Site Lean Leader
Site Lean Leader
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Job Description
Stryker is looking to hire a Site Lean Leader. This is a highly specialized individual contributor position in Redmond WA.
What you will do:
The Site Lean Leader will develop a Manufacturing Excellence roadmap to transform multiple business units across the Medical franchise positioning manufacturing as a competitive advantage for Stryker. This role will manage a portfolio of projects that drive breakthrough performance improvements across strategic KPIs including safety quality productivity and cost. Responsibilities include leading the efforts of the lean lighthouse VSM TPI and kaizen roadmaps; developing talent and core competencies to support strategy execution; and embedding daily Continuous Improvement behaviors into the culture. Additionally the Site Lean Leader will collaborate with Global Manufacturing to share best practices and implement continuous improvement standards. This role also partners with internal manufacturing teams contract manufacturers designers and product specialists to optimize design and processes for manufacturability. As a lean champion this leader will influence the extended value chain from order entry to customer delivery in pursuit of manufacturing excellence.
- Drive lean to further our path to become a world-class value chain partner and ensures site and functional objectives align to GQO Manufacturing Excellence strategy
- Lead and facilitate continuous improvement initiatives using Lean/6S methodologies and tools with cross functional teams from inception through implementation of recommendations and solutions
- Lead and facilitate Gemba walks coach on continuous improvement standard work development/modification/adherence piece flow takt time attainment and problem-solving abnormalities causing issues
- Assist in Business Unit Labor Modeling by leading teams to evaluate production layouts time studies and productivity standards
- Develop value stream maps and conducts/facilitates value stream analyses at plant(s) and unit(s) levels
- Manage portfolio of projects for the site and tracks and communicates performance to commitments through standard PMO
- Provide communication and coaches employees and leaders on the direction of Lean Transformation and daily management initiatives to drive lean behaviors
- Independently perform other related duties as required and assigned.
- Implement Lean techniques and Six Sigma methodologies during project execution in order to achieve defined project objectives.
- Leaders Standard Work
- 1-pc flow
- Value Stream Mapping
- Time Studies Yamazumi PQPR TAKT Line Balance
- Material flow kanbans signals to the production lines
- 6S (5S)
- Machine and workstation capacity
- Make it flow from within and between a workcenter
- Drive Problem Solving (prefer DMAIC expertise and ability to coach Lean Six Sigma)
What you need:
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree in Business Administration Industrial Engineering or a related field
- 8 years of Manufacturing experience
- 8 years of Continuous Improvement and/or Engineering leadership experience including familiarity with Toyota Production Systems/ LEAN and value stream mapping
- Lean kaizen facilitation
Preferred:
- Masters degree
- Medical device or automotive experience
- Project Management Certification
- Six Sigma Certification
$132900 - $217500 salary plus bonus eligible benefits. Actual minimum and maximum may vary based on pay is based on skills experience and other relevant factors.
Travel Percentage: 10%Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race ethnicity color religion sex gender identity sexual orientation national origin disability or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer M/F/Veteran/Disability.Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about discussed or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge (b) in furtherance of an investigation proceeding hearing or action including an investigation conducted by the employer or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information.Employment Type
Full-Time
