Continuous Improvement Leader

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Hitachi Energyis looking for Continuous Improvement Leader to join our production team located inAlamo TN.

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At Hitachi Energy our mission is to advance a sustainable energy future for all. We power homes schools hospitals and factories. Join us to work with amazing people while learning and growing on projects that make a real impact on our communities and society. Bring your passion and energy and be part of a global team that values a simple truth: Diversity Collaboration Great Innovation.

What we bring to you

• Competitive Pay

• Paid Training

• Benefits eligibility begins on your first day

• Flexible work schedule paid holidays and paid time off

• Professional growth and development programs including $10000 tuition reimbursement

• 401(k) Savings Plan featuring a company match dollarfordollar up to 6 and a company contribution of 3 with immediate 100 vesting.

Continuous Improvement Leader/ITM is our Lean Management system that drives how we operate as an organization within the Transformers business unit globally. In alignment with the North America Hubs vision and growth strategy this role is responsible for driving sustainable and transformational change across the extended Factory Value Chain by using ITM system tools and methods to demonstrate improvements in Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) including Safety Quality Delivery Inventory and Cost.

Your Responsibilities:

• Reports to the Factory ITM Leader to drive continuous improvement using the fundamentals of our Lean management system ITM.

• Partners with crossfunctional teams to improve our continuous improvement culture focused on waste elimination throughout the extended value stream. Focus on driving our learn and godo approach using ITM tools including 5S Visual Management Kaizen Daily Management Problem Solving Standard Work Value Stream Mapping Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) Leader Standard Work etc.

• Enables activities across the Factory to implement and mature the ITM system. Assist in the ITM maturity development process to advance the organization through the ITM phases of deployment.

• Lead and facilitate kaizen events for the organization and partner with the extended crossfunctional organization on overall use of ITM tools to drive optimization of KPIs around Safety Quality Delivery Inventory and Cost. Includes leading and facilitating ITM Process Excellence Kaizen events through the Value Stream.

• Learn the ITM system to support training and coaching others to build capabilities on the tools and methods. Build a Coaching culture across the organization with focus on Employee Engagement and Accountability.

• Own and lead Costout projects focused on improved processes and systems and coach others in the development and of Costout enablers.

• Develop and build a problemsolving culture throughout the Focus Factory.

Your Background:

• Bachelors Degree in Industrial Engineering Manufacturing Business (or related) and 5 years of experience in areas of manufacturing engineering materials management quality and/or process improvement.

• Candidate must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for Hitachi Energy in the United States and/or Canada.

• Lean training or certification or SixSigma certification preferred.

• Track record of delivering breakthrough results impacting the bottom line.

• Experience in challenging conventional thinking approach and methodology and driving improvements and the ability to lead teams through influence without authority.

• Experience working with one of the following: Integrated Transformer Management System Toyota Production System Danaher Business System Honeywell Operating System or similar.

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