Cont. Improvement Lead

Since 1892 OPW customers have been able to count on us to revolutionize fluid-handling operations around the world. As a global leader in fluid-handling solutions the mission of OPW is to be a developer of a comprehensive array of innovative fluid-handling solutions that our customers can consistently and reliably count on. These include loading and unloading systems for high-value hazardous and non-hazardous bulk products; railcar and transport tank-truck valves gauging devices and tank-monitoring systems; automated storage-terminal controls and systems; and regulators fittings valves vaporizers vacuum-jacketed piping and gas-handling systems for the safe handling and distribution of cryogenics and industrial gases. OPW also creates and manufactures touch-free and soft-touch vehicle wash systems entry systems and wash chemicals. OPW has more than 2000 employees with manufacturing operations in North America Europe and China and sales offices around the world. OPW is part of the Clean Energy & Fueling segment of Dover (NYSE: DOV).

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Scope:

The Continuous Improvement Team Lead reports to the OpEx Mgr. to identify and eliminate waste in all its forms including defects overproduction delays non-utilized talent transportation inventory motion and excess processing times. Participates in continuous improvement and/or efficiency projects within a Company focusing on products systems operations and processes. Contributes to lean improvement activities looking at safety quality delivery productivity and cost and efficiency while delivering benefits to support customer satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities:

Is familiar with lean methodologies and tools used in manufacturing environments

Serves as technical content Lean Expert provides coaching/advice to peers encourages teams to achieve continuous improvement goals trains others in use of quality and continuous improvement tools and techniques

Initiates and leads kaizen events

Acts as a change agent to ensure lean processes are deployed throughout the facility and becomes ingrained throughout the organization

Identifies establishes and delivers measurable processes for continuous improvement and regularly evaluates success and monitors sustainment

Leads and/or directly influences cross-business strategic initiatives growth projects improvement initiatives and similar high impact projects

Is responsible and accountable for project executions from inception to completion including communication of results and verification

Trains facility workforce in required lean initiatives

Deploys 6S and visual management across all value streams

Collects and reports metrics / progress on action plans

Communicates Best Practices throughout organization

Works with production to develop ongoing production metrics

Supports enforces and complies with all company rules and policies

Education and Other Requirements:

Bachelors degree from an accredited university or college or High school diploma/GED or equivalent knowledge with at least 4 years of proven work experience

Lean deployment experience strongly preferred

Minimum of 2 years experience facilitating Continuous Improvement in a manufacturing environment

Passion for implementing improvements using lean methodology and tools including Problem Solving and PDCA methods

Critical Competencies:

• Customer Focus - Ensuring that the customer perspective is a driving force behind business decisions and activities; crafting and implementing service practices that meet customers and own organizations needs. (e.g. entrepreneurial VoC (voice of the customer) drives innovation & growth)

• Drive for Results - Acting as a change agent; agile; innovative; executing timely and effectively; possessing continuous improvement mindset; accountable; consistently meets commitments; focused on critical few priorities; passion for work and people.

• Functional Expertise and Its Usage - Acquiring and applying functional knowledge in an area of specialty (e.g. Sales Finance and Human Resources management)

• Strategic Thinking/Vision - Business acumen global mindset critical thinking sees & articulates the big picture and learns on the fly; able to craft a vision communicate it clearly and translate into business objectives with accountability; able to assimilate various information or opinions into a well-considered decision; understands implications of a decision on broader systems markets processes and functions; strategy sets priorities.

• Entrepreneurial Mindset - Converts understanding of customer needs to business growth opportunities; aggressively pursues growth opportunities; takes action with incomplete information or where outcomes are uncertain; takes intelligent measured risk to achieve superior returns.

• Problem Solving - Continuous improvement mindset; knows how to work productively within a structured business system; confronts difficult problems; gets below the surface; resourceful and collaborative in seeking facts and input; decisive.

• Self-Aware/Learner - Recognizes own behaviors and how they affect others; understands own strengths and weaknesses; open to feedback and takes action to improve.

We consider several job-related non-discriminatory factors when determining the pay rate for a position including but not limited to the positions responsibilities a candidates work experience a candidates education/training the positions location and the key skills needed for the position. Pay is one of the Total Rewards that we provide to compensate and recognize employees for their work.

Benefits: Our total rewards package for eligible team members also includes: a 401(k) savings plan with employer contributions; medical dental and vision insurance; wellness programs; health savings account health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts; company paid short-term disability and long-term disability; company paid employee basic life and AD&D insurance; supplemental employee and dependent life insurance; optional accident hospital indemnity and critical illness insurance; adoption surrogacy and fertility benefits and assistance; commuter benefits; parental military jury duty and bereavement leaves of absence; paid time offbusiness travel services; employee discounts; and an employee assistance program that includes company paid counseling sessions and legal services. Eligibility for benefits is governed by applicable plan documents and policies.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin protected veteran status disability age genetic information or any other factors prohibited by law.

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