Safran
Continuous Improvement Director
Safran, Grand Prairie, Texas, United States, 75051
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.
Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 92,000 employees and sales of 23.2 billion euros in 2023, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets. Safran undertakes research and development programs to maintain the environmental priorities of its R&T and innovation roadmap. Safran is in the 1st place in the aerospace and defense industry in TIME magazine's "World's best companies 2023" ranking.
Safran Helicopter Engines is the world's leading manufacturer of rotorcraft turbines and the only one dedicated exclusively to this market. Operating worldwide, it employs 5,900 people and has more than 2,500 customers in 155 countries, and 21,000 engines in service.
Bachelor's Degree More than 5 years #J-18808-Ljbffr
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.
Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 92,000 employees and sales of 23.2 billion euros in 2023, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets. Safran undertakes research and development programs to maintain the environmental priorities of its R&T and innovation roadmap. Safran is in the 1st place in the aerospace and defense industry in TIME magazine's "World's best companies 2023" ranking.
Safran Helicopter Engines is the world's leading manufacturer of rotorcraft turbines and the only one dedicated exclusively to this market. Operating worldwide, it employs 5,900 people and has more than 2,500 customers in 155 countries, and 21,000 engines in service.
Bachelor's Degree More than 5 years #J-18808-Ljbffr