous improvement driven work environment.

This work requires attention to detail, managing multiple priorities and taking actions with minimal direction which may encompass but not limited to the following:

• Responsible for leading Continuous Improvement at the Twinsburg, OH Operation and globally influencing.
• Assist in creation and implementation of facility strategy directly aligned to broader organizational strategy and considering Manufacturing and support function imperatives and goals.
• Focus on driving improvements in business performance using Lean (and Six Sigma) techniques.
• Communicate to Manufacturing leadership on status of improvement efforts and initiatives.
• Sponsor, champion and lead projects that range from strategic multi-functional, multi-business, to multi-region efforts that requires leadership, project management and proven communication skills.
• Design and Organize events such as strategic planning, Summits, Kaizens, Workshops with people around the globe and within different functions.
• Support continual education and training operations key support functions in Lean Manufacturing, Problem Solving and Operational Excellence.
• Evaluate and introduce existing programs and techniques in the Lean Industry as applicable.
• Coordinates communication between site operations and the RPS Corporate team to assure support is provided and best practice are shared to drive business improvements.
• Develop and monitor performance and Behavioral indicators to support the organization strategy.
• Ensure coaching and mentoring of facility RPS and Lean experts in their respective facilities.
• Responsible for process to assess manufacturing compliance with Rockwell Production Systems (RPS) requirements in all regions to identify strengths and gaps related to Cost, quality, Delivery and People to be close based on site strategy by the plants with RPS Global Lean Project manager support and local plant CI support.
• Support plants in RPS related activities.

Skills:

• Ability to accept change and adapt to a variety of assignments in a fast paced environment
• Excellent judgement and respect for confidentiality of information
• Capability for MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word), and Microsoft Outlook
• Ability to be self-directing, manage time and priorities effectively, take initiative, exercise good judgment and manage multiple priorities to meet deadlines
• Effective communication (verbal and written), interpersonal and collaboration skills
• Interest and ability to thrive in a high energy team environment with strong aptitude for interaction
• Working knowledge of ERP systems is essential, preferably SAP

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree
• Legal authorization to work in the US is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening

Preferred Qualifications:

• Typically requires two years of prior management experience
• Typically requires at least 5 years of lean manufacturing experience
• Green Belt / Six Sigma certification
• Experience leading project teams.
• Preferred experience in a Lean or Continuous Improvement role.
• Previous experience leading or mentoring others in Lean Projects.
• Experience in leading and managing an hourly/production workforce
• Varied experience in production operations and manufacturing facilities, including responsibility for multiple functional areas within operations
• Experience working and leading cross-functional, cross-business and cross-cultural teams and projects.
• Experience working with initiatives focused to institutionalize continuous improvement culture (Toyota Production System or similar).
• Strong working knowledge problem solving / root cause analysis and process management.
• Strategy and goal development experience
• Experience in training and developing
• Proven Leadership and Change Management skills, demonstrated ability to influence (leadership communication & presentation)
• Hands-on Project Management experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Visio).

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