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Safran

Continuous Improvement Director

Safran, Grand Prairie, Texas, United States, 75051


Continuous Improvement Director

Company : Safran Helicopter Engines

Job field : Continuous improvement

Location : Grand Prairie , Texas , United States

Contract type : Permanent

Contract duration : Full-time

Required degree : Bachelor's Degree

Required experience : More than 5 years

Salary range : $

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Job Description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Managing and facilitating all Continuous Improvement initiatives and strategy.

• Driving a continuous improvement culture within the organization.

• Challenging organizational leaders when necessary to create an action-based culture of continuous improvement and increase CI and Lean-oriented thinking throughout the organization.

• Assisting teams in developing Lean Roadmaps to use in the deployment of strategic objectives.

•Using metrics linking projects to strategic operational objectives.

•Providing guidance, support and coaching for projects and Kaizen events.

•Identifying best practices outside and within the company and serving as a channel for best-practice sharing and adoption across department.

•Working with the Finance Department to evaluate project savings estimates, validate reported CI benefits, while ensuring accurate accounting of CI productivity.

•Other duties assigned to the Director as instructed

Job Requirements

Required Competencies; Education/Knowledge/Skills and Abilities:

•Bachelor's degree in business administration, Process Management, Operations, Industrial Engineering, or Engineering Management.

•5+ years of experience in Process Optimization, Operations, or Business Management.

•Black Belt Certification required. Master Black Belt Certification Preferred.

•Excellent written and oral communication skills.

•Skilled at synthesis and analysis

•Strategic and analytical thinker

•Project Management

•Lean Six Sigma/ Kaizen/ 5S

•Root Cause Analysis

Physical Requirements:

•Office Environment

•While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to visit the factory floors and warehouses.

•The Noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

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2709 Forum DriveTX 75052

Grand Prairie

Texas United States

92,000

employees worldwide

27

Number of countries where Safran is located

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Safran is an Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.