Regional Opex Leader

At Trane TechnologiesTM and through our businesses including Trane® and Thermo King®, we create innovative climate solutions for buildings, homes, and transportation that challenge what's possible for a sustainable world. We're a team that dares to look at the world's challenges and see impactful possibilities. We believe in a better future when we uplift others and enable our people to thrive at work and at home. We boldly go.

Trane Technologies is hiring a Transformation Coach! The Transformation Coach will act as an agent of change for process improvement and lean transformation implementation, practices and principles; not only driving the lean transformation and sustainment of process improvement initiatives, but building the Lean capabilities of everyone in the Value Stream. ((Indicate Plant size/scope of role))

REMOTE POSITION within a geography (Great Lakes Region)

Responsibilities:

• Coaching and developing leaders and staff throughout the value stream, including engineering, product management and operations, to ensure transformation priorities are aligned to the top overall business needs and Operational Excellence thinking is utilized in solution approaches.
• Coach lean process and behavior changes, developing a highly effective Daily Management process focused on tools such as one piece flow, on demand, zero defects and standardized work. Deploy techniques such as basic problem solving, Kaizen and A3 thinking and tools including Kanban, Value stream mapping, visual management, pull, TPM, SMED and 5S as applicable.
• Coach the full time OpEx change leaders to grow their OpEx knowledge and capabilities. Mentor them to be true agents of change, improving their change management capabilities (tools and behaviors), and ensure rigor around conducting rapid improvement events.
• Provide cost estimates and capital expenditure justification as necessary, and accurately project and track savings.
• Supports the value stream team to develop and follow their personal standard work, yielding a culture of system, process, and behavior discipline to get results using lean principle

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science Degree or related discipline required.
• Lean transformation experience and understanding of lean principles with proven track record of changing culture and getting results. Successfully led 60+ events.
• (if Plant setting) Plant manager or plant operations experience preferred.
• Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills with the ability to communicate effectively with both senior management and production staff.
• Leadership through influence, coaching, mentoring and teaching; ability to foster lean culture change in an environment with varying acceptance.
• Knowledge of the Shingo model preferred.
• Understanding of Gemba-based continuous improvement tools/techniques.

APICS CPIM Certification or equivalent experience desired.

We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits and programs. We are an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, pregnancy, age, marital status, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any legally protected status.